NEW SAFETY
LINES WILL ALLOW STAFF TO INSPECT NONSUCH RIGGING
Published by knanowin@manitobamuseum.ca on November 1, 2011 in Conservation
Look up, way up… at the dust on the Nonsuch’s rigging and
spars. Museum staff have not been able to climb the ship rigging since
Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health regulations were amended several years ago. In
order to address the stricter requirements, steel safety cables were installed
in the Nonsuch Gallery two years ago. However, they turned out to be less
usable than we hoped...
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From a distance, the safety lines
blend in fairly well |
To read the full blogpost, written by our Manager of Collections and Conservations, Kathy Nanowin, please click
here.
