Boxoffice-January.07.1950
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vided for theatre patrons. Staii-ways are<br />
especially hazardous.<br />
Many city ordinances require strong<br />
handrails at all points where there are two<br />
or more steps, and a center rail if a flight<br />
of steps is more than eight feet wide.<br />
Failure to comply with such a law will automatically<br />
void a public liability insui'-<br />
ance policy in case of injui-y on poorly protected<br />
stairs.<br />
In localities where such safety ordinances<br />
do not exist, a provision in the liability insurance<br />
policy sometimes covers the contingency.<br />
In any event, failure to provide<br />
handrails can easily lay a theatre owner<br />
wide open to damage claims and possibly<br />
the trouble and expense of court action.<br />
DEFECTIVE SEATS<br />
Defective seats that will catch clothing<br />
or pinch fingers comprise another hazard.<br />
Pi'equent inspection and immediate replacement<br />
of seats with broken veneer,<br />
cracked arms, torn upholstery, broken<br />
springs or other defects will reduce damage<br />
claims from this source, to say nothing<br />
of improving patron goodwill.<br />
Special care should be exercised to see<br />
that electric switches in washrooms are<br />
located where they cannot be touched<br />
while a patron is in contact with grounded<br />
plumbing fixtures or mechanical dryers.<br />
Adequate lighting of aisles and flights of<br />
stairs is essential to prevent stumbling.<br />
This not only reduces danger of accidents,<br />
but adds to patrons' comfort.<br />
Easy-opening doors should be provided<br />
that will not be snapped shut quickly by a<br />
too tightly adjusted automatic door closer<br />
as a patron enters the foyer or a lounge.<br />
MAINTENANCE STAFF DUTIES<br />
Members of the maintenance staff should<br />
be instnicted to wipe up any puddles of<br />
water that appear on floors of washrooms<br />
or smooth-floored lobbies immediately in<br />
order to remove a common cause of slipping.<br />
They also should be cautioned to store all<br />
tools and other articles where patrons cannot<br />
fall over them.<br />
A careful survey of the indi^adual theatre<br />
probably will reveal other steps that<br />
can be taken to remove accident hazards<br />
and even safeguard that one person in 11<br />
who is more "accident-prone" than the<br />
other ten.<br />
Damage suits or frequent claims for injury<br />
are the poorest types of public relations<br />
for any theatre. Therefore, aside from<br />
the monetary considerations in individual<br />
claims, the establishment of a reputation<br />
that a theatre is safe and comfortable will<br />
bring added dollai-s to the boxoffice.<br />
Furthermore, if all theatre owners in the<br />
coimtry reduced the claims for liability, it<br />
would not be long until insui-ance premiums<br />
were lowered by the underw^riters.<br />
RECTIFIERS<br />
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FOREST HARRISON, INC. 207 Railroad Ave.. Harrison, N. J.<br />
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green and dark green.<br />
We also offer Counler-Tred Matting for use<br />
at candy counters and popcorn machines:<br />
perforated corrugated matting for lobbies and<br />
Tile-Top Sponge Matting for aisles.<br />
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"America's Largest Matting Specialists"<br />
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