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Live entertainment

Point hoist

A powered hoist controlling a single lifting point for scenery or entertainment equipment.

Reviewed

Setup

  • Verify rating and duty cycle, suspension, control, limits, load path, inspection, communication, and emergency stop.

Venue contexts

  • Theatre, concerts, festivals, broadcast, and corporate events, as applicable

Signal flow

  • Confirm the source, patch, transport, control, and destination for the system involved.

In practice

Verify rating and duty cycle, suspension, control, limits, load path, inspection, communication, and emergency stop.

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