Up in the air: Talking Event rigging and lifting special part two

In the second episode of a three-part special, the Talking Events podcast looks at the subject of rigging and working at height. Recorded at the offices of Blackout in south-west London, part two looks at the newly created National Event Lifting Certificate (NELC). The qualification was created to serve the training needs of event professionals that may need to raise equipment off the ground, but who themselves don’t actually work at height. Joining the podcast to discuss the topic were Plasa’s NRC Manager Paul Riddiford, Technical Director of Unusual Rigging Robin Elias, and Blackout’s Human Resources Manager Adelaide Johannsen. The NELC has close ties to the National Rigging Certificate, which was discussed in part one of the series. The qualification was also set to form an integral part of the Rigging Conference, which took place during the 2016 PLASA show at London’s Olympia.