Training for the Tent Professional
More than 800 tent installers have participated in Training for the Tent Professional classes throughout the United States. The sessions promote guidelines for safety for the tent installer during installations, as well as guidelines for safety for the public in tented events.
The Life Safety Task Force of the Tent Rental Division evaluates the successes of each session and continues to develop training modules upon the requests of attendees.
The training sessions are customized for the audience through selection of available modules including:
- Anchoring your tent safely
- Site survey – TRD style
- Squaring – made simple
- Basics of tenting
- Repair basics – hands on
- Protecting your investment
- Frame tent install
- Pole tent install
- Structures – raising the srch
- How to react to emergency situations
- Dealing with employees
- Challenges of a crew chief
- Conflict management – code officials
- Ten ways to get hurt
- Basic safety – how tos
- Round table discussions
Workshop objectives
- Evaluate the process of safe installation of tents
- Evaluate the process of safety for the tent installer during installation
- Understand emergency situation reactions when on the job site
- Practice the IFAI Holding Power of Tent Stakes "Pocket Guide"
If you "Stake your future" on your staff, consider this opportunity to enhance their knowledge and skills.
- Advanced anchoring techniques
- IFAI Holding Power of Tent Stakes Study
- Safe installation of frame, pole and clearspans
- Overhead and underground obstructions
- Reacting to emergency situations
- Personal safety
