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DIRECTIVE

NO: D-P4 070101 2 Revision: 03

INCIDENT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO AMUSEMENT Devices (INCLUDING WATER SLIDES)

This Directive supersedes Directive D-P4 040730 4 issued on July 30, 2004. This Directive is being issued by a provincial safety manager pursuant to section 30 of the Safety Standards Act. Date of Issue: December 15, 2009 General Details This Directive is being issued to businesses and contractors to clarify the reporting of incidents. It is issued with respect to the requirements of section 36 and 37 of the Safety Standards Act and section 34 of the Safety Standards General Regulation. Specific Details

• A. Reporting of Incidents to the British Columbia Safety Authority

Persons in charge of regulated work, owners of regulated products, permit holders, persons who perform regulated work, and persons who operate a regulated product or system are required to report incidents. Incident reports must be made to the British Columbia Safety Authority (BCSA) within 24 hours of occurrence. The notification and shut down criteria below should be followed when a Type I, II or III incident

• ccurs.

Incidents can be reported as follows: Telephone Contact All incidents must be reported by phone to the appropriate BCSA Safety Officer. For incidents involving amusement devices, telephone contact must be made with the nearest Safety Officer at: Russell Karp Passenger Ropeway & Amusement Device Safety Officer New Westminster, BC Tel: 778-396-2070 Cell: 778-773-1769 Don Ulansky Passenger Ropeway & Amusement Device Safety Officer Vernon, BC Tel: 250-549-5524 Cell: 250-470-2575

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Dave Looney Passenger Ropeway & Amusement Device Safety Officer Courtenay, BC Tel: 250-334-1134 Cell: 250-319-5116 Wayne Callender, Amusement Device Safety Officer Courtenay, BC Tel: 250-703-3345 If you are unable to contact a Safety Officer to report the incident then you must contact the Provincial Safety Manager. The Provincial Safety Manager can be contacted at: Jason Gill Passenger Ropeway & Amusement Device Safety Manager New Westminster, BC Tel: 778-396-2047 Cell: 604-789-7201 Submitting an Incident Reporting Form

• An Incident Reporting Form can be completed either online at the BCSA website

(www.safetyauthority.ca) or by printing off a copy of the incident reporting form (FRM- 1103) from our website, filling it out and faxing it to the BCSA. If reporting by fax, please submit the report to the appropriate safety officer nearest you: New Westminster: 778-396-2035 Courtenay: 250-334-1106 Vernon: 250-549-5602

• B. Types Of Incidents

Incidents range in severity from major (Type I) to minor (Type III). For the purposes of this Directive, incidents are categorized as follows: Type I – Must be Reported by Telephone Notification Immediately

• manual evacuation except where a power failure has occurred
• fire involving the equipment or structures;
• failure of any electrical or mechanical component which results in the loss of control

such as failure of slow or stop commands, acceleration beyond design rates, self starts, overspeed and unintentional reversal;

• failure of any safety device and control to function as intended;
• failure of any structural component such as a tower, shafts, loading decks, stairs,

conveyance, passenger restraints, flumes or other assembly components;

• explosions,
• all types of collisions
• derailments or fatigue failure
• a loss of life or life threatening injury as a result of the use or operation of an

amusement device.

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Type II – Must be Reported by Telephone Notification Immediately Type II incidents are any type of incident where professional medical attention is involved for any injury as a result of the use or operation of an amusement device. Type III – Must be Reported within 24 hours by Telephone

• evacuation where a power failure has occurred;
• falls from passenger carrying units (PCUs) outside the loading or unloading area
• C. Installation shut down (closed) requirements following an incident.

In accordance with the authority granted to a provincial safety manager in section 20 of the Elevating Devices Safety Regulation, it is directed that when a Type I amusement ride or incident occurs, the amusement device involved in the incident must be evacuated and shut down (closed) until permission to operate (open) has been granted by a Safety Officer. It is further directed that when a Type II or Type III amusement device incident occurs, the carriage

• f traffic on the amusement device involved in the incident may continue unless a Type I

incident is also involved. Jason Gill Provincial Safety Manager, Passenger Ropeways and Amusement Devices References: Bill 19 – 2003 Safety Standards Act B.C. Reg. 101/2004 Elevating Devices Safety Regulation B.C. Reg. 105/2004 Safety Standards General Regulation For more information on the British Columbia Safety Authority, please visit our web site at: www.safetyauthority.ca