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Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)

Code of Practice

Driven Machinery Regulations, 2015 : Commercial Zip line and Aerial Adventure Parks

3. Permission to operate

 

(1) Any person who wishes to operate a Ziplines or Aerial Adventure Parks shall apply in writing to the Chief Inspector of the Department of Employment and Labour for permission for such use and shall, together with such application, submit—
(a) a complete set of design calculations and drawings of the proposed installation; and
(b) a certificate issued by a registered professional engineer or a technologist and where applicable an inspection report issued by an arborist in which they certify that they has checked the design of the installation and that such design will ensure the safe operation of the installation under all permitted loadings.

 

(2) Users of Ziplines or Aerial Adventure Parks installed prior to the incorporation of this code of practice must submit a certificate issued by a registered professional engineer or a technologist

 

(3) The user shall cause the entire installation and all working parts of every Zipline or commercial Aerial Adventure Park to be subjected to a thorough, documented examination and a performance test, by a competent person, at intervals not exceeding 12 months.