N.J. Admin. Code § 5:14A-2.12

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 5:14A-2.12 - Engineering review

(a) The Department shall perform engineering reviews in support of type certifications/amended type certifications and individual approvals/supplemental modification certifications. The manufacturer or owner, as appropriate, shall ensure that all documents submitted conform to accepted engineering practice and reflect sound engineering principals.

(b) Unless waived by the Department, ride drawings shall be required for all applications for type certifications/amended type certifications and individual approvals/supplemental modification certifications. All ride drawings submitted as part of an application shall clearly depict the following in appropriate views and cross-sections:

1. Dimensions and tolerances and other important characteristics;

2. General drawings or diagrams in plan, elevation, and section views showing the general arrangement of components and operating clearance envelopes;

3. Assembly and sub-assembly drawings that provide additional views of areas not clearly discernable from the general drawings and providing clear identification and specification of all components, including proper adjustment(s), fastener tightening specifications, descriptions of other materials or lubricants used, any other important information;

4. Detailed drawings of all components specifically manufactured for use in the amusement ride, device, or modification shall not be required unless a specific drawing is needed for verification. However, such drawings shall be available from the manufacturer as per N.J.A.C. 5:14A-5;

5. Illustrations or narrative, as appropriate, to provide a clear understanding of the function and relationship of each important part of the amusement ride, device, or modification;

6. Slewing gears, hoisting, and swiveling mechanisms, including their support arrangements, drives, controls, and lifting, and swiveling mechanisms;

7. Tubs, carriages, gondolas, or other devices illustrated in all necessary views and cross sections with details of the overall dimensions;

8. Vehicles or carriages with details of traveling, guide, safety, and upstop wheels, bearings, axles, shafts, and their attachments and possible ranges of motion in relation to the vehicle, steering and control, anti-rollback devices, drives, and mechanisms, brakes, and anchoring to the foundation;

9. Electrical, electronic, pneumatic, and hydraulic circuit and wiring diagrams; and

10. Control system documentation, including circuit wiring and logic diagrams.

(c) The manufacturer or owner shall provide to the Department and to the foundation designer a detailed list of maximum loadings on ground or foundation support locations.

(d) The manufacturer or owner shall provide the manuals required by N.J.A.C. 5:14A-2.14 as part of the ride design package.

(e) A special engineering review that focuses on a specific aspect of a ride may be undertaken by the Department to meet a specific need. Such a special engineering review may be undertaken in response to any of the following:

1. Accidents involving this ride or ride type;

2. A pattern of accidents or mechanical failures involving this ride or ride type;

3. Excessive maintenance or inspection(s) that may indicate a design defect;

4. The issuance of service bulletins, as described in these rules;

5. A serious defect found in the field during inspection; or

6. A major modification to a ride having a type certification, amended type certification, individual approval, or supplemental modification certification.

N.J. Admin. Code § 5:14A-2.12

Amended by R.2007 d.75, effective 3/19/2007.
See: 38 N.J.R. 1908(a), 39 N.J.R. 855(a).
In (e)6, inserted "major" and substituted "to a ride having" for "from".