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Panel Debate:Panel Debate:Where is Ride Safety HeadedWhere is Ride Safety Headed

Doug Doug DadswellDadswell (ADIPS), Peter Leutenstorfer (TUV) & Mike (ADIPS), Peter Leutenstorfer (TUV) & Mike WhithersWhithers (Disney)(Disney)

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WHERE IS RIDE SAFETY HEADING ?

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Dipl.Dipl.-- IngIng. Univ.. Univ.

Peter LeutenstorferPeter Leutenstorfer

DEPARTMENT FOR AMUSEMENT DEPARTMENT FOR AMUSEMENT RIDESRIDES AND LEISURE PARKS, AND LEISURE PARKS, CERTIFICATION BODY CERTIFICATION BODY FFOR RIDESOR RIDES

TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH

Department IS-FSF

Westendstraße 199D - 80686 München

Tel. ++49-(0)89-5791-1962Fax ++49-(0)89-5791-2022mobile ++49-(0)160360 21 52

Peter.Leutenstorfer@tuev-sued.dewww.AmusementRides-Safety.info

High Safety Level in the Industry already achieved

There is permanent strive in the Industry to further

minimize risk

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Girl, 11, killed in fall from log flume(September 7, 2009) - At a festival in Bavaria, Germany, an 11-year-old girl was killed in a

30-foot-fall from a log flume ride called Wildwater. She was alone in her car and fell when from one of the ride's highest points.

She died while being transported by helicopter to a hospital in Munich. Inspectors

found no evidence that the ride malfunctioned. They said that the ride's safety

system were working, .....

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Children‘s forseeable Behavior ?

Man dead after fall from roller coaster(Saturday, February 14, 2009) - A 37-year-old man was killed after falling 30-40 feet from a roller coaster at Star City theme park in Pasay City, Philippines. The accident happened on a compact, inverted-type roller coaster called the Star Flyer. Park officials say that the ride's safety system was operating properly at the time of the incident, and that it is impossible for someone to fall from the ride unless he intentionally eluded the restraint harness before it was locked. According to a ride attendant, the victim had asked whether falling from the ride would be fatal. Several witnesses reported seeing the man escaping from his harness as the ride began. The man's restraint device was found in the locked position after the incident.

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Adults Forseeable Behavior ?

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Are the rules and laws sufficient everywhere?

Former park officials accept blame for fatal roller coaster accident- Daily Yomiuri, July 15, 2008

"According to the indictment, Ito and Tatebepostponed the regular inspection that should have been conducted no later than March 18, 2007, on the roller coaster Fujin-Raijin II and allowed it to continue operating, although a visible crack on an axle of its second car was confirmed at the end of November 2006. The prosecutor said their negligence resulted in the axle breaking, leading to the death of Yoshino Kogawaraand injuries to 12 other passengers."

What is the correct age to assume children‘s responsibility ?

Accelerations – Limits Defined in General

Governmental Requirements Increased after Accident

Cobra Incident

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Initial Inspection and Regular Thorough Inspections of the right scope ?

Does Amusement Park Certification need to consider even further Aspects ?

Rakvere, Estonia -- In May of 2007, a fire broke out on the "Tivoli Tuur" ride while in operation. The ride, which is similar to the Enterprise, was running at full speed when smoke and flames engulfed the gondolas, burning them to a crisp. Thirty-seven people were injured, most of who were treated for smoke inhalation and burns. "The blaze took hold at about 11pm, and was well alight by the time three fire crews reached the fun fair. By the time the fire was extinguished at 12.16am, flames had destroyed five plastic gondolas and the ride's electrical system," according to the Baltic Times.

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What is the further Development in Ride Technology ?

Will Passenger Behaviourundergo further Changes ?

What about Children Responsibility ?

Are the Guidelines / Standards on Top ?

Technology of Rides• Higher and Faster?

– No general limits

• Higher Acceleration?Existing standardsResearch for Brain Acceleration

• Thrill Enhancement?– Show Environment– Interaction– Combination of Rides with Audio and Movie

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Technology of Rides

• Safety Records so far

– Extremely good safety records for Amusement Rides concerning technical features despite of high press attention

– But it is always a goal to further minimize accidents

• Future technical safety achievements– Electronic systems to further control attendants ?

