InTents August/September 2024 - 24
S FETY
FIRST
Y
A closer look at how safety has
become a priority for tent and event
rental companies.
by Maura Keller
ears ago, little attention was paid to jobsite safety
within the tent rental industry. Rather than being
given hard hats, safety vests, steel-toed shoes
and safety straps, new hires would be handed a
company-branded T-shirt and told to watch from
the sidelines as tents were installed or removed, typically by
employees who also were not wearing any safety equipment.
This on-the-job training, like
the industry itself, was simply
not safety focused. Today,
safety training is a key facet
of onboarding and continues
throughout all phases of
employment, as tent rental
companies have since recognized
the importance of keeping
employees safe and secure in an
ever-evolving industry.
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING
Kyle Richardson, chief executive
officer for NJ Event Services LLC
in Stockton, N.J., and operations
manager at L&A Tent Rentals
in Hamilton, N.J., has grown up
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in the industry and is a secondgeneration
event professional.
As Richardson explains, the days
of wearing sneakers, gym shorts
and no shirt while working
with tent structures are over.
" I am very happy to see where
we have come in my tenure in
the industry, but I do feel the
industry as a whole has a long
way to go, " Richardson says. " It
is disappointing to me to still see
people not wearing hard hats
when doing clearspan, not using
harnesses in lifts, or even wearing
sneakers on jobsites. Such little
details could be the difference in
saving someone's life. "
Understanding the type of
equipment required to keep
installers safe is the cornerstone
of a good safety program. Photo
courtesy of L&A Tent Rentals.
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