ASTM F893-05
(Guide)Standard Guide for Inspection of Amusement Rides and Devices
Standard Guide for Inspection of Amusement Rides and Devices
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1.1 This guide covers the inspections of amusement rides and devices during prototype development, production manufacturing, installation or erection, following major modification or overhaul, and during operation and maintenance periods. Note 1 For information related to this guide, see Specification F 698, Terminology F 747, and Guide F 846.
This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation:F893–05a
Standard Guide for
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Inspection of Amusement Rides and Devices
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 893; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope turer Quality Assurance Program and Manufacturing Re-
quirements
1.1 This guide covers the inspections of amusement rides
and devices during prototype development, production manu-
3. Terminology
facturing, installation or erection, following major modifica-
3.1 Definition:
tion or overhaul, and during operation and maintenance peri-
3.1.1 inspector—a person who, through education, experi-
ods.
ence, and training, is able to properly evaluate an amusement
NOTE 1—For information related to this guide, see Specification F 698,
ride or device to determine its conformance, within the scope
Terminology F 747, and Guide F 846.
of the inspection, with ASTM Committee F24 Standards.
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
4. Significance and Use
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- 4.1 Thepurposeofthisguideistodelineateinformationand
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
recommend inspections for amusement rides and devices.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. 4.2 Inspection within the context of this guide is to deter-
mine conformance with applicable ASTM Committee F24
2. Referenced Documents
standards.
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
5. Inspection Program
F 698 Specification for Physical Information to be Provided
for Amusement Rides and Devices 5.1 Manufacturer’s Responsibility:
F 747 Terminology Relating to Amusement Rides and De-
5.1.1 The manufacturer of an amusement ride or device
vices shall have a written quality assurance program as specified in
F 770 Practice for Operation Procedures for Amusement Practice F 1193 for use in conjunction with the design, manu-
Rides and Devices
facture, construction, modification, or reconditioning of the
F 846 Guide for Testing Performance of Amusement Rides amusement ride or device.
and Devices
5.1.2 Quality assurance documents, that is, material certifi-
F 853 Practice for Maintenance Procedures for Amusement cations, test reports, and inspection reports, shall be retained
Rides and Devices
for a period of time as deemed appropriate by the manufactur-
F 1193 Practice for Amusement Ride and Device Manufac- ers.
5.1.3 The manufacturer of an amusement ride or device
shall provide the owner/operator with a written inspection
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F24 on Amusement
procedure to be delivered with the ride or device. The
Rides and Devices and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F24.30 on
document shall outline the inspections as contained in Practice
Maintenance and Inspection.
F 853 and Practice F 770.
Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2005. Published December 2005. Originally
approved in 1984. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as F 893 – 05.
5.1.3.1 Any changes in the procedure prescribed in 5.1.3
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5.1.4 All inspections, whether recommended at the time of 5.2.2 Inspection documents deemed appropriate by the
sale or subsequently, shall meet the following criteria: owner/operator to be maintained in the ride file shall be filed in
accordance with the procedures outlined in Practices F 770 and
5.1.4.1 Inspections are such that shall have been satisfacto-
F 853.
rily performed by the manufacturer.
5.2.3 The owner/operator of an amusement ride or device
5.1.4.2 Inspections are ones in which the ride or device or
shall promptly notify the manufacturer of an incident, failure,
element can reasonably be expected to pass during the ex-
or malfunction which, in his judgment, seriously affects the
pected design life of the ride, device or element, assuming that
continued proper operation of the ride or device and is
recommended maintenance procedures have been followed;
information of which the manufacturer should be aware.
and,
5.3
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