Entertainment areas and amusement parks are not only places for children to have fun, but also where people of all ages have gone excited and have a pleasant time. Majority of the activities in these places are electric and electronic devices that work with electricity. In order to ensure that the people going to have fun in this way do not face any danger and do not face any risky situation, it will be necessary to have all the machines and equipments made available to the people periodically checked and inspected.
Most of the time, it is surprisingly observed how the accidents that are the subject of the news and how the persons concerned have not taken adequate security measures. In order to prevent loss of life and property, entertainment areas and amusement parks should be inspected and reports issued by authorized institutions.
Generally, the weather is good and the amusement park and entertainment areas are full. In addition, even in limited spaces, such entertainment areas are organized. These recreational areas, which are opened to the operation without the necessary maintenance, are operated by unqualified personnel who are not regularly checked and inspected daily and monthly and are not trained, have great risks and dangers.
The opening and operation of all open and closed recreational areas and amusement parks are carried out by the municipalities within the framework of legal regulations for licensing and opening workplaces. Pursuant to these regulations, occupational health and safety principles will also be complied with. These areas are classified as dangerous workplaces under the law. In this respect, it is necessary to determine the suitability of the employees, to be educated and experienced, to have information about the hazards of these workplaces, to make risk analyzes related to the machinery and equipment used, to determine the hazards that will occur and to take necessary security measures in terms of these hazards. In addition, the maintenance of the machinery and equipment used is safe and systematic.
In fact, in terms of accuracy, an engineer and technician in charge of the control and maintenance of the entire game and entertainment machines in the entertainment areas, circuses and amusement parks should be employed.
In practice, it is known that the security audits required by the municipalities are not conducted at a sufficient level and frequency. It is also a fact that only controls during the issuance of a work permit are not sufficient. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many accidents. Municipalities have great responsibility in this regard.
Authorized test and inspection organizations also perform recreational area inspections within the scope of environmental inspections. A few standards considered during these studies are:
- TS EN 13814 Machines and structures used in amusement parks and playgrounds - Security
- TSE CEN / TR 16879 Site selection at playgrounds and other entertainment facilities - Recommendations for arrangement and separation methods
- TS EN 1176-4 Playground elements and floor arrangements - Part 4: Additional special safety rules and test methods for rope paths
- TS EN 1177 Playgrounds - Ground arrangements reducing impact impact - Determination of critical fall height
- TS EN 60335-2-82 Safety regulations - For household electrical appliances - Part 2-82: Particular requirements for service and entertainment machines
