Park Safety
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Be safe! Not only are
there numerous items that must be visually inspect ed, c ontinual
tha t mus
audible inspection of an amusement device is
also important, but oft en ov erlooked. A change in the sounds emitted by a devic e may be
inc onsequential, but the y could be the only sign of an issue that c
sue tha t could be
corrected before some type of failur e
Tony Rossi, International Ride Management
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As the new park season arrives, park maintenance teams will be busy making sure their rides and attractions are ready for the thousands of guests that will enjoy them over the coming months. Keeping such hardware in tip top mechanical condition is of course essential to every park’s ex
’s e existence,
but is there anything you can do make things better, to save co erhaps even ex nd the life o Wo
ex ts t
pe haps eve exte d the life of some of your attractions? Park W sembled a team of e
, to save costs or arkWorld has
assembled a team of experts to offer its top tips, while over the page Quassy Amusement Park’s ‘Scream Doctor’ tells us about his work keeping the American park’s guests safe.
Our panel comprises Stefan Kasper (SK) , head of the amusement rides department at well-known German international certification body TÜV Süd; Tony Rossi (TR), president of International Rides Management/LeisureTech Service in the USA ; Marco Savegnago (MS) from Auxel A utomation in Italy provides parts and ride control systems to several leading ride manufacturers including
Stefan Ka To ony R Te ly y,, which Kaspe
Zamperla; and Brian Ondrey (BE) , president of Irvine Ondrey Engineering in the USA, which also specialises in control systems.
Tony Rossi, International Rides Management/ LeisureTech Servic – I have noticed that operators are sometimes neglecting important areas of their attractions during inspection. The inspection should include any area that the patron will be in before and during their ride experience. This includes the perimeter fencing , entry and exit queue lines as well as the active ride area and the ride itself. You need to check for anything out of the ordinary or potential hazards. Is all of your signage in place and
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Stefan Kasper, TÜV-Süd – The European EN 13814 standard lists the inspections that must be performed by amusement park operators and the intervals at which they must take place. The checklist naturally includes regular inspection of all safety -relevant systems and functions, such as testing of brake functions and functional testing of the monitoring sensors that play a central role in the safe operation of today’s amusement rides. To
What should be on every operator’s daily check list? Ka
, TÜ, ÜV V-
MARCH 2015
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