13 NCAC 15 .0402             RESPONSIBILITY FOR COMPLIANCE

(a)  Every owner, operator, manufacturer, or designer of an amusement device shall comply with the rules of this Section.

(b)  Designers and manufacturers of amusement devices shall follow the procedures of the ASTM F1159 – Standard Practice for Design of Amusement Rides and Devices that are Outside the Purview of Other F24 Design Standards, which is hereby incorporated by reference, including all subsequent amendments and editions.

(c)  Designers and manufacturers of amusement devices shall follow the procedures of the ASTM F1193 – Standard Practice for Quality, Manufacture, and Construction of Amusement Rides and Devices, which is hereby incorporated by reference, including all subsequent amendments and editions.

(d)  Owners of amusement devices shall follow the procedures of ASTM F770 – Standard Practice for Ownership, Operation, Maintenance, and Inspection of Amusement Rides and Devices, which is hereby incorporated by reference, including all subsequent amendments and additions.

(e)  Copies of all ASTM International standards incorporated by reference in this Rule may be obtained from ASTM International via U.S. Mail at P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428-2959, via telephone at (610) 832-9500, or via the internet at www.astm.org. The cost of each publication is as follows:

(1)           ASTM F1159 is forty-four dollars ($44.00) per copy;

(2)           ASTM F1193 is fifty-six dollars ($56.00) per copy;

(3)           ASTM F770 is forty-four dollars ($44.00) per copy.

(f)  An engineering analysis prepared by the manufacturer of each ride or device shall be submitted to the North Carolina Department of Labor, Elevator and Amusement Device Bureau, prior to the time of inspection and before the ride or device is operated in North Carolina.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 95‑111.4;

Eff. August 1, 1987;

Amended Eff. December 1, 2004; June 1, 1992;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. January 5, 2016;

Amended Eff. December 1, 2020.