Section R920-60-4 - DefinitionsIn addition to terms defined in Section 72-16-102, the following terms are defined as follows:
(1) "ACCT" means the Association for Challenge Course Technology.(2) "Aerial Adventure Course" means 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 (PSE). Aerial adventure courses are typically referred to as ropes courses, free fall devices, and zip lines in this rule.(3) "AIMS International" means Amusement Industry Manufacturers and Suppliers International.(4) "Amusement Ride" means a device or combination of devices or elements that carries or conveys one or more riders along, around, or over a fixed or restricted route or course or allows the riders to steer or guide the device within an established area to give the riders amusement, pleasure, thrills, or excitement.(5) "Amusement Ride, Kiddie Ride" means an amusement ride designed primarily for children up to 12 years of age.(6) "Amusement Ride, Non-Kiddie Ride" means an amusement ride not defined as a kiddie ride amusement ride.(7) "Annual Permit" means the amusement ride operating permit issued for a permanent amusement ride or a mobile amusement ride and is issued by the director and is valid for a period of one year.(8) "Certificate of Inspection" means the documentation of an amusement ride inspection conducted by a qualified safety inspector.(9) "Concession Go-Karts" means a single-vehicle that is powered without connection to a common energy source, which is driver-controlled for acceleration, speed, braking, and steering, which operates within the containment system of a defined track, which simulates competitive motorsports, and which is used by the public. Concession go-karts typically operate at speeds of up to 25 miles per hour.(10) "Director" means the director of the Amusement Ride Safety Committee, facilitated by the Utah Department of Transportation, or a designee thereof, which may include an employee of the department of transportation or another person.(11) "Inspection for Annual Permit" means a procedure to be conducted before applying for an annual permit, or at the time of a major modification, by a qualified safety inspector to determine whether an amusement ride complies with the standards under this rule.(12) "Inspection, Daily" means a procedure to be performed and recorded by the owner-operator of an amusement ride, or the operator's designee on days the amusement ride will be operated for the public that confirms the current operational safety of the amusement ride following this rule and the manufacturer's recommendations, as applicable.(13) "Major Modification" means any change in either the structural or operational characteristics of the amusement ride that will alter its performance from that specified in the manufacturer's design criteria.(14) "Mobile Amusement Ride" means an amusement ride that is:(a) designed or adapted to be moved from one location to another;(b) not fixed at a single location; and(c) relocated at least once each calendar year.(15) "Muti Ride Annual Permit" means the amusement ride operating permit issued for multiple rides at an amusement park that employs more than 1,000 individuals in a calendar year and is issued by the director and is valid for a period of one year.(16) "NAARSO" means National Association of Amusement Ride Safety Officials.(17) "Operator" means an individual who controls the starting, stopping, or speed of an amusement ride.(18) "Owner-Operator" means an individual who has control over and responsibility for the maintenance, setup, and operation of an amusement ride.(19) "Permanent Amusement Ride" means an amusement ride that is not a mobile amusement ride.(20) "Qualified Safety Inspector" means an individual who holds a valid qualified Utah safety inspector certification.(21) "Race-Karts" means go-karts designed for the sole purpose of racing on tracks, streets, or other areas of competition, and not to be used by the public in an amusement facility setting.(22) "Reportable Serious Injury" means an injury to a rider that: (a) occurs when there is a failure or malfunction of an amusement ride; and(b) results in death, dismemberment, permanent disfigurement, permanent loss of the use of a body organ, member, function or system, or a compound fracture.(23) "Serious Injury" means an injury to a rider that:(a) occurs when there is a failure or malfunction of an amusement ride; and(b) requires immediate admission to a hospital and overnight hospitalization and observation by a licensed physician.(24) "Zip Line" means an aerial adventure course element over an open span consisting of an inclined wire or fiber rope on which a harnessed patron suspended from a pulley or trolley traverses with the primary force for propulsion being gravity.Utah Admin. Code R920-60-4
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-07, effective 3/19/2021Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-06, effective 3/7/2023