New Year, New Budgets Ahead The budgets are coming, the budgets are coming! A new calendar year is here and for many of you, a new fiscal year is right around the corner. What should you include in your maintenance budget when it comes to telescopic seating, outdoor seating Read more…
We’ve talked a lot about the International Code Council’s definition of a Qualified Person when it comes to Code Compliance and Inspections and often get asked, but what does it really mean? So, in effort to answer that for you, here is a little bit of information about our team and what it Read more…
Welcome to Farnham Equipment Company’s newest video series FAQ’s & Life Hacks where we clear up confusion and provide tips and tricks for easy maintenance. Our goal is to make your equipment safe and your life easier!
If you recall from our Bleacher Safety: What’s Your Risk? series, the Ohio Administrative Code directs you to the International Code Council (ICC) for guidance on code compliance in regard to Bleachers defined as: “Tiered seating supported on a dedicated structural system and two or more rows high.” As of Read more…
Welcome to Farnham Equipment Company’s newest video series FAQ’s & Life Hacks where we clear up confusion and provide tips and tricks for easy maintenance. Our goal is to make your equipment safe and your life easier!
The good news is, there are always options depending on the severity of the condition of your bleachers. For instance, if you feel you are able and competent to make your own repairs, you can order parts to repair your bleachers yourself. As mentioned in the last post, you Read more…
Hussey Seating Company is at it again, improving the operation and ease of use of your seating system with their New Auto-Rotating Center Aisle Rails. Their breakthrough design ensures patrons will always have a secure handrail while ascending or descending your bleachers. The new rail is permanently mounted to Read more…
You’ve had your inspection, now what? If possible, when the inspector is there, ask questions and spend some time with them. Have the inspector help you understand things that need to be fixed or upgraded and why. Otherwise, the first thing you want to do is review your inspection Read more…
Who is grandfathered in? Actually, the term “grandfathered” isn’t used in the ICC 300-2012, rather a facility meets code requirements or it does not. However, there are some code requirements that reference new facilities and some that reference existing facilities. The best place to start is the beginning, so Read more…
In keeping with the theme of Safe and Sanitary, let’s take a look at outdoor bleacher and grandstands and some common safety hazards. Bearing Surface: You want to make sure your understructure is free of combustibles from unruly vegetation to stored materials. If you do have stored materials that Read more…