7 Colo. Code Regs. § 1101-12-1-6
The following words when used in these rules and regulations shall mean:
AERIAL ADVENTURE COURSE: A patron participatory facility or facilities consisting of one or more elevated walkways, platforms, Zip Lines, nets, ropes, or other elements that require the use of fall hazard personal safety equipment.
Examples include ropes courses, Free Fall Devices, Zip Lines, via ferratas, and Climbing Walls designed as an Amusement Ride and Device.
AMUSEMENT RIDE AND DEVICE: Any ride or device or combination of devices which carry, convey, or direct a person(s) along, around, through, or over a fixed or restricted course or within a defined area, for the purpose of amusement, entertainment, thrills, excitement or the opportunity to experience the natural environment.
Amusement Rides and Devices include but are not limited to, an aggregation of amusement rides or devices in an amusement setting such as amusement parks, family entertainment centers, carnivals, fairs and festivals. Amusement Rides and Devices also include but are not limited to, Special Amusement Buildings, bungee jumping, Bungee Trampolines, Trampoline (Institutional, TC, TC Foam Pit), via ferrata and Climbing Walls in amusement settings, Concession Go-karts, Bumper Devices, gravity-propelled rides and devices, dry or Water Slides, Trackless Trains, Simulators, stationary wave systems, Aerial Adventure Courses, and traditional amusement rides.
AMUSEMENT RIDE, CLASS A: An amusement ride designed primarily for use by children 12 years of age or younger, typically referred to as a "kiddie ride."
AMUSEMENT RIDE, CLASS B: Any amusement ride not defined as a Class A amusement ride.
BRAKE, EMERGENCY: A brake located on a Zip Line that is engaged upon failure of the primary brake, with no input from the Zip Line participant, in order to prevent serious injury or death resulting from primary brake failure.
BRAKE SYSTEM: An arrangement of primary and Emergency Brakes that are designed to function together.
BUMPER DEVICES: Devices that are used to bump into each other intentionally as directed by drivers as a form of entertainment.
BUNGEE TRAMPOLINES: A type of trampoline where the patron is assisted by a harness attached to bungee cords.
CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION: The documentation of an Amusement Ride and Device Inspection conducted by an Inspector (as defined).
CIRSA: Colorado Intergovernmental Risk Sharing Agency
CLIMBING WALL: An artificially constructed wall with holds for hands and feet used for climbing. Regulated climbing walls include climbing walls located in amusement settings and fixed or portable climbing walls for use by the general public as amusement devices and not for sport or fitness training.
CONCESSION GO-KARTS: A single vehicle which is powered without connection to a common energy source, which is driver controlled with respect to acceleration, speed, braking and steering, which operates within the containment system of a defined track, which simulates competitive motor sports, and which is used by the general public. Concession go-karts typically operate at speeds of up to 25 miles per hour.
DIVISION: The Director of the Division of Oil and Public Safety of the Department of Labor and Employment, or any designees thereof which may include certain employees of the Division of Oil and Public Safety or other persons.
FREE FALL RIDE OR DEVICE: A ride or component of a ride or device, including when used within an Aerial Adventure Course, which controls a patron's intentional descent from an elevated structure and engineered to allow the patron to experience a rapid initial descent while ensuring a controlled landing through the use of fall hazard personal safety equipment or Impact Attenuation.
IMPACT ATTENUATION: A device, material, or system designed to prevent injury to persons by absorbing impacts and/or catching falls from an Amusement Ride and Device.
INFLATABLE AMUSEMENT RIDE: An Amusement Ride and Device (as defined) designed for bounce, climb, slide, or interactive play. They are made of flexible fabric, kept inflated by continuous air flow by one or more blowers, and rely upon air pressure to maintain their shape.
INFORMATION PLATE: A manufacturer-issued information plate, printed in English, which is permanently affixed to a ride or device in a visible location, and is designed to remain legible for the expected life of a ride or device. The plate shall include, but not be restricted to, the following applicable items:
Ride Serial Number - A manufacturer-issued unique identifying number or code affixed to the ride in a permanent fashion.
Ride Name and Manufacturer - A manufacturer-issued unique identifying ride name, including the name of the manufacturer by city, state, and country.
Ride Model Number - A manufacturer-issued unique identifying number or code assigned to each manufactured type of ride having the same structural design or components.
Date of Manufacture - The date (month and year) determined by the manufacturer that the given ride or device met his required construction specifications.
Ride Speed - Maximum and minimum revolutions per minute, feet per second, or miles per hour, as applicable.
Direction of Travel - When the proper direction of travel is essential to the design operation of the ride, the manufacturer shall designate the direction of travel, including reference point for this designation.
Passenger Capacity by Weight - Maximum total passenger weight per passenger position.
Passenger Capacity by Number - Maximum total number of adult or child passengers per passenger position and per ride.
INJURY: Means an injury that results in death or requires immediate medical treatment administered by a physician or by registered professional personnel under the standing orders of a physician. Medical treatment does not include first aid treatment or one-time treatment and subsequent observation of minor scratches, cuts, burns, splinters, or other minor injuries that do not ordinarily require medical care even though treatment is provided by a physician or by registered professional personnel.
