N.J. Admin. Code § 5:14A-10.8

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 5:14A-10.8 - Engineering certification

(a) An engineering certification shall be required before a bungee jumping operation shall function in this State.

(b) An application for an engineering certification for a bungee jumping operation shall include two copies of the following documents, signed and sealed by a professional engineer licensed to practice in the State of New Jersey or, when the design is performed out-of-State, another qualified individual with substantially equivalent credentials:

1. Certification of the hoisting equipment, tower or other methods of hoisting or suspension;

2. A plot plan of the jump site within 200 feet of a bungee jumping operation;

3. Schematic drawings of structure foundation and load bearing certification;

4. An elevation schematic and calculations of G forces, bungee height and safety zone between maximum bungee elongation and air bag;

5. Certification of all equipment used in a bungee jumping operation, such as bungee ropes, harnesses, carabiners, and straps;

6. Certification of operation, training and maintenance manuals;

7. Certification of inspection of the entire bungee jumping operation and equipment;

8. Certification that documents that design and construction are in accordance with accepted engineering practices, and that all reasonably foreseeable hazards have been guarded against in design; and

9. A definitive statement by a professional engineer licensed to practice in the State of New Jersey or, when the design is performed out-of-State, another qualified individual with substantially equivalent credentials that the bungee jumping operation is safe and acceptable to operate with the equipment identified in the submittal.

N.J. Admin. Code § 5:14A-10.8

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 299(a), effective 1/16/2018