A French court on Wednesday handed suspended prison sentences to four people charged over the collapse of a stage as it was being set up for a 2009 concert by pop superstar Madonna, which killed two workers. Judges in the southern city of Marseille, where the concert was to take place, convicted the four of [...]

BSI Publication Help prevent a second wave: Practical steps to support safe working, and prevent and mitigate COVID-19 outbreaks in your organisation. A new version of the ‘Safe Working During the COVID-19 Pandemic Guidelines’ is now available. Version 2 of the Guidelines offers a comprehensive, practical approach, applicable to all organisations, large and small. The [...]

Mischief Theatre's Peter Pan Goes Wrong is a "play within a play" that showcases extraordinary and comical use of its stage where the set becomes a central figure in the story. The play is about a theatre company trying to put on a performance of Peter Pan, but experiences multiple yet humorous mishaps along the way. [...]

A crane holding heavy lighting equipment snapped Wednesday while the crew of 'Indian 2' was shooting a major fight sequence. In the wake of an accident on the sets of Kamal Haasan's 'Indian 2', the Film Employees Federation of South India (FEFSI) has decided to impose guidelines to work with production houses henceforth. In a [...]

Prolight+Sound 2020 has been cancelled as a result of the international Coronavirus outbreak. Show organiser, Messe Frankfurt, has confirmed new dates for 2021. Following the initial postponement of the event from March 31 to April 3 to May 26-29, organisers have now confirmed that the event will not go ahead, following guidance from German health [...]

Cristiano Giavedoni has been appointed as Chair of the BSI MHE/3/13 committee for Lifting equipment for performance, broadcast and similar applications. The BSI MHE/3/13—sub-committee under the direction of BSI MHE/3—is also responsible for standards that cover lifting equipment for film, broadcasting, theatre, conferences, concerts, public events and similar use. The committee works on establishing codes [...]

Prolight + Sound has been postponed by show organiser Messe Frankfurt due to the spread of Covid-19 (corona virus) in Europe. They have expressed in a press release that "the health of exhibitors, visitors, contractors and employees has top priority" for them. They have also stated: "Due to the increased spread of the corona virus [...]

Ever wondered what goes into bringing Rammstein’s legendary stage show to life? Now you can get a glimpse into the incredible amount of work that goes into setting up each and every one of their stadium shows — which involve hundreds of workers, more semi trucks than I was able to count and takes over 60 [...]

Note from Blumano: This article was originally published on 23 December 2015 in The Guardian, but highlights the importance of safety in relation to drones and machinery in general.  The downhill skiing champion Marcel Hirscher escaped unharmed after a drone carrying a camera fell from the sky and narrowly missed him on his way down [...]

The long-awaited European standard based on CWA 15902-1 has been approved. Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom formally voted for the approval and implementation of this new standard that will bring a common level of safety for stage [...]