INJURY, REPORTABLE: Any Injury (as defined) caused by a malfunction or failure of an Amusement Ride and Device, or any Injury (as defined) caused by a Ride Operator or patron error.
INSPECTION: A procedure to be conducted, for new installations, Major Modifications, or annually (if an existing ride has not been modified), by an Inspector (as defined) or Division employee to determine whether an Amusement Ride and Device is being constructed, assembled, maintained, tested, operated, and inspected in accordance with the standards adopted by these regulations and the manufacturer's recommendations, as applicable, and that determines the current operational safety of the ride or device. All Inspections shall be documented by a written inspection report to be filed with the Operator.
INSPECTION, DAILY: A procedure to be performed and recorded by the Operator of an Amusement Ride and Device, on days the ride or device will be operated that confirms the current operational safety of the ride or device in accordance with these regulations and the manufacturer's recommendations, as applicable.
INSPECTOR: An individual certified by the Division, to conduct Inspections of Amusement Rides and Devices in accordance with the standards adopted by these regulations and the manufacturer's recommendations and criteria.
MAJOR MODIFICATION: Any change in either the structural or operational characteristics of the ride or device which will alter its performance from that specified in the manufacturer's design criteria.
NAARSO: National Association of Amusement Ride Safety Officials.
OPERATOR: An individual, corporation, or company or agent thereof who owns, controls or has the duty to control the operation of an Amusement Ride and Device.
PERMIT YEAR: The time during which an Operator is registered that begins on the Registration effective date and ends 12 months from the effective date. These dates appear on the signed permit that an Operator receives once the Registration application has been approved.
PRIVATE EVENT: An exclusive gathering that is not open to the general public. These events are typically invitation-only such as a private gathering limited to members and guests of a family, membership of an organization or club where access to the Amusement Ride and Device is provided without compensation. Temporary lodging, ticket sales, and/or reservation systems used to manage attendance does not amount to a private event.
QUALIFIED PERSON: An individual who, by possession of a recognized degree, certificate, or professional standing; or who, by possession of extensive knowledge, training, and/or experience in the subject field; has successfully demonstrated ability in design, analysis, evaluation, installation, inspection, specification, testing, or training in the subject work, project, or product, in accordance with the standards adopted by these regulations.
RACE-KARTS: A go-kart designed for competitive sport racing use in either sanctioned racing on tracks or other areas of competition, or in a racing school facility, and not to be used by the general public in an amusement facility. Race-kart drivers must wear approved safety equipment, consisting of a minimum of a Snell or DOT approved helmet and closed-toed shoes. Race-karts regularly reach maximum speeds in excess of 25 miles per hour.
REGISTRATION: The filing of a properly completed application with the Division and approval of the application by the Division.
RIDE OPERATOR: The person that has control of the Amusement Ride and Device at all times or is supervising a patron-directed device when it is being operated for the public's use.
SERVICE PROVEN: As defined in ASTM F2291-18, "an amusement ride, device, or major modification to an amusement ride or device of which units(s) have been in service to the public for a minimum of five years and unit(s) that have been in service have done so without any significant design related failures or significant design related safety issues that have not been mitigated."
SIMULATOR: Any amusement ride that is a self-contained unit that uses a motion picture simulation, along with a mechanical movement which requires the use of manufacturer-provided restraints, to simulate activities that provide amusement or excitement for the patron.
SPECIAL AMUSEMENT BUILDING: A building or portion thereof that is temporary, permanent, or mobile and contains a ride or device that conveys patrons where the patrons can be contained or restrained, or provides a walkway along, around, or over a course in any direction as a form of amusement or entertainment, and arranged so that the egress path is not readily apparent due to visual or audio distractions, contains an intentionally confounded egress path, or is not readily available due to the mode of conveyance through the building or structure.
SUBSIDIARY RELATIONSHIP: An independent company that is controlled by another company, usually referred to as the parent or holding company.
TRACKLESS TRAIN: An articulated vehicle used for the transport of passengers, comprising of a driving vehicle pulling one or more carriages connected by drawbar couplings. Also known as barrel trains.
TRAMPOLINE, INSTITUTIONAL: A trampoline intended for use in a commercial or institutional facility.
TRAMPOLINE COURT OR TC: A defined area comprising one or more institutional trampolines or a series of institutional trampolines.
TRAMPOLINE COURT FOAM PIT OR TC FOAM PIT: A combination style dismount pit designed with a rebound device, covered with loose impact absorbing blocks.
WATER SLIDES: Rides intended for use by riders in bathing attire where the action of the ride involves possible and purposeful immersion of the rider's body either in whole or in part in water, and uses circulating water to mobilize or lubricate the rider's transportation along a purpose built path.
ZIP LINE: A concession, commercial amusement device where participants attached to a pulley traverse by gravity from one point to another by use of a cable or rope line suspended between support structures.
ZIP LINE TOUR OR ZIP LINE COURSE: A guided aerial exploration or transit of a landscape by means of a series of Zip Lines and platforms generally supported by man-made structures.
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