Can we talk? Is your staff truly inspecting equipment and documenting info? Oh, really? How do you know?
We often hear of incidents where people get hurt from amusement rides - BUT the equipment was inspected. Something is wrong here, and we’ll tell you the cold hard truth. Buckle up and hold on tight!
You’re rising to the top of the 100 ft. drop. Are you holding the seat tightly? We hope so, because HERE YOU GO! The coaster drops before you have time to brace! You get that feeling – you know the one where your stomach moves to your throat? Oh yes, that one.
You make your first loop and hear a strange pop. What’s that noise? Uh oh, that’s the noise we dread, but need to know more than ever – accountability. Did we have you shaking for a moment?
OK, so now let's talk "accountability" (Sorry, we can't help the sarcasm).
An incident on a ferris wheel outside a Winnipeg community centre that sent a child to hospital was a "freak" accident, says the owner of the carnival company that was involved.
"We could see kids' legs sticking up and the parents were frantically trying to get over the rail," she recalled.
Some children in one of the flipped cages were not strapped in and they were tossed around from one end of the cage to the other, Leslie said.
Six companies have received government inspections reporting only minor violations before the incident. The owners of the companies also report staff "inspected" each ride before opening to the public.
How do the owners hold their staff accountable? Who knows. Everyone means well, but there's no oversight, no document trail, nothing at all.
Do your inspections measure up or are you on the verge of a disaster?
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