Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V-D - Amusement Rides and Amusement Attractions › Chapter 139 - AMUSEMENT RIDES AND ATTRACTIONS ERECTED PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY AT CARNIVALS, FAIRS AND AMUSEMENT PARKS › Subchapter C - OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND RECORDS › Section 139.72 - Erection/disassembly of amusement rides and attractions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The owner or lessee shall cause each amusement ride, device
					 or attraction to be erected in accordance with the manufacturer's
					 recommendations as provided for in ASTM International F-24 Committee Standards,
					 and conform to the other requirements of this section to the extent they do not
					 conflict with applicable ASTM International Standards.
(1)
Lighting
. Amusement
				  rides, access thereto, and means of egress therefrom shall, while in operation
				  or occupied, be provided with illumination by natural or artificial means
				  sufficient to guard against injuries to the public.
(2)
Proximity to high voltage
				  lines
. Amusement rides must be located at least 15 feet from suspended
				  high voltage lines carrying greater than 600 volts, or as otherwise defined in
				  the
National Electrical Code
.
(3)
Ride entry and discharge
. Safe and adequate means of normal entry and normal discharge from each ride
				  shall be provided.
(i) At least two
				  unrestricted means of egress remote from each other shall be provided from each
				  floor, tier, room or balcony in structures which house amusement
				  rides.
(ii) Access to the means of
				  egress shall be marked by readily visible signs in all cases where it is not
				  immediately visible to the passengers.
(iii) A means of egress must be at least 36
				  inches in width.
(iv) The width of
				  a stairway shall be taken as the length of the treads between stringers. The
				  width of a doorway shall be taken as the width of the door.
(v) The maximum travel distance from the most
				  remote point in a room or enclosed space to an exit may not be greater than the
				  following:
(A) One hundred fifty feet in
				  unsprinklered construction.
(B) Two
				  hundred feet in sprinklered construction.
(C) Seventy-five feet in dead ends.
(vi) Means of access and egress
				  must have protection from adjacent hazards and protection from falling by use
				  of rails, enclosures or similar means.
(vii) Means of access and egress must be free
				  from debris, obstructions, projections and slipping, tripping and other
				  hazards.
(viii) The head clearance
				  in passageways may not be less than 7 feet.
(ix) Means of access or egress must have
				  either stairways or ramps and connecting landings or platforms where the public
				  enter or leave an amusement ride that is above or below grade.
(x) Stairways, passageways, ramps, landings
				  or platforms must be at least 36 inches in width for single lane passage or 44
				  inches for double lane passage. Landings or platforms must be at least 3 feet
				  long measured in the direction of travel.
(xi) Stair treads must be at least 9 inches
				  deep, exclusive of nosing, and the rise may not exceed 8 inches. Between two
				  connecting levels, the treads must be uniform depth and the risers must be of
				  uniform height. The slope of ramps may not exceed one in ten except when
				  nonslip surfaces are provided.
(xii) Handrails must be provided on both
				  sides of all stairways of four or more risers connecting adjoining levels whose
				  difference in elevation is 30 inches or more.
(xiii) Handrails must be at least 30 inches
				  and no more than 34 inches above the surface of step treads and 42 inches above
				  the landings, platforms, runways and ramps which are 4 feet or more in height
				  or are adjacent to dangerous equipment or areas over deep water.
(xiv) The distances between handrails may not
				  be less than 18 inches for single lane passage and 36 inches for a double lane
				  passage.
(xv) One intermediate rail
				  spaced equal distance from handrail and base or equivalent construction to
				  prevent a passenger from falling through the handrails shall be provided with
				  all handrails.
(xvi) Stairways and
				  ramps requiring handrails which are more than 8 feet wide shall be provided
				  with railings dividing the widths into not more than 8 feet, and not less than
				  22 inches in width.