Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 6000 - AMUSEMENT RIDE AND ATTRACTION SAFETY ACT › Section 6000.352 - Aerial Adventure

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) In
			 addition to the definitions in Section
			 6000.10, the
			 following shall apply to and govern this Section 6000.352:
"Acceptance Inspection" means the final inspection of a course
				performed upon installation completion and before commissioning.
"Anchor System" means a system of anchorages and anchorage
				connectors that provide a secure termination for a life safety system, personal
				safety system, belay system, or rope rigging system.
"Anchorage" means the terminating component of a life safety
				system, personal safety system, belay system, or rope rigging system intended
				to support any force applied to the system.
"Anchorage Connector" means an interface component coupling any
				anchor system or system component to an anchorage.
"Aerial Adventure Course" means a patron participatory facility
				or facilities consisting of one or more elevated walkways, platforms, zip
				lines, nets, ropes, or other elements that require the use of fall hazard
				Personal Safety Equipment (PSE).
"Automatic Anchorage Connector" means an anchorage connector
				that is properly engaged by automatic action without manually applied fasteners
				in the connector.
"Brake" means a device, method or system used to arrest the
				traverse of the participant.
"Brake System" means a complete system, comprised of the
				primary and emergency brakes, that arrests the participant's traverse along an
				element. Brake systems can be active or passive.
"Commissioning" means an action by the installer or other
				competent person of putting a new element or course into service for the
				owner/operator.
"Competent Person" means a person possessing the skills,
				knowledge, experience, training and judgment to perform assigned tasks or
				activities satisfactorily, as determined by a reasonable person.
"Dismount" means the act of disembarking from the element and
				proceeding away from the landing area.
"Fixed Course" means a course that is designed to be used at a
				fixed, single location and not readily moved to a different location.
"Landing Area" means the area provided for the participant to
				arrest and dismount after traversing an element.
"Mobile Course" means a course that is designed or adapted to
				be moved from one location to another and is not fixed at a single
				location.
"Mobile Course Manufacturer" means a company responsible for
				the design, quality, fabrication and delivery of a mobile course.
"Operating System" means the system or systems of processing a
				patron through the course route used on a particular site. This includes
				registration, preparation, getting to the landing point, methods of attachment,
				the rigging and lowering system, and the landing recovery method.
"Operation, Maintenance, Inspection and Training Manual" or
				"Manual" means a document containing the procedures and forms for the operation
				of the course activity and equipment on the site.
"Service Proven" means an element, ride, device, structure or
				major modification to an element, ride or device of which:
units have been in service to the public for a minimum of 5
				years; and
units that have been in service without any significant design
				related failures or significant design related safety issues that have not been
				mitigated.
"Third Party Inspector" means a qualified person:
not directly employed by the operator of the course or parent
				company, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or vendor; and
not offering other services to the operator of the course or
				parent company.
The person shall be qualified via ACCT accreditation, AIMS
				certification, NAARSO certification, PRCA accreditation, or other approval that
				equally qualifies that person to provide course inspections.
b) This Section shall govern all courses in
			 operation on or after January 1, 2021. However, the Director may grant a permit
			 to an operator of a course in operation on December 8, 2020 that does not meet
			 all the standards set forth in this Section if the operator can clearly
			 demonstrate a service-proven element or demonstrate that the applicable safety
			 requirements throughout this Part are substantially satisfied to ensure the
			 safety of the public.
c) This
			 Section specifies the site, site approval, design, testing of equipment,
			 management of the operation, operating procedures, and emergency provisions and
			 procedures for courses from any mechanically operated platforms that carry
			 participants to the top of the structure. All courses shall meet the
			 manufacturer's standards and specifications.
d) Site Plan, Equipment Design and
			 Construction
1) All course operating system
			 designs shall be reviewed and sealed by a licensed professional engineer and a
			 licensed structural engineer. ANSI, ACCT, ASTM or other applicable standards
			 shall be used as general guidance. The designer of fixed courses and the
			 manufacturer of mobile courses are responsible for preparing the report for the
			 owner. The design report shall contain site plans, safety zones, drawings and
			 specifications of equipment, platform, rigging system, and safety equipment.
			 The report shall be submitted to the Department before the commissioning of
			 fixed courses and operation of mobile courses and shall be maintained on the
			 site where the course is operating. The design evaluation included in the
			 report shall consider the following:
A) Static
			 and dynamic loads on anchors and components.
B) Fatigue limits or absolute component
			 replacement intervals.
C) Fatigue
			 limits for structures.
D)
			 Protection against metallic corrosion and wood rot.
E) Clearances and hazard analysis, including
			 consideration of the effects of heavy crosswinds, rain, fog and other
			 conditions resulting in impaired visibility, maneuverability, loss of traction
			 or grip, and reduced braking capability.
F) Platform, walkway, ladder and associated
			 foundation size and load ratings, including factors of safety.
G) Anchor and foundation analysis for mobile
			 courses shall consider the load path through the anchor attachment point and
			 shall identify loading through all components, including an identified fixed
			 foundation. Vehicle frames or underframes can be used as fixed foundations,
			 providing a verifiable load analysis is submitted. Alternate qualification,
			 consisting of a statement by the vehicle manufacturer confirming the anchor
			 attachment point and loadings are suitable for the vehicle, is
			 acceptable.