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- Safety_curtain abstract "A safety curtain (or fire curtain in America) is a fire safety precaution used in large proscenium theatres. It is usually a heavy fibreglass or iron curtain located immediately behind the proscenium arch. Asbestos-based materials were originally used to manufacture the curtain, before the dangers of asbestos were discovered. The safety curtain is sometimes referred to as an iron in British theatres, regardless of the actual construction material.Occupational safety and health regulations state that the safety curtain must be able to resist fire and thereby prevent (or at least hinder) fires starting on stage from spreading to the auditorium and the rest of the theatre, reducing injuries to audience members and members of staff.The curtain is extremely heavy and therefore requires its own dedicated operating mechanisms. In an emergency, the stage manager can usually pull a lever backstage which will cause the curtain to fall rapidly into position. Alternatively, heat-sensitive components can be built into the rigging to automatically close this curtain in case of fire. Finally, it may be released electronically by a building's fire control system if any alarm box is operated. It can also be flown in and out, as regulations in some jurisdictions state that it must be shown to the audience, to prove its effective operation, for a certain amount of time during every performance. This usually occurs during the intermission.In smaller theatres, a safety curtain is not usually required. Specifically, most United States building codes only require a fire curtain in theatres with a stage height of more than 50 feet (15 m). The heavy, flame-retardant house tabs can provide some degree of fire separation.In the UK, it is a requirement that a safety curtain must be fully down within the proscenium opening within 30 seconds of being released. The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane was the first theatre to feature an iron safety curtain. Several other serious fires, notably that at the Theatre Royal, Exeter in 1887, led to the introduction of safety curtains on a wider scale.".
- Safety_curtain thumbnail Wien_Staatsoper_Innenansicht.jpg?width=300.
- Safety_curtain wikiPageExternalLink curtains.
- Safety_curtain wikiPageExternalLink VPLT.BGV.C1.GB.2005.pdf.
- Safety_curtain wikiPageID "717932".
- Safety_curtain wikiPageRevisionID "575615244".
- Safety_curtain hasPhotoCollection Safety_curtain.
- Safety_curtain subject Category:Fly_system.
- Safety_curtain subject Category:Parts_of_a_theatre.
- Safety_curtain subject Category:Safety_equipment.
- Safety_curtain subject Category:Stage_terminology.
- Safety_curtain comment "A safety curtain (or fire curtain in America) is a fire safety precaution used in large proscenium theatres. It is usually a heavy fibreglass or iron curtain located immediately behind the proscenium arch. Asbestos-based materials were originally used to manufacture the curtain, before the dangers of asbestos were discovered.".
- Safety_curtain label "Eiserner Vorhang (Theater)".
- Safety_curtain label "Safety curtain".
- Safety_curtain label "Противопожарный занавес".
- Safety_curtain sameAs Železná_opona_(divadlo).
- Safety_curtain sameAs Eiserner_Vorhang_(Theater).
- Safety_curtain sameAs m.035fd0.
- Safety_curtain sameAs Q1313540.
- Safety_curtain sameAs Q1313540.
- Safety_curtain wasDerivedFrom Safety_curtain?oldid=575615244.
- Safety_curtain depiction Wien_Staatsoper_Innenansicht.jpg.
- Safety_curtain isPrimaryTopicOf Safety_curtain.