Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 6000 - AMUSEMENT RIDE AND ATTRACTION SAFETY ACT › Section 6000.120 - Requirements for Operation

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
No amusement ride or amusement attraction shall be operated for
				public use at a carnival, amusement enterprise, or fair in this State without
				an attendant or assistant. The attendant or assistant may be an employee or
				volunteer.
a) All attendants or
			 assistants shall be at least 16 years of age.
b) The attendant shall operate no more than
			 one amusement ride or amusement attraction at any given time, even if automatic
			 timing devices are used to control the time cycle of the amusement ride or
			 amusement attraction.
c) Attendants
			 and assistants shall be trained in the proper use and operation of the
			 amusement ride or amusement attraction as provided for in ASTM F770-18, ASTM
			 2374-17, and ASTM F2970-20.
d) The
			 attendant or assistant shall ensure that all passenger safety devices are in
			 place around patrons before starting.
e) The attendant or assistant shall be within
			 arm's length of the operator's station when the amusement ride or amusement
			 attraction is in use.
f) The
			 attendant or assistant shall not operate any amusement ride or amusement
			 attraction while under the influence of alcohol or any drug or combination of
			 drugs to a degree that renders the operator incapable of safely operating the
			 amusement ride or amusement attraction. For the purposes of this Section, the
			 term "drug" includes any substance defined as a drug by Section 102(t) of the
			 Illinois Controlled Substance Act.
g) The attendant and/or assistant shall
			 ensure that no one is permitted on an amusement ride or amusement attraction
			 while carrying any article, i.e., food, beverages, packages, lighted
			 cigarettes, etc., which could endanger the rider or spectators.
h) The record of attendant and assistant
			 training required by subsection (c) shall be kept on file by the owner or
			 operator and be made available to the inspector during inspection and upon
			 request by the Department.
i) The
			 attendant or assistant shall not use a cellular phone or any other handheld
			 mobile device except when the use is in conjunction with the operations of the
			 amusement ride or amusement attraction or the performance of the
			 attendant's/assistant's duties, nor shall an attendant or assistant engage in
			 any other activities that distract the attendant/assistant from the attendant's
			 or assistant's duties while operating an amusement ride or amusement
			 attraction.
j) Each amusement ride
			 or amusement attraction shall clearly post at each entrance of the amusement
			 ride or amusement attraction the height requirements, age requirements and any
			 other restrictions set forth by the manufacturer or any more stringent
			 requirements than those set forth by the manufacturer and imposed by the
			 operator.
k) This subsection (k)
			 does not apply to volunteers.
1) The owner or
			 operator must comply with all the requirements of Section 2-20 of the Act
			 regarding the employment of carnival or amusement enterprise workers, criminal
			 history records checks, sex offender registry checks, and the maintenance of a
			 substance abuse policy for carnival or amusement enterprise workers.
2) The owner or operator shall be required to
			 acknowledge in writing that the owner or operator understands its obligations
			 under the Act and confirm that the required criminal history records check and
			 national search of sex offender registry checks have been performed. Upon
			 annual inspection or reinspection, the owner or operator shall provide written
			 evidence that the criminal history records check and the sex offender registry
			 check have been completed for each carnival or amusement enterprise worker in
			 its employ. If the documentation is not available upon inspection, the
			 Department may grant the owner or operator five calendar days to obtain and
			 provide documentation to the Department showing that the checks were requested
			 and the results were received for each carnival or amusement enterprise worker.
			 An owner or operator shall provide copies of the results of the criminal
			 records check and the sex offender registry checks to the Department upon
			 inspection or request by the Department. These records shall be maintained by
			 the owner or operator for two years unless the records relate to an ongoing
			 investigation or enforcement action under the Act, in which case the records
			 must be maintained until after their destruction is authorized by the
			 Department or court order.
3) The
			 owner or operator shall also be required to provide written documentation that
			 the owner or operator maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random
			 drug testing of carnival or amusement enterprise workers.