HF 92 (LSB 1485YH (4) 89)

HOUSE FILE 92

BY  LOHSE, JONES, SMITH, and WILLS

A BILL FOR

An Act establishing a minimum age and training requirements for attendants who control amusement rides, and making penalties applicable.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  88A.18  Amusement ride attendants —— minimum age —— training.
   1.  An attendant who controls patron restraints or the operation, starting, stopping, or speed of an amusement ride shall be at least sixteen years of age.
   2.  An operator shall require that a person complete training as provided in this subsection prior to beginning work as an attendant. The training shall consist of, at minimum, the following topics: 
   a.  The operating procedures specific to any amusement ride the attendant will control, including the specific duties applicable to each of the amusement ride’s assigned positions.
   b.  The general procedures of the carnival or fair.
   c.  The general safety procedures, and safety procedures specific to any amusement ride the attendant will control, that the attendant must follow in the event of an unusual condition, interruption in operation, injury, emergency, or evacuation.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill provides that an attendant who controls patron restraints or the operation, starting, stopping, or speed of an amusement ride shall be at least 16 years of age.
   The bill requires the operator of a carnival or fair to require that a person complete training prior to beginning work as an attendant. The bill specifies minimum topics for such training. 
   A person who violates any order or rule issued by the labor commissioner pursuant to state law governing inspection of amusement rides is guilty of a serious misdemeanor. A serious misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than one year and a fine of at least $430 but not more than $2,560.