New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter I - State Sanitary Code › Part 7 - TEMPORARY RESIDENCES, MASS GATHERINGS AND CHILDREN'S CAMPS › Subpart 7-4 - Mass Gatherings › Section 7-4.3 - Miscellaneous: duties of an operator

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) The operator shall not knowingly employ
				  or allow anyone to work at a mass gathering who would pose a significant risk
				  of disease to the public.
(b)
				  Children under 16 years of age not accompanied by an adult at a mass gathering
				  shall be provided with adequate and competent adult supervision exercised by a
				  supervisor or supervisors present on the property.
(c) Satisfactory arrangements shall be made
				  to assure adequate medical and nursing supervision and care at, or readily
				  available to, the mass gathering.
(d) A person to whom a permit to promote or
				  hold a mass gathering has been issued shall employ or designate an individual,
				  who is acceptable to the permit-issuing official to be in charge of the
				  property to maintain the facilities, and who shall be on or available to the
				  property at all times when the property is occupied or open for occupancy, who
				  is capable of providing an adequate response to all matters affecting the life,
				  safety and health of the occupants.
(e) A person to whom any permit is issued
				  shall comply with the provisions of this Subpart and with all conditions stated
				  in the permit and shall allow the permit-issuing official or his representative
				  to enter the premises at any reasonable time to ascertain compliance with the
				  conditions of the permit and with this Subpart.
(f) The site shall be provided with a network
				  of interior roads to be kept clear at all times for service and emergency
				  vehicles, and shall be serviced by access roads which will permit an adequate
				  flow of traffic and ensure the free passage of emergency vehicles.
(g) Each person attending the mass gathering
				  shall be provided with a site map showing the location of all facilities, and
				  adequate signs shall be provided locating all facilities.
(h) A separate overnight camping area or
				  areas shall be provided.
(i)
				  Adequate light for toilet areas, service areas and walkways shall be
				  provided.
(j) A maintenance and
				  internal security staff acceptable to the permit-issuing official shall be
				  provided to assure proper operation of all facilities.
(k) Traffic control measures that will
				  preclude hazards to vehicular and pedestrian traffic shall be
				  implemented.
(l) The operator of a
				  mass gathering shall make arrangements such that no flammable or volatile
				  liquids or materials are stored in or adjacent to the area of the gathering,
				  and that adequate fire fighting equipment is available to protect the life and
				  health of the people attending the gathering.
(m) The operator shall provide the services
				  and facilities outlined in the engineering report and approved by the
				  permit-issuing official.
(n) The
				  operator shall provide such emergency health-care services and facilities as
				  may be required under applicable provisions of sections
				  18.3
				  and
				  18.4 
				  of this Title.