Section 8 AAC 78.150 - Accidents and injuries(a) The owner or operator of an amusement ride shall have at least $1,000,000 liability insurance. Evidence of the insurance must be mailed, faxed, sent by electronic mail, or hand delivered to the department's mechanical inspection section at least 10 days before planned operation, and must be available at the location where the amusement ride is operated.(b) In the absence of a medical facility in the immediate proximity of an amusement ride, a person who has a valid first aid card must be available to render first aid. At least two persons on site, other than the owner, must have immediate access to telephone numbers for a doctor, hospital, and ambulance service. The emergency numbers must be posted at the cashier's booth and at the office.(d) The owner or operator of an amusement ride shall immediately notify the department's mechanical inspection section, by telephone, of any occurrence involving an amusement ride, if the occurrence results in (1) the death of a person;(2) injury to a person that requires ambulance or emergency vehicle transport to a hospital or clinic, and the injury is the result of a mechanical or structural failure of the amusement ride; or(3) a mechanical or structural failure of the amusement ride that affects the safe operation of the amusement ride.(e) The owner or operator of an amusement ride shall, within 24 hours notify the department's mechanical inspection section, by telephone, facsimile, or electronic mail, of an injury to a person involving an amusement ride, other than a death or injury that is reportable under (d)(1) or (2) of this section.(f) If an occurrence described in (d) of this section occurs after ordinary business hours of the department's mechanical inspection section the owner or operator of an amusement ride shall immediately notify the local police or local office of the Department of Public Safety, division of state troopers, in addition to the notification required in (d) of this section.(g) The owner or operator of an amusement ride shall prepare a written report of an occurrence described in (d) of this section and mail, fax, send by electronic mail, report to the department's mechanical inspection section not later than 48 hours after the occurrence. The written report must include (1) the date of the occurrence;(2) the name, manufacturer, and serial number of the amusement ride involved;(3) the name, age, address, and telephone number of the injured or deceased person, if any;(4) a description of the injury, and medical treatment administered to the injured or deceased person, if any; and(5) a narrative description of the occurrence.(h) The owner or operator of an amusement ride involved in an occurrence described in (d)(1) or (2) of this section shall, after securing the scene to prevent additional injuries and to remove any in'ured or deceased persons, immediately remove the ride from service. The department will conduct a prompt investigation of an amusement ride removed from service under this subsection. The ride may not be repaired or operated until the department completes it investigation.Eff. 11/30/89, Register 112; am 5/9/2018,Register 226, July 2018The contact information for the mechanical inspection section is: Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Mechanical Inspection Section, 1251 Muldoon Road, Suite 113, Anchorage, Alaska 99504; phone: (907) 269-4925; fax: (907) 269-4932; e-mail address: Anchorage.LSS-Ml@alaska.gov.
Authority:AS 05.20.030
AS 05.20.070