Section SPS 334.56 - Definitions(1) "Air bag" means a device which cradles the body and which uses an air release breather system to dissipate the energy due to a fall, thereby allowing the person to land without an abrupt stop or bounce.(2) "Binding" means the material used to hold the bungee cord threads in place.(3) "Bungee cord" means the elastic rope to which the jumper is attached and which lengthens and shortens to produce the bouncing action.(4) "Bungee jumping" means a procedure where a person free falls from a height and the descent is limited by attachment to a bungee cord.(5) "Catapulting" means a procedure where a person is held on the ground while the bungee cord is stretched, and when the person is released, he or she is propelled upwards. Note: Catapulting is also referred to as launching or reverse jumping.
(6) "Dynamic load" means the load placed on the rigging and attachments by the initial free fall of the jumper and the bouncing movements of the jumper.(7) "Equipment" means power or manually operated devices used to raise, lower and hold loads.(8) "Failure" means breakage, separation of components, or the point where the ultimate strength is exceeded.(9) "Hoist" or "hoisting" means all functions such as lowering, lifting, swinging or suspending a platform.(10) "Jump harness" means an assembly which is worn by a jumper and attached to a bungee cord.(11) "Jump height" means the distance from the jump platform to the bottom of the jump zone.(12) "Jump master" means a person who has responsibility for the bungee jumping operation and who prepares the jumper for the actual jump.(13) "Jump operator" means a person who assists the jump master to prepare a jumper for jumping and operates the lowering system.(14) "Jump zone" means the space bounded by the maximum designed movements of the jumper or any part of the jumper.(15) "Jumper" means the person who falls or jumps from a height when attached to a bungee cord.(16) "Landing area" means the surface area of a net, air bag or water where the jumper lands.(17) "Lowering system" means any manual or mechanical equipment capable of lowering a jumper to the designated landing area.(18) "Maximum intended load" means the total load of all persons, tools, materials and other loads reasonably anticipated to be applied to a platform or platform component at any one time.(19) "Platform" means the area attached to a structure from which the jumper falls or jumps.(20) "Rigging system" means the bungee cord plus any webbing or rope connected to the bungee cord.(21) "Recovery area" means an area next to the landing area, where the jumper may recover from the jump before returning to the public area.(22) "Safety harness" means an approved assembly to be worn by an operator and which is designed to be attached to a lanyard and prevent the jump site operator from falling.(23) "Safety space" means a space extending beyond the jump zone as a safety factor.(24) "Sandbagging" means the practice of a jumper holding onto any object, including another person, during the initial descent after jumping off of a platform, for the purpose of exerting more force on the bungee cord in order to stretch it further, and then releasing the object at the bottom of the jump causing the jumper to rebound with more force than could be created by the jumper's weight alone.(25) "Site operating manual" means the document containing the procedures and forms for the operation of all bungee jumping activities and equipment.(26) "Structure" means the apparatus supporting the platform.(27) "Tandem jumping" means the practice of 2 people harnessed together while jumping simultaneously from the same jump platform.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 334.56
Cr. Register, January, 1994, No. 457, eff. 2-1-94; CR 02-127: am. (5) Register May 2003 No. 569, eff. 6-1-03.