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Standard for Powered Rigging in Public Review

Written by Jacob Coakley

Monday, 24 October 2011 04:00

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PLASA has released a draft of a standard for powered rigging in public review.

PLASA has placed a new draft for powered rigging up for public review. BSR E1.6-1 - 201x, Entertainment Technology – Powered Hoist Systems, which deals with powered winches that are not serially manufactured electric chain hoists, is in public review until December 19.

Draft Powered Rigging Standard in Public Review

BSR E1.6-1, one of the several documents that make up the E1.6 project for powered rigging systems in the entertainment industry are available for public review on the PLASA website at http://tsp.plasa.org/tsp/documents/public_review_docs.php.

BSR E1.6-1 - 201x, Entertainment Technology – Powered Hoist Systems, deals with powered winches that are not serially manufactured electric chain hoists. These are most often wire rope winches that are installed as part of a powered rigging system. The document is intended to establish requirements for the design, manufacture, inspection and maintenance of powered hoist systems for lifting and suspending loads in theatres and other places of public assembly. It is in public review through December 19.