Michigan Laws 408.669a – Copy of manufacturer’s operating instructions; employee training record; emergency response plan; falsification of training record is misdemeanor
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 408.669a
- Carnival or amusement ride: means a device that carries or conveys passengers along, around, or over a fixed or restricted route or course for the purpose of giving its passengers amusement, pleasure, thrills, or excitement. See Michigan Laws 408.652
- Department: means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs. See Michigan Laws 408.652
- Operator: means a person who controls the operation of a carnival or amusement ride. See Michigan Laws 408.652
- Owner: means any person who owns or leases and controls or manages the operation of a carnival or amusement ride, and includes an individual, partnership, corporation, both profit and nonprofit, or the state and any of its political subdivisions and their departments or agencies. See Michigan Laws 408.652
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- Serious injury: means a physical injury that is not necessarily permanent, but that constitutes serious bodily disfigurement or that seriously impairs the functioning of a body organ or limb. See Michigan Laws 408.652
(1) On request, an owner shall, at no cost to the department, provide the department a copy of the manufacturer’s operating instructions for a carnival or amusement ride owned by the owner and any written bulletins concerning the safety, operation, or maintenance of the carnival or amusement ride.
(2) The owner of a carnival or amusement ride shall maintain, on a form prescribed by rule of the department, a record of training for each employee authorized to operate, assemble, disassemble, or conduct maintenance on a carnival or amusement ride. In place of the form prescribed by the department, an owner may request approval of an alternative form if the alternative form includes, at a minimum, the information required on the form prescribed by the department. A record of training required under this subsection must be accessible by the owner and made available to the department on request.
(3) The owner of a carnival or amusement ride shall establish an emergency response plan that meets the requirements in subsection (4) and maintain, on a form prescribed by rule of the department, a record of employee training on emergency response procedures. In place of the form prescribed by the department, the owner may request approval of an alternative form if the alternative form includes, at a minimum, the information required on the form prescribed by the department. The emergency response plan and record of the training required under this subsection must be accessible by the owner or operator and made available to the department on request.
(4) An emergency response plan for a carnival or amusement ride established under subsection (3) must include information on, at a minimum, all of the following:
(a) Ride specific safety hazards that need to be identified to mitigate risk.
(b) Emergency equipment that is on hand.
(c) When to administer first aid.
(d) When to contact law enforcement and emergency services.
(e) When to suspend operation of the carnival or amusement ride.
(f) What to do if a serious injury or fatality occurs.
(5) A person that falsifies a record of training required under this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be imprisoned for not more than 90 days and shall be fined not less than $1,000.00 or more than $2,500.00.