Student Responsibilities
Structural Platforms, Railings, Risers, Stages, Stairs, and Other Elevated Stage Equipment
- All elevated surfaces or potential fall exposures must be reviewed in advance by the OUP, Fire Code Compliance Service, and/or Yale EHS as necessary.
- Platforms, risers, stages, stairs and other elevated equipment on stage are prohibited in all productions, except those constructed and installed directly under the supervision and approval of the OUP and used at the Yale Dramatic Association, Off Broadway Theater, or Whitney Theater.
- Where platforms, risers, or stages are permitted, they must be constructed in a secure and stable manner that allows no movement, and designed to support an anticipated load of at least 100 pounds per square foot.
- Acting platforms and stages higher than 36 inches must have a railing on all exposed sides.
- Safety railing systems must be constructed in a secure and stable manner that allows no movement. Railings must be designed at least 42 inches high above the platform or tread and capable of supporting an anticipated force of 200 pounds applied at any point, in any direction; cable or other non-rigid railings may show no more than 2” deflection under these test conditions. Railing systems must also have an upright support at least every 4 feet, a mid and top rail secured to the insides of the uprights, and the top rail surface must be smooth.
- Acting area stairs higher than 24 inches must have a safety hand railing on at least one side. Acting area stairs must be constructed in a secure and stable manner that allows no movement and capable of supporting an anticipated load of 200 pounds per tread.
- The edges of all stages, steps, and openings must be marked with glow tape throughout the space, with a 1 inch strip of white paint or ½ inch spiked marks every 12 inches.
- Scaffold type platforms, railings, risers, stages, and stairs must be constructed entirely from commercially available products.
