Risk Management Plan for Inflatable and Mechanical Amusements

Risk management plan for inflatable and mechanical amusements

The Risk Management Plan for Inflatable and Mechanical Amusement plan has been developed to assist amusement device owners and operators with establishing and maintaining effective risk management provisions to identify, assess and treat / control risks associated with amusement devices.

The document has been designed so that it can be modified (by the purchaser) to suit the needs of the business or organisation.

The structure of the document includes:

RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR INFLATABLE AND MECHANICAL AMUSEMENTS contents

SECTION 1: GENERAL INFORMATION

• About
• Purpose
• Scope
• Insurance
• Approval
• Key contacts
• State and territory regulatory contacts

SECTION 2: ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsibilities overview

SECTION 3: POLICIES

• Risk management policy
• Health and safety policy
• Injury management policy
• Aggression and violence policy
• Covid safe policy

SECTION 4: RISK MANAGEMENT

• Risk framework
• Risk management process
• Hierarchy of controls
• Risk assessment
• Generic risk profile and control considerations
• COVID-19 planning
• Legal and compliance references

SECTION 5: PLANNING, CONSULTATION AND SYSTEMS

• Planning
• Communication and consultation
• Operational systems index

SECTION 6: AMUSEMENT DEVICES GENERAL

• Amusement devices
• Amusement device compliance
• Amusement device registration
• Party equipment hire non-amusement device
• Terms, conditions and restrictions
• Dry hire and customer information and instruction
• Overhead and underground hazards
• Maintenance
• Adverse weather and wind monitoring
• Public safety and emergency preparedness
• Inspection and briefing
• Cobid-19
• Personal protective equipment
• Manual handling
• Electrical
• Contractor management

SECTION 7: MECHANICAL AMUSEMENT DEVICES

• Australian standards
• Purchasing new or second hand rides
• Engineer inspection and certification
• Device registration
• Operator training and competency
• Installation, pre-operational inspection and testing
• Safety information and restrictions
• Safe operation and supervision
• Emergency equipment
• Amusement device pre-event compliance verification
• Weather and wind management plan
• Inspection and maintenance
• Major inspection
• Compliance and maintenance schedule
• Storage

SECTION 8: INFLATABLE AMUSEMENT DEVICES

• Australian standards
• Purchasing new or second hand rides
• Engineer inspection and certification
• Device registration
• Operator training and competency
• Anchoring
• Blowers
• Installation
• Unloading and installation
• Inflating the device
• Access and egress
• Safe operation and use
• Deflating and packing up
• Amusement device pre-event compliance verification
• Weather and wind management plan
• Inspection and maintenance
• Post assembly inspection
• Daily inspection
• Annual inspection
• Compliance and maintenance schedule
• Storage

SECTION 9: INCIDENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

• Incident and emergency management
• Incident and emergency procedure

SECTION 10: AUDIT, REFERENCES AND REVIEW

• Audit activities
• References
• Monitoring and review
• Document control
• Definitions

Appendix

• APPENDIX A – MECHANICAL AMUSEMENT DEVICE RISK ASSESSMENT
• APPENDIX B – INFLATABLE AMUSEMENT DEVICE RISK ASSESSMENT
• APPENDIX C – SCHEDULE OF AMUSEMENTS AND EQUIPMENT
• APPENDIX D – RECORD OF ALL REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS
• APPENDIX E – RECORD OF INSPECTIONS
• APPENDIX F – TRAINING REGISTER
• APPENDIX G – RECORD OF RIDE AND DEVICE SETUP
• APPENDIX H – OPERATOR TRAINING PROCEDURE
• APPENDIX I – GENERIC MECHANICAL PRE-OPENING CHECKLIST
• APPENDIX J – GENERIC INFLATABLE PRE-OPENING CHECKLIST
• APPENDIX K – OPERATING PROCEDURES
• APPENDIX L – CONTRACTOR REGISTER
• APPENDIX M – INCIDENT REPORT

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IMPORTANT NOTE: This template is generic in nature and it is not able to identify every possible hazard and risk. Purchasers and users of this template must amend the template to align with manufacturers requirements for the amusement device(s), relevant Australian Standards and applicable regulatory requirements.