New Nonsuch Safety Lines

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...

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.