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World Safety Standards on Amusement Rides Har Kupers C.O.O. Vekoma Rides BV Netherlands Member IAAPA Safety Committee ASTM F24 (Exec) Committee CEN TC 152 ISO TC 254

Safety Standards Amusement Rides Content : Which Standards are there ? Use of Standards - what makes them Special ? FUN !

Safety Standards Amusement Rides Content : Which Standards are there ? Use of Standards - what makes them Special ?

World Standards Amusement Rides Internationally accepted standards : ASTM F 24 EN 13814 ISO 17842/17929 Local Standards China GB8408 Australia AS 3533 Specific Owner Standards (e.g. Disney and Universal) Besides amusement rides – local Building, Environment,Electrical …

Safety Standards Amusement Rides - ASTM

ASTM F24 ASTM F24 Committee which develops and maintains standards: Ca. 900 members 12 Subcommittees International contribution out of 26 countries Task groups who work on different subjects of the standards Committee meets twice a year with 100-150 members in different technical meetings Harmonization meetings during IAAPA shows 20 Standards all different subjects Amusement Rides e.g.. F2291 Design F770 Ownership & Operation Restraints Load & Strengths Controls G -forces

ASTM F24 ASTM F24 “Living standards” which are continuously updated React fast on new products in industry Private organization – not government related Not only United States but also other countries Adopted Regulations 30 US States Adopted or Basis many countries e.g. South America, Singapore,UAE,Canada

Safety Standards Amusement Rides - EN

EN 13814 EN 13814 – History Published in 2004 after 16 years of development Replaces the DIN 4112 “ Fliegende Bauten” Published and developed by CEN with 28 European member states. Every country can have its “National Deviations” on the standard.

Revision of EN 13814 :2004 EN 13814 – Start Revision : informal preparation From 2009 to Sept 2011 as private initiative of EAASI / IAAPA Prepare update for revision of the current EN 13814 :2004 Voluntary group of experts in 8 different workgroups

Revision of EN 13814 :2004 Revision EN 13814 – Formal Process From 2011 formal process under CEN (European Committee for Standardization) 33 members CEN TC152 Technical Committee chaired by UNI –Italy Content by WG1 chaired by AFNOR France About 4 meetings a year. Mainly present NL,DE,UK, IT,DK,FR,NO prEN 13814 with many comments WG1 : EN13814 : Rides WG2 : EN13782 : Tents

Revision of EN 13814 : EN 13814 – Current Status today January 2016 Published Draft prEN for final review and comments (before April 2016) Draft prEn13814 – January 2016 - Safety of Amusement Rides and Devices : Part 1 : Design and Manufacture Part 2 : Operation, Maintenance and Use Part 3 : Requirements for Inspection Discussed comments during meetings in Gardaland, Paris and virtual meetings Technical Report still to be written to elaborate on the Manufacturing Quality part (because of ongoing discussion a TR is easier to maintain and change than the text in the standard) Early 2017 : CEN changed rules with respect to time frame Standard Revision. Final meetings April 2017 virtual and in Paris Submit final draft to CEN for vote member countries end May 2017 Expected further development: Prepare for formal vote (july17-aug17) Formal vote (sep17-Oct17) Process (editorial) comments Publish dec17/jan18 ? Many Comments Few Comments

Designer / Manufacturer Revision of EN 13814 EN 13814 – Main differences new and current EN13814 :2004 Standard in 3 parts 1 Design and Manufacturing 2 Operation, Maintenance and Use 3 Inspection Risk Assessment Design Risk Assessment (DRA) Operation and Use Risk Assessment (OURA) Designer / Manufacturer Controller / Operator Guest Behaviour Human errors/misbehavior to be considered Accessibility for guests with special needs G Forces totally revised Fully harmonized with ASTM (Accelerations-limits graphs and measurement) Structural (fatigue) analysis according to Eurocode 3 DIN standard and reference to it withdrawn. (EN 1993)

Revision of EN 13814 Event Structures - new standard and workgroup (WG 3 CEN TC 152 Stages and Grandstands Design so far according to EN13814 New EN out of scope No tents Develop new standard Under CEN/TC 152 Chair Netherlands WG3 starting up

Safety Standards Amusement Rides - ISO

ISO ISO/TC 254 "Safety of amusement rides and amusement devices“ - History History: Why ISO ? Russia initiates ISO and is convener of the TC London 2011 : 3 working groups WG Meetings 2012 -2014: WG 2 (Design&Mnf) ~~ EN (CEN WG1) Many discussions in WG1 about content and acceleration graphs (harmonizing with EN/ASTM)

ISO ISO/TC 254: Status “Safety of Amusement Rides and Devices” Biomechanical effects on amusement rides passengers published September 15, 2014 as Technical Specification ISO 17842-Part1 : Design and Manufacturing Published ISO 17842-Part2 : Operation , July1 2015 Maintenance and Use ISO 17842-Part3 : Inspection WG1 Workinggroups TC/254: WG2 WG3

ISO/CD 17929:2014 Biomechanical effects on amusement ride passengers Safety Standards Amusement Rides ASTM - EN - ISO Harmonization prEN 13814 Safety of Amusement Rides and Devices 1 Design and Manufacuring 2 Operation, maintenance and Use 3 Inspection ASTM F2291 Design&Mnf HARMONIZED G-forces ISO/DIS 17842 Amusement Rides and Devices 1 Design and Manufacuring 2 Operation, maintenance and Use 3 Inspection ISO/CD 17929:2014 Biomechanical effects on amusement ride passengers

Safety Standards Amusement Rides Content : Which Standards do we have ? Use of Standards - What makes our Standards Special ?

Special in Amusement Rides Standards - Safety EN 13814 (en) Fairground and amusement park machinery and structures - Safety 1 Design and Manufacturing 2 Operation, Maintenance 3 Inspection Safety ! 1 3 2

Example Acceleration Limits - Graph for X Special in Amusement Rides Standards -- G-force Physical impact of accelerations on health “Biomechanical Effects” Example Acceleration Limits - Graph for X Graph for Z -direction + Z pressed into seat - Z uplift in seated position

Special in Amusement Rides Standards - Restraints G –forces Restraints 5 categories: more ejecting (negative G in X and Z)  higher restraint requirements 1 5 “Restraint Rose”

Special in Amusement Rides Standards - Restraints 1 5 Example Area 1 : park bench Restraint : Containment “Restraint Rose” Example Area 5 : Flying Coaster

Special in Amusement Rides Standards Reach Envelop Pr EN 13814 Reach envelop depending on Risk of injury – Zone 1 , 2, 3, or 4 Type of restraint and containment 1 Harmless 2 Benign 3 Inhospitable 4 Uninhabitable

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Safety Standards Amusement Rides Revision of EN 13814 EN 13814 – Main differences new and current EN13814 :2004 EN 13814 – Structural (fatigue) Design DIN 15018 (Crane standard) DIN 4112 EC3 (EN1993) (Steelstructures) EN 13814 Possibillity that existing proven structure possible does not comply anymore Back to sh 15