Section 334.65. Hardware and equipment.

 

(1)   General. All hardware and equipment used for the purpose of bungee jumping shall be approved for that purpose by the original manufacturer.

(2)   Carabiners. Carabiners shall be the screw gate type, manufactured of hardened steel, with a minimum breaking strength of at least 6,000 pounds.

(3)   Pulleys and shackles. Pulleys and shackles shall be manufactured of hardened steel and shall have a minimum breaking strength of at least 6,000 pounds. All pulleys shall be compatible with the rope size.

(4)   Webbing. Webbing shall be flat or tubular mountaineering webbing or equivalent with a minimum breaking strength of at least 6,000 pounds. If military specification bungee cords are used, all webbing shall have redundant connections.

(5)   Anchors.

(a) There shall be 2 anchors that attach the bungee cord to the structure. Each shall have a minimum breaking strength of at least 8,000 pounds or shall be designed with a factor of safety of 5, whichever is greater. There shall be a carabiner that attaches each anchor to the bungee cord end. The 2 carabiners shall not be connected to each other.

(b) Where wire rope is used, it shall have swaged ends with a thimble eye or be continuous. Other connection systems are acceptable if they meet the strength specifications in par. (a) . Wire clips are not acceptable.

(c) All materials used for anchoring systems shall be manufactured by an organization approved to manufacture similar devices.

(d) Daily inspections of the anchors shall be conducted by the jump master, and any equipment showing signs of excessive wear shall be removed from service immediately.

History: Cr. Register, January, 1994, No. 457 , eff. 2-1-94.