Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Amusement Parks and Rides › Chapter 63 - Safety Rules for Bungee Jumps › Rule 875-63.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
"Air bag"
means a device that cradles the
				  body by using an air release breather system to dissipate the energy due to a
				  fall, thereby allowing the jumper to land without an abrupt stop or
				  bounce.
"Approved operating site"
means the area,
				  including the preparation area, the jump space, the landing area and the
				  recovery area, reflected on the site plan drawings submitted to the
				  commissioner by the operator.
"Bungee catapulting"
means the action by
				  which a jumper is held on the ground while the bungee cord is stretched causing
				  the jumper to fly up when the jumper is released.
"Bungee cord"
means the elastic rope to
				  which the jumper is attached.
"Bungee jump"
means the covered amusement
				  device. "Bungee jump" does not mean a device allowing a patron to jump on a
				  trampoline while attached to one or more bungee cords.
"Bungee jumping"
means the action by which a
				  jumper free falls from a height and the jumper's descent is limited by
				  attachment to the bungee cord.
"Bungee jump operation"
means a site at
				  which bungee jumping is conducted.
"Combiner"
means a shaped metal or alloy
				  device used to connect sections of the jump rigging, equipment or safety
				  gear.
"Cord"
means a bungee cord.
"Dynamic load"
means the load placed on the
				  rigging and attachments by the initial free fall of the jumper and the bouncing
				  movements of the jumper.
"Equipment"
means each component that is
				  utilized in a bungee jump operation, including devices used to raise, lower,
				  and hold loads.
"Fence"
means a structure designed and
				  constructed to restrict people, animals and objects from entering the jump
				  area.
"G-force"
means acceleration felt as
				  weight.
"Jump area"
means the ground level area of
				  the jump space.
"Jump direction"
means the direction a
				  jumper jumps when leaving the platform from the jump point. Jump direction is
				  not affected by whether the jumper faces forward, backward or sideways.
"Jumper"
means the person who, while
				  attached to a bungee cord, falls or jumps from a platform or structure.
"Jump harness"
means an assembly worn by a
				  jumper and attached to a bungee cord.
"Jump height"
means the distance from the
				  jump point to the position on the ground where an object dropped from the jump
				  point would impact in the absence of an air bag or other impediment.
"Jump master"
means the person who is
				  responsible for the bungee jump operation and who takes a jumper through the
				  final stages to the actual jump or release.
"Jump point"
means the location on the
				  platform from which the jumper leaves the platform.
"Jump space"
means the cylinder-shaped space
				  with a center line extending downward from the jump point along the line of the
				  jump height. The top of the jump space cylinder is at least 10 feet above the
				  jump point. For jumps over land, the bottom of the jump space cylinder is the
				  air bag. For jumps over water, the bottom of the jump space cylinder is the
				  water surface. The distance from the jump point to the bottom of the jump space
				  must be the maximum system length plus at least 30 feet. The radius of the
				  cylinder must be at least 70 percent of the jump height.
"Landing area"
means the surface where the
				  jumper lands. If a lifting device moves the jumper so that landing occurs away
				  from the jump area, the area covered by the movement of the lifting device
				  shall be considered part of the landing area.
"Loaded length"
means the length of the
				  bungee cord when the cord is extended to its fullest designed length.
"Lowering system"
means manual or mechanical
				  equipment capable of lowering a jumper to the designated landing area.
"Maximum system length"
means the maximum
				  extended length of a bungee cord system including all attachments.
"Mechanically powered lowering system"
means
				  a system that utilizes a machine, rather than a human or other power source, to
				  lower the jumper to the landing area.
"Platform"
means the apparatus that is
				  attached to a structure and from which a jumper falls or jumps.
"Preparation area"
means the area where the
				  jumper is registered, weighed, notified of potential risks, and otherwise
				  prepared for the jump.
"Recovery area"
means the area next to the
				  landing area where the jumper may recover from the jump before exiting the
				  bungee jump operation site.
"Rigging system"
means the bungee cord plus
				  any combination of components that connect the jumper through the bungee cord
				  to an attachment point on the structure, lifting device or platform.
"Rigging system attachment point"
means a
				  device on the structure, lifting device or platform to which the rigging system
				  is connected.
"Safety line"
means a line used to connect a
				  safety harness or belt to an anchor point.
"Sandbagging"
means the practice of loading
				  excess weight to a jumper in order to gain extra momentum on the
				  rebound.
"Site operating manual"
means the document
				  containing the procedures and forms for the operation of bungee jumping
				  activities and equipment.
"Structure"
means a tower or similar
				  structure used for bungee jumping.
"Tandem jumping"
means the practice of
				  having two or more people harnessed together while they jump or fall
				  simultaneously from the same jump platform.