Rigging Training
For over 40 years Bill Sapsis has helped lead the effort to promote training and safety in the entertainment industry. His training sessions are designed to address the current equipment and procedures in the rigging industry as well as developing technology, Standards and regulations.

Training Session Topics Include

• Manual and Automated Rigging Systems –Operation, inspection, and maintenance
• Arena Rigging – Understanding chain hoists, truss
• Fall Arrest Systems – Staying safe while working at height.
• Rescue Training – Getting your people down safely
• Hardware & Fittings – Choosing and using the right materials.
• Rope, Cable, & Slings – Matching gear to the application

Bill is an internationally recognized leader in the stage rigging industry. His commitment to safety related issues is well established and his articles on rigging and safety can be found in numerous entertainment industry publications while his lectures can be heard around the world. He has authored two books for the entertainment rigging industry: Heads and Tales (© 2007) and Entertainment Rigging for the 21st Century (© 2015)
Bill is a member of the Entertainment Technician Certification Program (ETCP) Council and Chair of the ETCP Rigging Subject Matter Experts. He holds a seat on the ESTA Technical Standards Committee that oversees the ANSI-accredited Technical Standards Program and is the co-Chair of the Rigging Working Group.
Bill is an ETCP Recognized Trainer and a USITT Fellow. Bill was the 2010 recipient of the Eva Swan Award, ESTA’s highest honor.  He is the executive director emeritus of the North American Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference (NATEAC).

 

                                Bill Sapsis bill@sapsis-rigging.com   +1.267.278.4561