PLASA Rigging Conference Announces New Session

The PLASA Rigging Conference, September 10- 11, 2012, at the Earls Court Conference Centre, in London, confirms a new session from the Health and Safety Executive has been added to the program of events.

Melvin "Flip" Sandell, inspector with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the non-departmental public body responsible for the encouragement, regulation, and enforcement of workplace health, safety, and welfare as well as research into occupational risks in England, Wales, and Scotland, will present An Inspector Calls. Sandell is part of the HSE's Entertainment and Leisure Sector, and is responsible for their role in live music events, theatre, film, broadcasting, and fairgrounds. In this new session, Sandell will explain what happens during the investigation -- from when the investigator first arrives until the final closure of the file. He will address questions such as: what are the legal duties, where do they lie, and what planning can you do to make sure the buck stops elsewhere?

The HSE session joins the busy program of speakers and topics already confirmed, including:

• Ground Supported Structures led by Malcolm Richards
• Understanding Dynamic Loads and What Really Happens When the Go Button is Pushed? presented by Nick Barnfield
• Performer Flying, Aerial Performance and Physical Theatre Rigging led by Robert Dean

The conference's keynote speaker will be Roy Bickel one of the original "Disney Riggers" and an iconic figure from the global world of rigging.

Details will be coming soon for the Rigger's Forum, taking place on the afternoon of Sunday, September 9. This is an informal event that offers riggers unable to attend the main conference the opportunity to discuss issues and challenges in their working environment with experts in the industry.

Special early booking rates are in effect now through July 8.

For further information and to book tickets visit the URL below.

(27 June 2012)

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