Definitions
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(1) In this Regulation, “adult kart” means a kart that is designed for use by persons who are at least 1.32 metres in height; “air-supported structure” means a structure that incorporates a structural and mechanical system and uses a high-strength fabric or film that achieves its strength, shape and stability by pre-tensioning with internal air pressure; “alteration” means a modification or replacement, removal or addition of any component or part of an amusement device that results in, or may result in, a change in the original design, inherent safety or operational characteristics of the amusement device, and “altered” has a corresponding meaning; “amusement device” means a machine, contrivance, structure, vehicle or device, or component attached or to be attached thereto, used to entertain persons by moving them or causing them to be moved and includes the area peripheral thereto if such area is integral to the device; “ASTM” means the American Society for Testing and Materials; “attendant” means a person who actively engages in or supervises the loading, movement or unloading of passengers on an amusement device or the marshalling of passenger-carrying units, or both; “cable ride” means an amusement device that incorporates structural supports, and a cable and pulley system, including a hand-gripping component that one or more riders use to suspend themselves and glide along a predetermined horizontal or inclined path; “CAN/CSA” means a national standard of Canada developed by the Canadian Standards Association and approved by the Standards Council of Canada; “code adoption document” means the “Amusement Devices Code Adoption Document” adopted as part of this Regulation under Ontario Regulation 223/01; “dry slide” means an amusement device that consists of one or more inclined channels that do not contain water and on which a person slides down from a predetermined height into a landing area; “field test” means a test or a series of tests used to determine whether an amusement device conforms to its original design and operational criteria; “go-kart” means an amusement device that consists of one or more adult karts or kiddie karts that are driven on a go-kart track and includes the pit area and surrounding area; “go-kart track” means a specially constructed track that is used for karts; “incident” means an occurrence involving a system, device or component of an amusement device, whereby a hazard is exposed resulting in an adverse consequence to a person or property; “kart” means a self-propelled motorized vehicle that is designed to be driven on a go-kart track at limited speed where the driver has control over acceleration from rest, deceleration, stopping and steering of the vehicle; “kiddie kart” means a kart that is designed for use by persons who do not exceed 1.375 metres in height; “manufacturer” means the manufacturer of an amusement device; “maximum capacity” means the maximum number of passengers, passenger carrying units or maximum weight, or any combination of these, that the amusement device is designed for in order to operate safely at the maximum speed specified by the manufacturer for the amusement device; “mechanic” means a person who holds a certificate referred to in subsection 3 (1) of Ontario Regulation 187/03; “mechanic-in-training” means a person who works under the supervision of a mechanic for the purpose of obtaining the qualifying time required for a certificate referred to in subsection 3 (1) of Ontario Regulation 187/03 (Certification and Training of Amusement Device Mechanics) made under the Act; “medical practitioner” means a physician, nurse, dentist, chiropractor or physiotherapist legally qualified to practise their profession in Ontario, and a paramedic as defined under the Ambulance Act; “operator” means a person who has direct control over the starting, stopping and speed of an amusement device or part thereof or is in charge of the entire operation of an amusement device; “passenger-carrying unit” means that part of an amusement device that is self-propelled or attached directly or indirectly to the drive mechanism by means of a flexible linkage and that carries passengers through an operation cycle; “preliminary review” means a review of a design for an amusement device that is submitted to obtain prior verification of compliance with this Regulation; “professional engineer” means a holder of a licence, limited licence or temporary licence under the Professional Engineers Act and, for the purposes of clauses 9 (2) (h), (i) and (j), 9 (3) (c) and subsection 10 (5) with respect to any part of an amusement device manufactured outside Ontario, includes a professional engineer recognized under similar legislation of another jurisdiction in Canada or the United States; “prototype test” means a test or series of tests performed by the manufacturer on the primary model of an amusement device to verify the design and operational characteristics of the amusement device, including the deflections, loads and forces that are intended to be placed on the amusement device and the passengers riding on the amusement device; “safety retainer” means a wire, rope, chain, bar, attachment or other device that is designed to prevent a part or parts of an amusement device from tipping, tilting, or disengaging in a manner that could cause a hazard to a person using the amusement device or a person in the vicinity of the amusement device, should the means of suspension, guiding or attachment fail; “technical dossier” means a technical dossier referred to in section 9; “track ride” means an amusement device that incorporates a structural and non-motorized mechanical system, including a hand-gripping component that one or more riders use to suspend themselves and glide along a predetermined horizontal or inclined path; “type certification” means a certification, granted by the director to a manufacturer after reviewing a technical dossier, that applies to all devices of the same design and manufacture with regard to structural, mechanical, electrical, electronic, programmable electronic, pneumatic, hydraulic, control feature, restraint and other protective features; “water slide” means an amusement device that consists of one or more inclined channels of similar design and function attached to a common platform, that contains running water and on which a person slides down from a pre-determined height into a common splash-down area; “zip line” means an amusement device that incorporates structural supports and a cable and pulley system from which one or more riders are suspended by means of a harness and glide along a predetermined horizontal or inclined path.  O. Reg. 221/01, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 188/03, s. 1; O. Reg. 249/08, s. 1 (1-24). (2) In the event of a conflict between a provision of this Regulation and the code adoption document, this Regulation prevails.  O. Reg. 221/01, s. 1 (2). (2.1) Except as otherwise indicated, a reference in this Regulation to “director’s order” means a safety order under section 14 of the Act, a public safety order under section 31 of the Act or an authorization under clause 36 (3) (a) of the Act.  O. Reg. 249/08, s. 1 (25). (3) A reference in this Regulation to a director is a reference to the director to whom the subject-matter of this Regulation is assigned.  O. Reg. 221/01, s. 1 (3).