This hotel ballroom was upgraded with permanent rigging points on the ceiling. HEA rated the rigging points based on the roof structural capacity and provided criteria for loading adjacent rigging points. HEA also selected suitable rigging components and recommended...

This analysis was done to develop a load chart of allowable temporary rigging loads for the different components of the radial roof structure at the Los Angeles Forum. HEA assembled a computer model to represent the complex roof structure and applied dead and live...

This facility has a rack assembly, over 30' in height, with a trolley system, running along the entire length of the rack. To maintain employee safety, a fall protection system was required, running parallel to the trolley track. One requirement was that there would...

An overhead camera view was needed to shoot a motorcycle chase scene. HEA designed the temporary support structure and evaluated the associated rigging in accordance with the pertinent criteria. The final structure stood 80' tall and provided a longitudinal camera run...

Challenge: A roof analysis was requested for the atriums within a resort hotel. The purpose of the analysis was to determine the adequacy of the existing structures to resist the reaction forces imparted by a fall arrest system for personnel. Resolution: A computer...

Challenge: Riggers must walk along the resort atrium roof framing to provide rigging for the facility. A fall protection system is required to prevent them from impacting the ground below in the event of a fall. Resolution: Our engineering team designed a fall...