Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 55 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Part V - Fire Protection › Chapter 25 - Amusement Attractions and Rides › Section V-2509 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. As used in this Part, the following terms have the
				  meanings specified in this Section, except where the context expressly
				  indicates otherwise.
AIMS
-the Amusement Industry Manufacturers
				  and Suppliers association.
ANSI
-the American National Standards
				  Institute.
ASTM
-the American Society of the
				  International Association for Testing and Materials.
Certificate of Licensure
-that document
				  issued by the Office of State Fire Marshal to a firm or individual authorizing
				  it or him to engage in such activities as defined in
				  R.S.
				  40:1484.1 et seq., and these rules.
Employee
-a person who works for a "firm" as
				  defined by
				  R.S.
				  40:1484.1 et seq., in return for financial or
				  other compensation.
a. For the purposes of the licensing requirements, contained
				  in
				  R.S.
				  40:1484.1 et seq., employees shall not
				  include secretaries, drivers, accounting, or other administrative
				  personnel.
b. For the purposes of licensing requirements, the firm owner
				  or owners shall be considered an "employee" if he or she is or will be
				  inspecting or operating an inflatable amusement device, amusement attraction,
				  or amusement ride.
Endorsement
-a category of license
				  authorizing its holder to operate, and/or perform inspections of inflatable
				  amusement devices, amusement attractions, or amusement rides.
Event Foreman
-that employee at least 18
				  years of age or older designated by an inflatable amusement device, amusement
				  attraction, or amusement ride operating firm as the person responsible for
				  amusement event operations. A foreman is not required to be licensed, but the
				  employing firm shall provide to the Office of State Fire Marshal the name and
				  contact information of at least one foreman for each event. The foreman shall
				  also be knowledgeable of the required notification procedures involving
				  reportable accidents at an event.
Event Tag
-a tag that is affixed to
				  inflatable amusement devices, amusement attractions, or amusement rides
				  designating the duration of an individual event. The color of the tag
				  determines whether the ride is approved for use or identifies
				  impairments.
Go-
Kart Track
-a fixed course, either open to
				  the public or operated on a private or semi-public basis, whether or not
				  operated for profit, wherein the use of go-karts (karts) for rides, rentals,
				  demonstrations, and/or testing is the principal use of such business. It does
				  not include tracks or courses solely operated for competitive racing, time
				  trials, or similar activities reasonably connected therewith.
Limited Third-Party Specialty Inspector
				  Endorsement
- that document issued by the Office of State Fire Marshal
				  authorizing its holder to test and inspect only inflatable amusement
				  devices.
Major Modification
-any change in the
				  structural or operational characteristics of the inflatable amusement device,
				  amusement attraction, or amusement ride which may alter the safety or
				  performance characteristics from that specified in the original design criteria
				  of the manufacturer.
Material and/or Structural Testing
-the
				  nondestructive testing of inflatable amusement devices, amusement attractions,
				  or amusement rides, conducted by licensed third-party inspectors at least
				  annually for safety in accordance with ASTM-F-24 and other applicable
				  standards, regulations, manuals, service bulletins, and notices. This differs
				  from the set-up and functional status of inflatable amusement devices,
				  amusement attractions, or amusement rides at an individual event.
Minor Modification
-a change that does not
				  affect the original manufacturer safety or performance characteristics or
				  criteria of an inflatable amusement device, amusement attraction, or amusement
				  ride. Examples of minor modifications are changes in signage or the thematic
				  references of an inflatable amusement device, amusement attraction, or
				  amusement ride.
NAARSO
-the National Association of Amusement
				  Ride Safety Officials.
NFPA
-the National Fire Protection
				  Association.
OSFM-IMS
-the Office of State Fire Marshal
				  information management system.
Operator
-a person who possesses the
				  appropriate training or experience enabling an inflatable amusement device,
				  amusement attraction, or amusement ride firm to obtain an operator firm
				  license. An operator shall be a paid employee of the firm and shall be actively
				  engaged in the direct supervision of operations of the licensed firm and its
				  employees. Every operating firm shall employ and license at least one
				  operator.
Office
-the Office of State Fire
				  Marshal.
Operator Endorsement
-that document issued by
				  the Office of State Fire Marshal authorizing its holder to manage, coordinate,
				  or possess the duty to control the operation of the inflatable amusements
				  devices, amusement attractions, or amusement rides at an event.
Reidentification
-the creation by an operator
				  or owner of a new name, number, or both of an inflatable amusement device,
				  amusement attraction, or amusement ride that has been the subject of a major
				  modification.
Reinspection
-an inspection conducted by a
				  licensed inspector subsequent to an initial inspection during which
				  deficiencies were identified. The purpose of a reinspection is to ensure
				  corrective measures have been taken that will result in bringing the inflatable
				  amusement device, amusement attraction, or amusement ride into compliance with
				  R.S.
				  40:1484.1 et seq., manufacturer
				  specifications, and these rules.
Set-Up Inspector Endorsement
-that document
				  issued by the Office of State Fire Marshal authorizing its holder to conduct
				  the set-up inspection prior to the opening of an amusement attraction or prior
				  to the operation of an inflatable amusement device or amusement ride at each
				  event in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  40:1484.1 et seq., and these rules.
Third-Party Inspector Endorsement
-that
				  document issued by the Office of State Fire Marshal authorizing its holder to
				  test and inspect inflatable amusement devices, amusement attractions, and
				  amusement rides in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  40:1484.1 et seq., and these
				  rules.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  40:1484.2(B).