In addition, the company launched its new products for the Fall 2010: QU Truss Series and Curtain Track Truss. Throughout the show, Tomcat and Brilliant Stages representatives shared solutions of recent projects. Tomcat representatives were also on hand to speak at the New Technology Breakfast Audio, Rigging, and Staging.
Safely Building the Beast included instruction from recognised industry experts: Bill Sapsis, president and founder of Sapsis Rigging, as well as Keith Bohn, custom projects director and Will Todd, product support manager, of Tomcat USA. Training over the day and a half seminar covered topics such as truss inspection, design, usage and theory, fall arrest protection, and outdoor structure design. During the ETCP recognized workshop, participants earned 12 ETCP renewal credits.
Day one consisted of a half-day course on fall protection led by Bill Sapsis, as well as a half-day course on truss design, use and theory taught by Will Todd. For the morning of day two, Will Todd and Keith Bohn led a session on ground supported systems and outdoor structures which included an overview of design elements and safety considerations of these structures, using examples of real world scenarios from the Tomcat portfolio, as well as an opportunity to discuss attendees' own real world challenges. "This workshop is part of Tomcat University's ongoing training and we will continue teaching about topics like structures and its applications with the support of industry experts, especially in the systems that may involve life safety issues" stated Will Todd. "Technicians that work on a daily basis with truss systems and outdoor structures need to have the most up to date information about scenarios involving wind forces, dynamic impact factors, and indeterminate structures."
(Jim Evans)
