Rhino Staging

Last month Rhino Tennessee partnered for a second time with client venue Marathon Music Works to host a "Stagehand Field Day". As for the first time, five different training stations were set up and trainees moved between them. Rigging Awareness For Stagehands was taught by Joey Shrik (Rigging Manager) and Matthew Shoemaker (Asst. Rigging Manager); Proper Lifting & Communication was taught by Felix Taylor (Field Supervisor); Audio Basics & Signal Flow was taught by John Meyers (Field Supervisor); and Carpentry & Stagehand 101 taught by Matt Stokes (Field Supervisor) and Jay Ripka (stagehand); and Scissor Lift Certification taught by Mike Harbin (Asst. Director of Safety, Training & Rigging). Well done to all the trainers and trainees and a huge THANK YOU! to MMW for their ongoing partnership with us in professional development.

We remember and honor those who served and sacrificed for our freedom. Their courage, sacrifice, and unwavering dedication will never be forgotten. 🇺🇸

Well wishes to participants in today's 110th running of the Indianapolis 500. It gets underway in just over an hour. In the meantime, we look back to March and Rhinos Richie Amico, Lyle Cox, and Brandon LaDuc posing with the "Marmon Wasp" at Nashville's Music City Center. The Wasp, winner of the first 500 in 1911, featured then at the TMC's Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition and these Rhinos had the honor of rolling her out onto the event floor. Well done, Rhinos! Good luck, racers!

Dear Rhinos, the hot summer months are dead ahead and practicing Heat Illness Prevention (HIP) is key to your staying well while working outdoors during this period. Heat illness is a serious, even life-threatening condition and we urge you to read our HIP document and adopt the practices detailed in it. Your health and well-being may depend on it. Find it 24/7 (along with other safety and training materials) on the Rhino Employee Portal. :) 🦏