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spread through surface contact such as:
 Minimize contact with lines as much as possible. [3]
 Require loaders and operators to wash their hands before and after each operation. [1]
 Assign specific banks of line sets to specific operators.
[4]
Follow Spot, Audio Mix, Stage Management, and other FOH
positions:
* Account for the relative position of workers to the audience
when considering safe social distancing measures for audience seating. [1]
* Install a solid floor or partition as a droplet barrier for positions
in proximity to the audience to reduce the possibility of viral
exposure. [3]
*
Designate multiple operators in one location as a worker
group. [5]
* Consider alternative communication methods, such as written
communication or reducing background noise, if masks make
headset communications difficult. [6]
Personnel Lifts and Ladders:
* Limit access/use to a single person or worker group to reduce
the possibility of contact transmission; add additional equipment and time to projects. [7]
* Sanitize all gates, safety bars, handholds, controls, etc., according to CDC guidelines before and after each person uses the
equipment. [3]
* Provide hand-washing stations and/or CDC-compliant hand
sanitizer at each level of the system for permanent ladders,
stairwells, and access points. [1]
Working at Height, Grids, and Fly-Rail Operations Resource
Materials List:
1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. June 28, 2020.
" Considerations for Wearing Cloth Face Coverings. " www.
cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019- ncov/prevent-getting-sick/clothface-cover-guidance.html
2. Optimum Safety Management. " Are Hard Hats
Necessary? " www.optimumsafetymanagement.com/blog/
are-hard-hats-necessary
3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. June 28 2020.
" Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Facility. " www.cdc.gov/
coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/disinfecting-buildingfacility.html
4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. August 31,
2020. " Heat Stress. " www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/heatstress/
5. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. September 1
2020. " When and How to Wash Your Hands. " www.cdc.gov/
handwashing/when-how-handwashing.html
6. JR Clancy. " Operation and Maintenance Manual. " www.
wengercorp.com/Lit/JR%20Clancy_Wenger/misc_docs/
JRC_Cntrwt_Rigging_wo_Bridge.pdf
7. United States Department of Labor. Occupational Health
and Safety Administration. " COVID-19 Control and
Prevention: Construction Work. " www.osha.gov/SLTC/covid-19/construction.html

Guidelines compiled, authored, and edited by
Jamie Bray - University of Central Arkansas
Trevor Carrier - Kennesaw State University
Ken Clothier - Seton Hill University
Els Collins - University of Southern California
Will Cruttenden - Two River Theatre
Dan Davis - Sight & Sound Theatres
Keith Davis - Resident Ensemble Players at the
University of Delaware
Barry Fritz - Elizabethtown College and Theater of
the Seventh Sister
Reuven Goren - University of Maryland
LT Gourzong - American Repertory Theatre
Jeremy Jenkins - Illinois State University
Robyn Joyce - Wesleyan University
Susan Kilbourne - The Washington Ballet
Jim Lile - Florida State University
Tom McCoy - Hofstra University
Bryan McPartlan - 4 Horsemen Theatricals
Lisa Mion - Opera Lafayette
Tim Nielsen - Rep Stage & Howard Community
College
Mary Paul - Wesleyan University
Glenn Pepe - Utah Valley University
Karn Richoux - Northwestern State University
Ethan Rosing - Northern Illinois University
Laura Skroska - The New Jewish Theatre
Zachary Spitzer - NYU
Pamela Traynor - Chattanooga State University
David Vogel - Indiana State University
Weston Wilkerson - University of Arkansas
Andrew Young - San Diego State University
Jackie Deniz Young - Two River Theatre, NJ

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