A good risk assessment should identify the hazards, look at who might be harmed and with what degree of severity, decide whether the risks are already adequately controlled and determine what further action, if any, is necessary to control the risks. The new term 'design review' means to obtain confirmation in writing that the design concept is sound and that the calculations are correct. The design review report together with other required inspection reports and all relevant information are now to be kept in one place and known collectively as the operations manual. Design review reports may not be needed for older attractions whose design has been proven by maturity. Whether or not a design review is needed depends on the controller's assessment of risk aided by advice from an inspection body.
Special attention is needed for secondhand devices.
The amusement industry trade associations represented on the JAC consider that BS EN 45004 gives an appropriate framework for inspection bodies to declare what work they are competent to do and provides supporting evidence of their fitness to do it. They have agreed that a register of inspection bodies that have made such a declaration should be maintained. There is a service quality schedule for each type of inspection which identifies the types of qualifications, experience and service performance the industry considers to be appropriate for each inspection task. The system of steps and checks recommended for the safety of attractions set out in the guidance is in table 1. Table 1 Steps and checks Steps Checks Description Design Carried out by suitably qualified and experienced designers with knowledge of the particular types of amusement devices being considered.