Working safely at height

December 1, 2007  |  Safety & Codes

Fall protection basics Employees working on tent installations are at an increased risk of injury from height. According to OSHA, a fall hazard exists any time an employee is working at a height greater than 4 feet. Because tent companies cannot effectively eliminate the hazard, they are required to…
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The principles of tent heating and cooling

August 1, 2007  |  Features, On the Job

Learn the principles of tent heating and cooling to deliver more comfortable events for your clients. By Tom Markel The event business never gets any easier, and heating or cooling our temporary structures and tents is no different. The standards and codes for heating, ventilating and air conditioni…
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Anchoring without stakes

August 1, 2007  |  Features, On the Job

Event professionals should think twice before agreeing to provide a tent that is not staked. By Ken Keberle Tent installations are increasingly becoming dependent on alternative methods for anchoring a tent. These non-staking jobs are changing the way many companies do business. Regardless of your r…
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Risk management: The best-laid plans

August 1, 2007  |  Safety & Codes

Managing risk in the tent rental industry is difficult, but not impossible. By Jessica Sellers Even in the face of external forces outside your control, managing risk appropriately is not an impossible task. Risk management is a process that all reputable event companies take seriously. “Exper…
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Innovative lighting illuminates tent interiors

June 1, 2007  |  Industry News, On the Job, Products

Tent interiors could be drastically different with the addition of SuperFlex™ lighting from Crosslink™. This futuristic lighting is flexible, foldable and crushable—Crosslink says the lighting is able to withstand nearly 1,000 crush cycles in a wringer test. The lightweight and dur…
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Tent companies provide solutions to common tent-related problems

June 1, 2007  |  On the Job

Companies relay their tent-related headaches and how they’ve learned to cope. By Eileen Engebretson You’ve seen them before and you’ll see them again—sometimes no matter how hard you try to avoid them. Who are those uninvited guests? They are those particularly maddening prob…
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Site safety standards

January 1, 1970  |  Safety & Codes

When Ken Keberle, technical resources director at Karl’s Event Rental, Oak Creek, Wis., took a crew to Vancouver, B.C., Canada, for a tent installation, the group encountered stringent Canadian safety requirements. A lot of those requirements—such as wearing fluorescent vests and hard ha…
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