302 KAR 16:121. Inflatable

rides or attractions.

 

      RELATES TO: KRS 247.236(1)

      STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 247.236

      NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND

CONFORMITY: KRS 247.236(1) requires the department of Agriculture to promulgate

administrative regulations establishing safety requirements in the absence of

factory specification. This administrative regulation establishes requirements

for operation of inflatable rides or attractions when manufacturer

specifications are not available.

 

      Section 1. Inflatable rides and attractions

shall not require an operator.

 

      Section 2. Only inflatable devices

manufactured specifically for commercial use shall be used for commercial or

rental purposes.

 

      Section 3. Inflatable devices shall be

anchored to the ground with rods or pins with at least one half inch diameter,

at a minimum depth of 18 inches, and at a forty-five (45) degree angle to the

ground. If pins or rods are impracticable, seventy-five (75) pounds of sandbags

shall to be used at each anchor point.

 

      Section 4. Safety signage shall be

required if not printed by the manufacturer on the inflatable. If the following

information is not printed on an inflatable, the owner shall provide a sign to

display near the entrance of the inflatable while it is in operation with the

following information, in its entirety:

      (1) Remove shoes, eyeglasses and sharp

objects before entering;

      (2) No flips;

      (3) No piling on or wrestling;

      (4) Do not bounce closer than five feet

from another person; and

      (5) Do not bounce against the sides or near

the doorway.

 

      Section 5. All inflatable devices shall

use ground fault circuit interrupters for electrical components. (35 Ky.R.

2184; 2430; eff. 6-5-2009.)