How Funfair Rides are Tested for Safety
Safety is very important when hiring funfair rides for your event or celebration.
In this article, find out how funfair rides are inspected and tested for safety, including the necessary tests and checks that all entertainment rentals must follow to be completely safe for guests.
As with any big equipment or machinery, there are strict rules to follow when it comes to funfair ride inspections and safety checks. This includes important tests before anyone uses the ride, and regular annual services to check everything is still in working order.
The Amusement Devices Inspection Procedures Scheme (ADIPS) creates these inspection standards, and they apply to all fairground rides and funfair rentals that are used in the UK.
Pre Use Inspections for Funfair Rides
The pre-use inspections carried out before guests can use a funfair rental include several steps for safety. A full design review will verify whether the ride is safe enough for people to use, and it involves a review of the ride design from an independent source.
During this review, an assessor will decide whether the designer of the ride has considered any possible safety risks. All funfair rides and fairground rentals need this review before they can be used for the first time.
The pre-use inspection also includes an assessment of conformity to design. This takes place after the design review, and it aims to check that any safety aspects of the ride are included in the reviewed design.
The final pre-use inspection involves an initial test of the fairground ride or funfair game.
Although the first two steps will flag any important safety issues that need to be resolved with the concept and design of the ride, this final step will make sure the funfair ride functions properly while in action.
An initial test often involves more than one test run, considering different aspects of performance so that every possible health and safety issue can be resolved before allowing the public to ride.
Maintenance and Inspections of Funfair Rides
Regular, annual inspections of funfair rides must also take place every 12 months, to ensure the mechanical, electrical, software and other integral systems are all updated for modern use.
The right maintenance throughout the year will make sure that all funfair rides meet these in-service inspections every year.
Here at We are Tricycle, we have lots of funfair rides and games for hire across the UK. It is important to choose a fairground rental company that you can trust, to give you full peace of mind at your local event, community festival, birthday party or big fairground celebration.
From waltzers to Ferris wheels, all of our fairground rides and funfair stalls are fun, exciting and safe for your friends and family.
Please contact us today for plenty of funfair rides and fairground entertainment options for your next big event or get in touch to find out more about our funfair ride tests and inspections.