Kansas Statutes 44-1605. Required training for operators, certification
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 44-1605
- Amusement ride: means any mechanical or electrical device that carries or conveys passengers along, around or over a fixed or restricted route or course or within a defined area for the purpose of giving its passengers amusement, pleasure, thrills or excitement, including, but not be limited to:
(A) Rides commonly known as ferris wheels, carousels, parachute towers, bungee jumping, reverse bungee jumping, tunnels of love, roller coasters, boat rides, water slides, inflatable devices, commercial zip lines, trampoline courts and go-karts;
(B) equipment generally associated with winter activities, such as ski lifts, ski tows, j-bars, t-bars, chair lifts and aerial tramways; and
(C) equipment not originally designed to be used as an amusement ride, such as cranes or other lifting devices, when used as part of an amusement ride. See Kansas Statutes 44-1601
- Operator: means a person actually supervising, or engaged in or directly controlling the operations of an amusement ride. See Kansas Statutes 44-1601
- Owner: means a person who owns, leases, controls or manages the operations of an amusement ride and may include the state or any political subdivision of the state. See Kansas Statutes 44-1601
- Patron: means any individual who is:
(A) Waiting in the immediate vicinity of an amusement ride to get on the ride;
(B) getting on an amusement ride;
(C) using an amusement ride;
(D) getting off an amusement ride; or
(E) leaving an amusement ride and still in the immediate vicinity of the ride. See Kansas Statutes 44-1601
- Person: means any individual, association, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, government or other entity. See Kansas Statutes 44-1601
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(a) No amusement ride shall be operated in this state unless the operator has satisfactorily completed training that includes, at a minimum:
(1) Instruction on operating procedures for the ride, the specific duties of the operator, general safety procedures and emergency procedures;
(2) demonstration of physical operation of the ride; and
(3) supervised observation of the operator’s physical operation of the ride.
(b) No amusement ride shall be operated in this state unless the name of each operator trained to operate the ride and the certificate of each such operator’s satisfactory completion of such training, signed and dated by the trainer, is available to any person contracting with the owner for the amusement ride’s operation on the premises where the amusement ride is operated, during the hours of operation of the ride.
(c) No inflatable device that is rented on a regular basis and erected at a temporary location shall be operated in this state unless the operator has been trained by a person who has attained a basic inflatable safety operations certification from the safe inflatable operators training organization or other nationally recognized organization.
(d) No slide that uses water to propel the patron through the ride and that is at least 15 feet in height shall be operated in this state unless there is an attendant stationed at such slide to ensure patrons are properly adhering to the safety standards in place.