What is the New Jersey Carnival and Amusement Ride Safety Act?
It is essential to be safe at an amusement park, whether it be a mobile park like a traveling carnival or a fixed site park like Six Flags Great Adventure and Safari. No one wants what should be a fun day filled with memorable moments with friends and family to turn into a nightmare. However, accidents that produce injuries and even that are deadly do happen at amusement parks across the United States.
If you were injured at an amusement park in New Jersey, the first thing to do is seek medical attention. It is critical that you obtain a correct diagnosis for your injuries and also have them treated. Next, speaking with an experienced lawyer can be advantageous. Taking action against an amusement park for compensation for your harm can be very difficult. An attorney can get the ball rolling for you and ensure you are treated fairly.
After an accident at an amusement park, please call our South Jersey personal injury attorney at Monaco Law PC.
New Jersey Regulations for Amusement Parks
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is a national governing body that provides safety standards for mobile amusement parks and investigates injury accidents at U.S. mobile amusement parks. Mobile amusement parks are those that travel like a carnival or State Fair.
There are just a few issues with the CPSC. The first is that they only focus on mobile amusement parks. The second issue is that they do not regularly inspect all mobile amusement parks. The third issue is that the standards and regulations established by the CPSC for mobile amusement parks are not mandated. Mobile parks have the discretion to follow these guidelines or not.
Fixed-site amusement parks do not have any federal or national body to provide standards and regulations. Governing fixed-site parks typically is only done if the state and locality where the park is located take on the task.
New Jersey is one of the states that takes amusement park safety seriously. The New Jersey Carnival and Amusement Ride Safety Act (CARSA) governs fixed-site rides throughout the state. There are several things that CARSA does, including:
- Annual safety inspections of fixed-site amusement parks.
- All rides to fixed-site amusement parks must be certified before they are sold.
- Amusement park owners must register each ride in their park and get an annual permit. This includes scheduled ride inspections as well as random inspections.
Speak to a New Jersey Personal Injury Attorney Today
A general hallmark of warmer weather and the summer is to go to an amusement park. However, when there is negligence or other malfeasance, an accident can happen which can cause parkgoers severe injuries. It is important that victims of amusement park accidents are fully compensated for their losses.
Please call our South Jersey personal injury lawyer at Monaco Law PC to schedule a free consultation at (609) 277-3166 for our New Jersey office and (215) 546-3166 for our office in Pennsylvania. We are a New Jersey and Pennsylvania personal injury law firm serving Atlantic County, Burlington County, Cape May County, Camden County, Cumberland County, Gloucester County, Mercer County, Middlesex County, Ocean County, Salem County, and all of South Jersey.
Source:
state.nj.us/dca/news/news/2014/20140612.html
