Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 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.
