{"id":1933,"date":"2026-02-17T16:53:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T16:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.avw.co.uk\/wordpress\/?page_id=1933"},"modified":"2026-04-15T19:03:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T19:03:46","slug":"stage-automation-safety-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.avw.co.uk\/wordpress\/stage-automation-safety-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Safety Guides"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Stage Automation Safety Guides<\/h1>\n<p>Stage automation systems move scenery, equipment, and sometimes performers.<br \/>\nBecause these systems operate in close proximity to people, safety engineering<br \/>\nis fundamental to their design, installation, and operation.<\/p>\n<p>These guides provide an overview of stage-automation safety principles,<br \/>\nindustry standards, inspection practices, and electrical safety considerations<br \/>\nused in theatres, touring productions, studios, and live-event venues.<\/p>\n<section class=\"card\">\n<h2>Technical Guides<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avw.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/AVW-Technical-Guide_BS17206.pdf\">AVW Guide to BS17206<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avw.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/AVW-Technical-Guide_Safety_Fundamentals.pdf\">AVW Guide to Safety Fundamentals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avw.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/AVW-Technical-Guide_RiskAssessment.pdf\">AVW Guide to Risk Assessment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avw.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/AVW-Technical-Guide_EmergencyStop.pdf\">AVW Guide to Emergency Stops<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avw.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/AVW-Technical-Guide_RedundancyAndMonitoring.pdf\">AVW Guide to Redundancy and Monitoring<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avw.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/AVW-Technical-Guide_SafeTorqueOff.pdf\">AVW Guide to Safe Torque Off<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avw.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/AVW-Technical-Guide_SafetyPLCs.pdf\">AVW Guide to Safety PLCs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avw.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/AVW-Technical-Guide_SILvPL.pdf\">AVW Guide to SIL vs PL<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avw.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/AVW-Technical-Guide_SIL3.pdf\">AVW Guide to SIL3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avw.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/AVW-Technical-Guide_Common-Mistakes.pdf\">AVW Guide to Common Safety Mistakes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avw.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/AVW-Technical-Guide_RCDs.pdf\">AVW Guide to Residual Current Devices (RCDs)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"card\">\n<h2>About These Guides<\/h2>\n<p>These safety guides are provided to support understanding of stage-automation engineering and safety practice across the industry.<\/p>\n<p>They reflect practical experience gained from real theatre and production<br \/>\nprojects over many years of stage-automation system design and delivery.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 2026 AVW Controls Ltd<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stage Automation Safety Guides Stage automation systems move scenery, equipment, and sometimes performers. Because these systems operate in close proximity to people, safety engineering is fundamental to their design, installation, and operation. These guides provide an overview of stage-automation safety principles, industry standards, inspection practices, and electrical safety considerations used in theatres, touring productions, studios, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avw.co.uk\/wordpress\/stage-automation-safety-guide\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Safety Guides&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"iawp_total_views":27,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1933","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.avw.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.avw.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.avw.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.avw.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.avw.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1933"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.avw.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1933\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.avw.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}