West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 42 - Labor › Title 42 - LEGISLATIVE RULE DIVISION OF LABOR › Series 42-23 - Commercial Bungee Jumping Safety Act › Section 42-23-2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
2.1. "Accepted
				engineering practice" means that which conforms to accepted principles, tests,
				or standards of nationally recognized technical or scientific authorities.
				References given include; occupational Safety and Health Administration ( 29
				CFR 1900 - 1919 ) and American National standards Institute (ANSI) Safety
				Standards.
2.2. "Air Bag" means a
				device which cradles the body and which uses an air release breather system to
				dissipate the energy due to a fall, thereby allowing the person to land without
				an abrupt stop.
2.3. "Bungee Cord"
				means the elastic rope to which the jumper is attached.
2.4. "Bungee Jumping" means a commercial
				recreational activity where participants jump off a platform or other area,
				whether natural or man-made with a cord or other elastic device attached or
				otherwise affixed or connected to the jumper in order to prevent the jumper
				from striking the ground or earth below the jump platform, and which activity
				is engaged in for the purpose of giving the jumpers amusement, pleasure,
				thrills or excitement.
2.5. "Bungee
				Jumping Site" means the area designated for the bungee jumping facility by the
				owner or operator, and its attendant equipment, as approved by the West
				Virginia Division of Labor.
2.6.
				"Carabineer" means a shaped metal device with a gate used to connect sections
				of the bungee cord, jump rigging, equipment or safety gear. Carabineers used
				for life supporting activities must be of the locking design.
2.7. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of
				the West Virginia Division of Labor.
2.8. "Division" means the West Virginia
				Division of Labor.
2.9. "Dynamic
				loading" means the load placed on the bungee cord, rigging, harness, and other
				equipment, by the weight of the jumper plus the G force involved.
2.10. "Staff" means any employee of the owner
				or operator of a bungee jumping facility.
2.11. "G force" means the unit of force equal
				to the gravity exerted on a body at rest.
2.12. "Harness" means an assembly to be worn
				by a jumper and to be attached to a bungee cord or safety line designed to
				prevent the wearer from becoming detached from the bungee cord or safety
				line.
2.13. "Jump Zone" means the
				maximum designed area in all directions within which the jumper could come in
				contact with the ground while attached to the bungee cord.
2.14. "Lift" means any equipment utilized to
				transport any person to any work area or platform.
2.15. "Military specification (Mil-spec)
				cord" means preloaded or prestretched rubber cords made in conformance with
				military specifications.
2.16.
				"Platform" means the launch area where jumpers assemble and from which they
				depart.
2.17. "Safe working load"
				means the maximum rated load as determined by the manufacturer which can be
				safely handled by equipment, or any of its components or rigging under
				specified conditions, expressed in pounds.
2.18. "Safety harness" means an assembly
				designed to be attached to a safety line to stop the wearer from
				falling.
2.19. "Safety line" means
				a line used to connect the harness or safety harness to an anchor point to
				prevent risk of a fall.
2.20.
				"Ultimate tensile strength" means the point when the applied load reaches a
				maximum prior to failure, expressed in pounds.
2.21. "Vertical safety space" is the distance
				between the maximum extension point of the bungee card with jumper attached and
				the surface of the air bag, net or surface of the water,