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Hemp Fly System in Northampton, MA | Local 232

  • Academy of Music Northampton, MA (map)

This course is to teach participants to safely maintain and operate a Hemp Fly System through lecture and hands-on demonstrations: tie off, raise and lower batons; load the appropriate counter weights (i.e., sandbags); level the batons; and maintain the equipment in a safe working condition. By the end of the course the participants will be able to safely staff a fly operator call at a local hemp fly house.

  • Parts of a hemp fly system

  • How to tie off battens

  • Counterweights

  • Leveling the batten

  • Maintaining the equipment

  • Safety hazards

DATE: February 12, 2020

LOCATION: Northampton, MA

INSTRUCTOR: Perry Fertig, Techinical Director at University of Southern Maine

This course is made possible through the IATSE TTF Course Reimbursement Program. If you are interested in this training, contact Local 232 for more information.