Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 120 - OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE, SAFETY FIRE COMMISSIONER AND INDUSTRIAL LOAN COMMISSIONER › Chapter 120-3 - RULES OF SAFETY FIRE COMMISSIONER › Subject 120-3-28 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR CARNIVAL RIDES › Rule 120-3-28-.03 - Definitions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Those definitions as listed in Chapter 15 of Title 25
				  and:
(a) "Approved"means in compliance
				with these Rules and Regulations.
(b) "A.S.T.M."- the American Society of
				Testing Materials.
(c) "Average
				Adult Passenger"means for the purpose of design, a person weighing 170
				Pounds.
(d) "Average Child
				Passenger"means, for the purpose of design, a child weighing 75 Pounds and is
				12 years of age or under.
(e)
				"Carnival"means an enterprise principally devoted to offering amusement or
				entertainment to the public in, upon, or by means of amusement rides in any
				number or combination, whether or not associated with other structures or forms
				of public attraction, and which is located at a temporary location.
(f) "Commissioner"means the Safety Fire
				Commissioner or his/her designee.
(g) "Engineer"means licensed mechanical
				engineer.
(h) "Engineering
				evaluation"an evaluation completed by a licensed mechanical engineer of all
				structural components and all sub-systems of the ride. This shall include but
				not limited to electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic systems, safety
				restraints, fencing, stairs, platforms and welding.
(i) "Fair"means an enterprise principally
				devoted to the exhibition of the products of agriculture or industry and at or
				in connection with which amusement rides are provided.
(j) "Guardian"means a person 16 years of age
				or over.
(k) "Guardian
				Restrictions"means a condition placed on a ride where a child passenger must be
				accompanied on the ride by a guardian.
(l) "National Electrical Code"means the NFPA,
				NEC 70 Code.
(m) "Manager"means a
				person having possession, custody, or managerial control of an amusement ride
				at a carnival or fair, whether as owner, lessee, agent, or otherwise.
(n) "Pinching Hazard"means any configuration
				of components that would pinch or entrap the fingers or toes of a
				person.
(o) "Puncture Hazard"means
				any surface or provision that would puncture a person's skin under casual
				contact.
(p) "Ride Operator"means a
				person who controls or has the duty to control the operation of one or more
				rides causing such rides to go and stop or perform its entertaining function.
				The ride operator shall not operate more than one (1) ride at a time.
(q) "Rated Capacity"means a capacity
				established by the design engineer for the normal loading and operation of a
				ride, or in the absence thereof, as established by the Commissioner, after
				inspection and determination.
(r)
				"Ride".
1. "Major Ride"means a device to
				carry a specific number of passengers, adults, or children, either by power or
				gravity, in cars or other suitable fixtures for conveying persons.
2. "Kiddie Ride"means a device designed
				primarily for use by children but which may accommodate adults.
3. "Miscellaneous Ride"means any other ride
				not specifically provided for, described, or defined in these rules.