California Labor Code 7925 – (a) Each operator of a permanent amusement ride shall report or …
(a) Each operator of a permanent amusement ride shall report or cause to be reported to the division immediately by telephone each known accident where maintenance, operation, or use of the permanent amusement ride results in a death or serious injury to any person unless the injury does not require medical service other than ordinary first aid. If a death or serious injury results from the failure, malfunction, or operation of a permanent amusement ride, the equipment or conditions that caused the accident shall be preserved for the purpose of an investigation by the division.
(b) A division inspector may inspect any permanent amusement ride after the report of an accident to the division. The division may order a cessation of operation of a permanent amusement ride if it is determined after inspection to be hazardous or unsafe. Operation shall not resume until these conditions are corrected to the satisfaction of the division.
Terms Used In California Labor Code 7925
- Agency: means the Labor and Workforce Development Agency. See California Labor Code 18.5
- County: includes "city and county. See California Labor Code 14
- Division: means the Division of Occupational Safety and Health. See California Labor Code 6302
- Permanent amusement ride: includes the business of operating bungee jumping services or providing services to facilitate bungee jumping, but does not include slides, playground equipment, coin-operated devices or conveyances that operate directly on the ground or on a surface or pavement directly on the ground. See California Labor Code 7921
- Person: means any person, association, organization, partnership, business trust, limited liability company, or corporation. See California Labor Code 18
(c) Whenever a state, county, or local fire or police agency is called to an accident involving a permanent amusement ride covered by this part where a serious injury or death occurs, the nearest office of the division shall be notified by telephone immediately by the responding agency.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 585, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)