Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Division 40 - Division of Fire Safety
Chapter 6 - Amusement Rides
Section 11 CSR 40-6.020 - Terms; Defined
Universal Citation: 11 MO Code of State Regs 40-6.020
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule defines terminology used throughout the rules and regulations.
(1) The following definitions shall be used in interpreting this Act unless the context otherwise requires:
(A) Amusement ride-any of the following,
which is primarily for the purpose of giving its patrons amusement, pleasure,
thrills, or excitement, and which is open to the general public excluding skill
teaching, exercise, and team building:
1. Any
mechanical device that carries or conveys passengers along, around or over a
fixed or restricted route or course or within a defined area;
2. Any dry slide over twenty feet (20') in
height;
3. Any tram, open car, or
combination of open cars or wagons pulled by a tractor or other motorized
device, except hayrack rides, those used solely for transporting patrons to and
from parking areas, or those used for guided or educational tours, but does not
necessarily follow a fixed or restricted course;
4. Any bungee cord attraction or similar
elastic device;
5. Any climbing
wall over ten feet (10') in height except for not-for-profit entities that
follow the YMCA Services Corporation's Climbing Walls Safety Guidelines or the
Boy Scouts of America Guidelines;
(B) Board-the amusement ride safety board
established in section
316.204,
RSMo;
(C) Department-the Department
of Public Safety;
(D) Designee-an
individual acting under the authority of the Office of the State Fire
Marshal;
(E) Director-the director
of the Department of Public Safety;
(F) Division-Division of Fire Safety, Office
of the State Fire Marshal;
(G)
Operator-a person or the agent of a person who owns or controls, or has the
duty to control, the operation of an amusement ride or related electrical
equipment;
(H) Owner-a person who
owns, leases, controls or manages the operations of an amusement ride and may
include the state or any political subdivision of the state;
(I) Qualified inspector-any person who is-
1. Found by the director to possess the
requisite training and experience in respect to amusement rides to perform
competently the inspection/investigation required by the Missouri Amusement
Ride Safety Act; or
2. Be certified
by the National Association of Amusement Ride Safety Officials (NAARSO) to have
and maintain at least a level one certification;
(J) Related electrical equipment-any
electrical apparatus or wiring used in connection with amusement
rides;
(K) Safety rules-the rules
and regulations governing a rider's conduct on an amusement ride, provided such
rules and regulations are prominently displayed at or near the entrance to, or
loading platform for, the amusement ride;
(L) Serious incident-any single incident
where three (3) or more persons are immediately transported to a licensed
off-site medical care facility for treatment of an injury as a direct result of
being on, or the operation of, the amusement ride;
(M) Serious physical injury-a patron personal
injury immediately reported to the owner or operator as occurring on an
amusement ride and which results in death, dismemberment, significant
disfigurement or other significant injury that requires immediate inpatient
admission and twenty-four (24) hour hospitalization under the care of a
licensed physician for other than medical observation; and
(N) Stop order-a written and/or verbal order
issued by a qualified inspector, state fire marshal or designee for the
temporary immediate cessation of the operation of any amusement ride.
*Original authority: 316.206, RSMo 1997.
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