(A) The owner of an
amusement ride shall ensure that the ride or device is well maintained and
conforms to the manufacturer's or equivalent specifications or in the absence
of such specifications, generally accepted engineering standards and
practices.
(B) Inspection of
amusement rides and devices shall be conducted by authorized inspectors of the
department in accordance with rules
901:9-1-01
to
901:9-1-47 of the
Administrative Code. These inspectors shall file a form provided for this
purpose for every ride or device the authorized inspectors inspect. This form
shall be kept on file in the amusement ride safety division of the department
for a minimum of two years following the term of the permit application to that
particular ride or device. All rides submitted for inspection shall show
evidence that the ride is in substantial compliance with all owner requirements
of American society for testing and materials, volume 15.07, 2019 edition,
(ASTM) standards regarding amusement rides currently in effect except go karts
shall be in compliance with the standards set forth in rules
901:9-1-42 to
901:9-1-47 of the
Administrative Code plus any additional requirements as may be set forth in
this chapter. ASTM standards will be on file at the "Ohio Department of
Agriculture, Amusement Ride Safety Division, 8995 East Main Street,
Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068" or may be purchased for a nominal fee from:
"American Society for Testing and Materials
100 Barr Harbor Drive
West Conshohoken, Pennsylvania 19428-2959"
610/832-9500
In those instances where the manufacturer of the ride has not
provided the owner with sufficient information to comply with this requirement,
the owner shall contact said manufacturer by certified mail requesting said
information to be supplied with a copy of the request being submitted with his
application for licensing to the department. In those cases where the required
information is not obtained from the manufacturer due to reticence on the part
of the manufacturer, manufacturer no longer in existence, data not available,
etc., the owner shall generate a fact sheet consisting of all known information
relative to normal manufacturer suppliable data. Effective January 1, 1991, no
new amusement ride shall be licensed in the state of Ohio unless the amusement
ride is in compliance with ASTM standards except go karts shall be in
compliance with the standards set forth in rules
901:9-1-42 to
901:9-1-47 of the
Administrative Code.
(C)
The department hereby adopts by reference the following chapters of the
American society for testing and materials (ASTM) international amusement ride
safety standards:
(1) ASTM F1193-18
(2) ASTM F770-18
(3) ASTM F2291-18
(D) If the inspector finds the ride to be in
an unsafe condition, the inspector shall issue a "Stop Operation Order" in
accordance with rule
901:9-1-02
of the Administrative Code.
(E) All
aerial passenger tramway-type rides shall comply with American national
standards institute, B 77.1 2017 edition, (ANSI B-77) standards as currently in
effect. ANSI B-77 standards will be on file at the "Ohio Department of
Agriculture, Amusement Ride Safety Division, 8995 East Main Street,
Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068" or may be purchased from the website for a nominal
fee from:
"American National Standards Institute
25 West 43rd Street
New York, New York 10036
http://webstore.ansi.org/"
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code 901:9-1-04
Effective:
6/10/2022
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
3/25/2022 and
06/10/2027
Promulgated
Under:
119.03
Statutory Authority:
993.04
Rule Amplifies:
993.04
Prior Effective Dates: 03/20/1986, 06/20/1988, 01/03/2000,
10/09/2000, 08/25/2003, 12/12/2013,
11/09/2020
