 |
 |
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Thoughts on an Amusement Ride Accident
Knowing what it’s like first-hand to have a 3 year old with you at an amusement facility, I know that kids are excited and scared all at the same time....View more
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
New rides rules issued for the Canadian province of Alberta
Last week, the Canadian province of Alberta announced it was
implementing new rules to further enhance amusement ride safety within
the province presumably for both permanent and mobile rides. The new
rules were developed as a result of the province’s investigation into a
Scorpion ride accident on July 16, 2010, at the Calgary Stampede....View more
Friday, October 01, 2010
Waterparks: Security in changing rooms – How vulnerable is your facility?
Back in the earlier days of public bathhouses and changing rooms, the buildings were built from cement blocks and
facilities used attendants near the entrance of the women’s area and the
men’s area to ensure that individuals of the proper sex entered the
respective areas. ...View more
Saturday, August 07, 2010
Happy Eating at Dutch Amusement Parks
A recent article in the DagjeWeg stated that since the food safety
records for eight amusement parks in the Netherlands was so outstanding,
the nVWA (Food Safety Authority) would only visit them once every three
years instead of the Authority’s annual inspection......View more
Friday, April 23, 2010
Corporate manslaughter laws (UK) and the amusement industry
What constitutes appropriate punitive measures in case of serious injury
or death at a theme park or visitor attraction?...View more
Monday, February 15, 2010
Are Farm Animal Attractions and Petting Zoos too dangerous for young children?
Following a serious outbreak of E.coli 0157 in the UK, during the
latter part of 2009 which saw a number of children hospitalised and
several farm attractions closed, Professor Hugh Pennington, Emeritus
professor of bacteriology at Aberdeen University, told BBC Radio 4's
Today programme that parents should "think hard" before letting
children, particularly those under the age of 5, touch animals at
petting farms....View more
Friday, January 22, 2010
Theme parks & resorts : Pondering safety and legal liability
Over the past 2 months, I have traveled to several different cities and
enjoyed the sights. My travels required me to stay several nights at
various hotels and motels. And it seems to me that, given the times we
live in, even with a reasonable duty of care that innkeepers legally
have to their patrons obvious safety measures seemed to be lacking....View more
Monday, June 22, 2009
Waterparks: Chemicals and Safety
With all the water safety instruction supplied by such institutions as
the International Association of Amusement Park and Attractions, World
Waterpark Association......View more
Monday, March 16, 2009
Amusement Law: There’s more than bad guys lurking around the corner at a Wild West Show
If you enjoy amusement parks, you have probably experienced those
funny and sometimes scary Wild West Shows. Wild West themed areas in
amusement parks can be found throughout the world. ...View more
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Amusement Law : How IALDA Serves the Amusement Park Industry, Legally Speaking
Many industries have lawyers who specialize in legal issues that matter
most to that particular industry. Fortunately, such a legal group also
exists for the amusement industry... ...View more
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Butterflies and the Law
An interesting morning. Had a chat with Clive Farrell, the man behind
the ambitious £25 million Butterfly World project here in the UK about the economic and environmental impact it is set to make
upon the local area. The centre piece of the project is an enormous
biome, a vast greenhouse, set to include the third largest collection
of tropical plants in the UK but also to boast a staggering variety of
butterflies from across the world....View more
|
|
 |
Latest Posts
Categories
Archives
- November, 2007
- December, 2007
- January, 2008
- February, 2008
- March, 2008
- April, 2008
- May, 2008
- June, 2008
- July, 2008
- August, 2008
- September, 2008
- October, 2008
- November, 2008
- December, 2008
- January, 2009
- February, 2009
- March, 2009
- April, 2009
- May, 2009
- June, 2009
- July, 2009
- August, 2009
- September, 2009
- October, 2009
- November, 2009
- December, 2009
- January, 2010
- February, 2010
- March, 2010
- April, 2010
- May, 2010
- June, 2010
- July, 2010
- August, 2010
- September, 2010
- October, 2010
- November, 2010
- December, 2010
- January, 2011
- February, 2011
- March, 2011
- April, 2011
- May, 2011
- June, 2011
- July, 2011
- August, 2011
- September, 2011
- October, 2011
- November, 2011
- December, 2011
Blogrolls
Authors
Feeds
|
 |