Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 228 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter 8 - RIDE OPERATORS › Section 228-8-007

Current through June 17, 2024
The following guidelines are to be followed by owners of
				  amusement rides when developing a written ride operator(s) training
				  policy.
A. Legible notices or signs
				shall be prominently displayed, clearly and simply stating any limitations as
				to who has to be excluded from being carried on the ride or device. Ride
				attendants and operators should, so far as they can reasonably do so, see that
				such exclusions are enforced.
B. A
				ride operator in charge of a passenger carrying amusement ride/amusement device
				shall not operate the device at a speed which exceeds the maximum operation
				speed as specified in the manufacturer specifications.
C. Every passenger carrying amusement device
				shall be loaded in a manner which ensures that all passengers are accommodated
				and carried safely. Where there is a particular requirement to load passengers
				into a partly filled car or device in a particular pattern, the ride operator
				in charge of the device should ensure that this loading is correctly carried
				out.
D. Where the ride operator
				does not have a clear view of all loading and unloading points, a system of
				signals shall be adopted to inform him/her of the time when it is safe for the
				ride or bungee jump cycle to start. Before a person operates a system of
				signals, he/she should be fully instructed on the system. A copy of the signal
				code currently in use should be conspicuously displayed in appropriate
				areas.
E. A ride attendant shall
				carry out his/her duties on the device under the supervision of a ride operator
				for the device. An attendant is not authorized to operate or control a ride
				unless proper documented training has occurred to classify the individual as an
				operator/attendant.
F. The ride
				operator/attendant shall take all reasonably practicable measures to prohibit
				members of the public from using the device when he/she considers that they are
				incapable of doing so safely.
G.
				Every ride operator/attendant shall carry out his/her duties in accordance with
				instructions given to him/her and with due regard to the safety of members of
				the public and others working with him/her on the device.
H. A ride operator/attendant while at work at
				an amusement ride/device should carry out his/her duties in a manner which puts
				neither himself/herself nor any other person at risk because of his/her
				actions, in particular, he/she shall not ride In a device in a precarious
				position, nor jump on or off in circumstances where it will be dangerous.
I. The ride operator/attendant
				shall ensure that each passenger and patron is appropriately positioned and
				that any restraint equipment is effectively fastened in position before either
				starting the ride cycle or before giving any signal or form of indication that
				the ride cycle may be started.
J.
				The number of persons permitted to stand on loading platforms shall be
				restricted to limit the possibility of their contact with moving equipment. In
				the case of bungee jumping, no more than four persons, including ride operators
				and attendants, shall be on the jump platform at any one time.
K. Where there is a possibility that
				passengers on an amusement ride/amusement device may become stranded while
				still on the ride away from the disembarkation point, instructions shall be
				prepared by the owner of a ride which detail the arrangements for conveying
				them safely and without undue delay to a place of safety, preferably in the
				unit in which they are traveling. In the case of a dark ride, the instructions
				shall detail the arrangements for conveying passengers to the exit. The
				arrangements shall be suitable for all persons allowed to use the device and
				shall be known and understood by the ride operator/attendant.
L. The ride operator in control of an
				amusement device shall have received suitable and sufficient training in the
				working of the ride/device to ensure that he/she has adequate knowledge of;
1. The method of operation of the amusement
				device itself and of any particular measures to be taken to ensure that it is
				operated in a safe manner;
2. The
				duties that have to be carried out by the ride attendants working on the
				amusement ride/device to ensure its safe operation:
3. Any particular specific measures that have
				to be adopted to ensure the safety of passengers where this is
				appropriate;
4. The steps required
				to ensure that appropriate action is taken in the event of an emergency arising
				at the ride/device for which he/she is an operator: and
5. The ability to communicate safety
				instructions to passengers.