P.R. Laws tit. 10, § 4022
The Fire Marshal shall promulgate regulations for this commercial activity, within one hundred eighty (180) days from the effective date of this act, considering among other things, the safety bulletins issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Said regulations shall provide for the adoption of safety measures for the operation of inflatables and shall include, without being limited to the following aspects, parameters and specifications:
(1) The inflatables’ adequate mooring to the surface; the resistance and tension of ropes or cables and of the pegs or bolts used for it, the depth to which they must be buried and the wind speed that said anchorage should resist.
(2) The adequacy of the mass or weight of the material that constitutes the inflatable part (ballast), for purposes of creating and maintaining the stability of the same.
(3) Parameters of wind speed or other atmospheric or weather conditions, within which the inflatable can be operated.
(4) Manufacturer’s recommendation for the inflation and operation of the inflatable.
(5) Number of operators required for the type of inflatable.
(6) Operators must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
(7) Teaching or training of operators with regard to safety measures and operating handbooks of the inflatable.
(8) Maximum weight of a user, aggregate weight, ages and maximum number of simultaneous users permitted.
(9) Require safety norms or regulations for the use of the same to be posted at the entrance of the inflatable.
(10) Require the notification to the Firefighters Corps of each accident that occurs.
(11) Establish and require public liability insurance policies with adequate liability coverage limits. Establish the mechanisms to detect whenever an owner or operator fails to pay his/her insurance policy.
(12) To establish and impose administrative fines and sanctions.
(13) To establish an inspection system to evaluate compliance, and impose fines or sanctions.
(14) Establish as requirement prior to the renewal of licenses, as provided in § 4021b of this title, that any person engaged in the business of renting or operating inflatable amusement rides or chambers shall present attesting evidence of having complied during the year preceding the renewal with all the provisions established in this chapter and its regulations.
(15) Among others.
History —Apr. 17, 2003, No. 111, § 3; Feb. 6, 2004, No. 57, § 3; renumbered as § 8 and amended on Aug. 13, 2008, No. 251, § 7.