Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Amusement Parks and Rides › Chapter 61 - Administration of Iowa Code Chapter 88a › Rule 875-61.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The definitions in this rule apply to 875-Chapters 61 through
				  63.
"Air-supported structure"
means an amusement
				  device that employs a high-strength fabric or film that achieves its strength,
				  shape and stability from internal air pressure provided by a mechanical device
				  such as an air blower or fan.
"Amusement device"
means a climbing wall
				  utilizing an auto-belay system; a bungee jump as defined in 875-Chapter 63; a
				  device allowing a patron to jump on a trampoline while attached to one or more
				  bungee cords; a dry slide; a mechanical bull; a zip line that does not allow
				  the rider to touch the ground at all times; and an air-supported
				  structure.
"ANSI"
means the American National Standards
				  Institute.
"ASTM"
means the ASTM Standards on Amusement
				  Rides and Devices published by ASTM International.
"Attendant"
means a paid or volunteer person
				  who controls patron restraints or the operation, starting, stopping, or speed
				  of covered equipment.
"Carnival"
means an enterprise offering
				  amusement or entertainment to the public in, upon, or by means of amusement
				  devices or rides or concession booths.
"Certificate of noncompliance"
means:
1. A certificate of noncompliance issued by the child support
				  recovery unit, department of human services, pursuant to Iowa Code chapter
				  252J; or
2. A certificate of noncompliance issued by the centralized
				  collection unit, department of revenue, pursuant to Iowa Code chapter
				  272D.
"Commissioner"
means the labor commissioner
				  or the labor commissioner's authorized designee.
"Concession booth"
means a structure that is
				  powered by electricity and offers amusements to the public at more than one
				  fair or carnival, or at one fair or carnival for more than seven consecutive
				  days. A structure or enclosure offering only goods, food or beverages, rather
				  than amusements, is not a "concession booth."
"Covered equipment"
means an amusement ride,
				  amusement device, concession booth or related electrical equipment that is
				  covered by Iowa Code chapter 88A.
"Fair"
means an enterprise principally
				  devoted to the exhibition of products of agriculture or industry in connection
				  with the operation of covered equipment.
"Major breakdown"
means stoppage of
				  operation from any cause that results in damage, failure, or breakage in a
				  stress-bearing part of covered equipment.
"Major modification"
means any change to the
				  structure of or to an operational characteristic, capacity, classification, or
				  mechanism of covered equipment. "Major modification" includes, but is not
				  limited to, changing the mode of transportation from non-wheeled to a truck or
				  flat-bed mount or changing the mode of assembly or other operational functions
				  from manual to mechanical or hydraulic.
"NFPA"
means the National Fire Protection
				  Association.
"Operator"
means a person, or the agent of a
				  person, who owns or controls or has the duty to control the operation of
				  covered equipment at a carnival or fair. "Operator" includes an agency of the
				  state or any of its political subdivisions. "Operator" shall include a person
				  who leases covered equipment and controls or has the duty to control its
				  operation at a carnival or fair.
"Related electrical equipment"
means a
				  portable generator, blower, or other equipment necessary to the operation of an
				  amusement ride, amusement device, or concession booth.
"Reportable incident"
means an event
				  described by one or more of the following:
1. Damage, failure or breakage of a stress-bearing part of an
				  amusement ride or amusement device;
2. Cessation of covered equipment for more than 20 minutes
				  with at least one rider aboard;
3. An occurrence that nearly resulted in personal injury;
				  or
4. An occurrence that caused the operator to cease operations
				  unexpectedly to avoid an injury or illness.
"Rope lay"
means the length along the rope
				  in which one strand makes a complete revolution around the rope.
"Special operation"
means an unusual
				  condition, interruption in operation, injury, emergency, or evacuation.
"Walkway"
means a public passage through a
				  carnival, fair, or park.