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9A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2016 Thrill-ride accidents spark new demands for regulation By KATHLEEN FOODY, ERIK SCHELZIG and CLAIRE GALOFARO Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In some parts of the U.S., the thrill rides that hurl kids upside down, whirl them around or send them shooting down slides are checked out by state inspectors before customers climb on. But in other places, they are not required to get the once-over. The grisly death of a 10-year-old boy on a Kansas water slide and a Ferris wheel accident that injured three little girls at a county fair in Tennes- see this summer have focused attention on what safety experts say is an alarming truth about amusement rides: How closely they are regulated var- ies greatly from state to state. “Fifty states in the United States of America and no two inspect rides the same way. 70 Help Wanted AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis Amusement device inspector Avery Wheelock inspects the safety pins on a children’s merry-go-round at the Mis- sissippi State Fair in Jackson, Miss. In some parts of the U.S., the thrill rides that hurl kids upside down, whirl them around or send them shooting down slides are checked out by state inspectors before customers climb on. But in other places, they are not required to get the once-over. That’s wrong,” said Ken Mar- tin, an amusement park safety consultant who has been one of the loudest critics of the nation’s patchwork of state laws. “We’re not close to being in the same book, state to state. We’re not even on the same page of the hymnal. We cer- tainly aren’t singing in key.” 70 Help Wanted 80 Work Wanted Haul Away If it needs to go, call me! Moving/Attics/Basements/Odd Jobs. 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End of Summer Bonus! Apply in person at 2316 Beach Drive Seaside. Average working days range from 10am-3pm. LOOKING for livestock buyers? Place a low-cost classified ad. TDX Contruction LLC is looking for qualified Laborers and/or Skilled Workers. Must have own hand tools and transportation. Rate of pay DOE. Contact Darious: 503-739-1477 Vacasa is seeking a Maintenance Technician to complete projects on vacation homes in the area. Must have reliable transportation. $15-18/hr + benefits. www.vacasa.com/careers CROSSWORD by Eugene Sheffer •JIMʼS LAWN CARE• •Brush Clearing•Lawns•Shrubs •Hauling•Gutter & Storm-Cleanup (503)325-2445 •Free Estimates NOTICE: Oregon Landscape Contractors Law (ORS 671) requires all businesses that advertise landscape contracting services be licensed with the Landscape Contractors Board. This 4-digit number assures the business has a bond, insurance and an associated individual contractor who has fulfilled the testing and experience requirements for licensure. For your protection call (503)378- 5909 or use our web site: to check www.lcb.state.or.us license status before contracting with the business. Persons doing landscape maintenance do not require a LCB license. Oregon state law requires anyone who contracts for construction work to be licensed with the Construction Contractors Board. An active license means the contractor is bonded and insured. Verify the contractorʼs CCB license through the CCB Consumer Website www.hirelicensedcontractors.com 95 Schools & Education Aaaaaaahh Finally ...... The Habit is Back! Announcing : The Academy of the Awesome Agate of Astoria is ready for Fall enrollment NOW. We are intructors of all things lapidary! 503-791-6288 IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS about a Business or School Advertised, we advise you to call: The Consumer Hotline in Salem at (503)378-4320, 9 AM-1 PM, Monday-Friday or in Portland at (503)229-5576 Twenty-nine deaths on amusement rides or water slides have been reported to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission since 2010, spokeswoman Patty Davis said. The amusement park indus- try has successfully lobbied against federal oversight for decades, and the CPSC doesn’t regulate rides at permanent parks like the one in Kansas. It oversees only traveling carni- val rides, like the Ferris wheel that broke in Tennessee. Even then, federal investigators don’t conduct routine inspec- tions; they respond only after accidents. So whether a ride has to be inspected before thrill-seekers hop on depends on what state it’s in. Six states — Mississippi, Alabama, Nevada, South Dakota, Wyoming and Utah — have no laws at all that require inspections, according to Saf- erparks, a nonproit group that pushes to improve safety. In most cases, the ride operators’ insurance companies require only annual inspections, Mar- tin said, and the insurers set the criteria. Kansas and Tennessee are among the many states that have light regulation. Kansas mandates annual inspections but allows a park to perform its own, using private, licensed inspectors. The state does ran- dom audits of the paperwork. Tennessee follows a sim- ilar self-inspection protocol. The state relies on private inspectors hired by operators or accepts inspections con- ducted on traveling rides in other states. On the other end, New Jer- sey is considered one of the toughest for its cadre of state- trained inspectors and engi- neers who routinely inspect rides. Pennsylvania, like- wise, has a rigorous system that includes more than 1,000 state-trained inspectors. Martin and others say the federal government should operate something equivalent to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which protects workers on the job. He says the government has a duty to set uniform standards for rides, such as mandatory inspections and training proto- cols for inspectors. But David Mandt, a spokesman for the Interna- tional Association of Amuse- ment Parks and Attractions, a trade group, said that injuries are rare and that a federal pro- gram of inspectors would cost taxpayers millions. “We believe strong local and state regulation is the most effective government over- sight for the industry,” he said in an email. “The states need the lexibility to create and enforce laws relevant to the attractions in their state, and that’s what they have done.” 100 Employment Information 150 Homes for Sale 230 Houses, Unfurnished *ATTENTION READERS * Readers respond to mail/phone order ads at their own risk. If in doubt about a particular offer, check with the Better Business Bureau or U.S. Postal Service before sending any money. The Daily Astorian ASSUMES NO LIABILITY FOR MAIL ORDER ADVERTISERS. 105 Business-Sales Op Two Astoria Routes now available. $100 Signing Bonus! 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