The course will cover the essentials of rigging, as follows: 1) The Physics and Metallurgy of Rigging - How loads exert a force on a rigging component; Types of forces; How the molecular structure of the component resists a force; Stress and strain of materials; and Allowable deflection.
2) Hardware Selection and Application - How hardware is load rated; Appropriate design factors for hardware selection; Sources for determining breaking strength of hardware; Variables in hardware design that affect strength and operating characteristics; Load capacity of wire rope and chain.
3) Counterweight System Operation Procedures - Typical line set loading and unloading; Misplaced loading bridge procedures; Marking spike marks; and Special situations.
Jay O. Glerum has worked in the entertainment industry for more than 40 years. He has been a stagehand, scenery and lighting designer, technical theatre instructor at several universities, and systems designer for a major theatre equipment company. Glerum's well-known Stage Rigging Handbook is the only book on the design, care, and use of stage rigging. He teaches classes on stage rigging throughout the US, Canada and Europe. Jay O. Glerum and Associates Inc specializes in consulting for the entertainment industry.
To register, download the form at the website address below, or contact Greer Morrison at the ESTA Foundation: Tel +1 212 244 1505 or via e-mail at the address below.
(Lee Baldock)