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Technology of Rides

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Variable Restraints for ChildrenErgonomic Improvements create safety

Technology of Rides

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Further Improvement in Technogolgyby Efficient Design Methods

08.10.2009 Abteilung: 19

Future Safety Improvement

• Safety is a Coordination of several Factors • Four Aspects of Safety Achievement in Rides :

Manufacturer•Planing•Design•Fabrication

Owner•Installation / Operation•Maintenance•Integrated Safety Program

TÜV•Design•Simulation•Verification

Guests•Behavior•Interaction /Operation•Self assessment

Safety by Communication

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Verbal / AudioSafety Information can be improved (spiels, audio downloads for head phones)

Physical Information Test Seats RestraintsFull Containment

Signage Ride Class Information

Distinction into Thrill classes:High thrill Moderate thrillFamily style Children style

Pictogramsat the entrance in the ride containment

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• Guest Behaviour / Children‘s Behavior

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Children‘s Behaviour• Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

• Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD or AD/HD)is a neurobehavioral developmental disorder. ADHD is primarily characterized by "the co-existence of attentional problems and hyperactivity, with each behavior occurring infrequently alone.“

• ADHD is the most commonly studied and diagnosed psychiatric disorder in children, affecting about

3 to 5% of children globally with signs starting before seven years of age.

• ADHD is a common chronic disorder in children with 30 to 50% of those individuals diagnosed in childhood continuing to have signs into adulthood

• 4.7 percent of American adults are estimated to live with ADHD.[

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TÜV SÜD „OK for Kids“

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TÜV SÜD Amusement Park Certification

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Standards Technical Rules

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EN 13814Fairground and amusement park

machinery and structures — Safety

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MAIN SECTIONS MAIN SECTIONS IN EN 13814IN EN 13814

•• DESIGN AND ANALYSISDESIGN AND ANALYSIS

•• MANUFACTUREMANUFACTURE

•• RISK REDUCTION BY RISK REDUCTION BY PREVAILING MEASURESPREVAILING MEASURES

•• EXAMINATIONSEXAMINATIONS

•• OPERATION AND USEOPERATION AND USE

Road Map Technical Standards

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• Official Revision of EN 13814 starting 2010

• EN 13814 to revise and correct where necessary but not to tear into pieces

• Harmonization of standards in parallel to the CEN revision process

EN 13814 still need to be enforced in EU Member States

Approvals / Thorough Inspections • Local Laws (new: Italy, France) • Further European Member Countries will follow

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Design

Manufacture , Construction

Initial Third Party Review and Acceptance Test

Maintenance and Preventive Inspections

Regular External Third Party Inspection

BASIC FIELDS FOR ANALYSIS AND INTERVENTION TO EFFECTIVELY ENHANCE RIDE SAFETY

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Initial Third Party Review and Acceptance Tests, Approval of each Amusement Ride- Design Review- Manufacturing Inspections- Initial Examination and Tests

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DESIGN AND THOROUGH THIRD PARTY DESIGN REVIEW

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Section:Design and Analysise.g. Ride Dynamics

Thorough Design Review

Verifications of

– Kinematic-simulations

– Modal Analysis

– Mechanical Elements: Fatigue Shafts, Axles, Gear boxes

– FEM and Beam Elements Calculations to DIN

– Welded Units to DIN

– Life-Cycle Calculations

– Steel Structures and Foundations

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Inspections

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MAINTENANCE AND PREVENTIVE INSPECTIONSBY THE PARK MAINTENANCE GROUP knowledge of the design criteria and intimate

knowledge of the design and the technical standards can be achieved in permanent exchange between park personnel

and external Inspection body

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REGULAR THIRD PARTY, EXTERNAL SAFETY INSPECTION REQUIRE COMMITMENT TO THE

DETAILAND KNOWLEDGE OF THE RIDES

Thorough Inspections Thorough Inspections in Annual Intervalsin Annual Intervals

CERTIFICATIONCERTIFICATIONSAFETY

SAFETY QUALITY

QUALITY