Public Events Infrastructure

Public Events - Health and Safety Requirements

Fairground and Inflatable Rides Safety

The advice and guidance in the HSE publication Fairgrounds and amusement parks: guidance on safe practice HSG175 has been adopted as the standard for managing all health and safety issues relating to fairground rides.

Operators are required to submit copies of the current ADIPS, Electrical Test certificates and Public Liability Insurance certificates for each device to the Event Coordinator at least 14 days prior to the event.

Documents Required for inspection

The following documents must be available for inspection during ride build-up and throughout the event.

• Ride Log Books
• Daily Inspection Records
• Operating Instructions

Dry Powder and/or CO2 Fire Extinguishers must be located by each device and all ride attendants must be fully trained in their use.

The fun fair devices and rides layout must conform to the agreed site plan with a minimum distance of 4 meters between devices as an access route for emergency vehicles.

Please note that the minimum clearance required between 2 devices or rides moving parts is 6 meters.

Overnight accommodation caravans must be at least 1.5 meters apart and positioned away from the fairground devices, with easy access for pulling them away in event of fire?

Operators of Inflatable Play Equipment must adhere to the advice and guidance contained in the M.U.T.A. publication Code of Practice for Operators of Play Inflatables.

Operators of Inflatable Play equipment will be asked to provide evidence that their equipment has undergone and passed annual inspections carried out by a competent person, preferably PIPA registered.

All equipment must have a current PIPA certificate.

Ride attendants must be at least aged 18 years (inflatable play equipment, side shows (except shooting ranges) and catering attendants may be aged 16) and wear high visibility vests or jackets in order that they are easily identifiable to the public.

Ride attendants operating Kiddie or juvenile rides, having direct contact with children or vulnerable adults, must have current Disclosure and Barring Service(DBS) clearance.

Training

All ride attendance must have received adequate training in the following;

• The method of operating the device
• Safe entry/exit for users;
• Safe methods of assembly/dismantling, where applicable;
• How to make a daily check;
• Safe anchoring of the inflatable;
• Crowd control measures, and barriers;
• Measures to be taken in the event of power failure;
• Procedures for reporting accidents, defects or breakdowns.
• Emergency evacuation of ride and site procedures
• Fire Extinguisher selection and use
• Basic First Aid

A written record of ride/sideshow attendant training should be available for inspection if required.

Prior to the rides being opened to the public a Health and Safety Inspection of the fairground will be conducted by a member of Preston City Council's Health and Safety Team.

Only on satisfactory completion of this inspection will the operator be permitted to open the rides to the public.

Fairground Checklist

• Current Amusement Device Inspection Procedures Scheme (ADIPS) for each fairground device
• Electrical test certificates for each fairground device
• Public liability Insurance to the minimum value of £5 million
• Risk Assessment for each fairground device
• Site layout of fairground activity
• Confirmation of competent supervision of each fairground devise

Inflatables Checklist

• Current Pertexa Inflatable Play Accreditation (PIPA) for each inflatable
• Public liability Insurance to the minimum value of £5 million
• Risk Assessment for each inflatable
• Confirmation of safe anchorage
• Confirmation of competent supervision of each inflatable
• Site layout of fairground activity