Look at a company called Max-R they created a custom Lectern on wheels for us branded to our school colors that is very lightweight. 

It’s made from recycled milk cartons- so it’s pretty indestructable.

Michael K McKean, MEDL (He, Him, His)

 Director

Rayburn Student center , Suite 289

P: 903.886.5819  |  F: 903.886.5891

Read more

Hi David,?

I am replying to this late. I oversee all aspects of EMS at Virginia Commonwealth University. We do not have a centralized scheduling system, but EMS has grown rapidly at our campus expanding into most spaces on all three of our campuses. The system’s governance is still housed in our Student Center with technical support from…

Read more

While I was at Tidewater Community College in the Norfolk, VA area, we also were required to have any portable stage permitted.? We worked with our facilities department and the local fire marshal to create a scenario where we would set up different stage configurations, both indoors and outdoors.? These stage setups were inspected annually and…

Read more

Hi William,

Thanks for the information. I appreciate it.

——————————
Joe Singer
Director of Event Services
University of North Carolina?Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill NC
——————————
——————————————-
Original Message:
Sent: 05-11-2023 11:28
From: William Tourville
Subject: Outdoor Stages -… Read more

Hi Susan,?

Thanks for this information!?

——————————
Joe Singer
Director of Event Services
University of North Carolina?Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill NC
——————————
——————————————-
Original Message:
Sent: 05-10-2023 16:02
From: Susan Sullivan
Subject: Outdoor Stages – Safety Requirements

Hello
I…

Read more

Hi Susan,

Thanks for asking.? Up until this moment there has been only cursory and sporadic inspections of temporary stages/structure on-campus.? I do think any of these companies are going to be licensed by the state and that would be sufficient for their safety for on-campus use.

Thanks!

——————————
Joe Singer
Director of… Read more

Hi Michael,

Nothing unusual happened other than some new people in the loop and more voices at the table raising questions.?

Thanks for asking!

——————————
Joe Singer
Director of Event Services
University of North Carolina?Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill NC
——————————
——————————————- Read more

Joe,

Some things that may help. If the vendor has a hydraulic trailer stage, they all come with a engineer certificate certificate from the manufacturer. Also, all of those trailers are Class C trailers and the federal government requires an annual DOT inspection. The AV vendor should be able to provide that documentation.?

Best…

Read more

Question for you- was their an incident that led to the state requiring inspections?  I worked in NC long ago and we had to get certified on scissor lifts due to incident at Notre Dame.  I’m just curious.  If there was an incident, more state universities may require inspections.

Thanks

Michael McKean

Michael K McKean, MEDL (He,…

Read more