California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety
Subchapter 6.2 - Permanent Amusement Ride Safety Orders
Article 2 - Requirements, Other than Recordkeeping and Transfer of Information, Applicable to All Permanent Amusement Rides
Section 3195.4 - General Design and Manufacture

New Permanent Amusement Rides. No new permanent amusement ride shall be opened to the public unless it has been designed and manufactured in conformance with the specifications of ASTM F 1159-02 and ASTM F 1193-97.

EXCEPTION: A new permanent amusement ride may be open to the public if it conforms with the design standards set forth in other generally accepted standards, e.g., DIN or TUV Standards provided that the owner or operator can demonstrate that such compliance ensures patron safety comparable to that provided by compliance with ASTM F 1159-02 and ASTM F 1193-97.

1. New section filed 6-12-2003; operative 7-12-2003 (Register 2003, No. 24).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 142.3 and 7923, Labor Code. Reference: Sections 142.3, 7921 and 7923, Labor Code.