DUTIES OF FIRE AND RESCUE COORDINATOR AND OPERATOR
Appointment of fire and rescue coordinator
11.—(1) The operator of an amusement ride shall appoint a person who has undergone and successfully completed such training as is required by the Commissioner of Civil Defence to be the fire and rescue coordinator for the amusement ride.
(2) If the fire and rescue coordinator for an amusement ride for any reason vacates his appointment, the holder of the operating permit for the amusement ride shall —
(a)
without delay, obtain the written permission of the Commissioner of Civil Defence to appoint another fire and rescue coordinator to substitute the first-mentioned fire and rescue coordinator;
(b)
notify the Commissioner of Civil Defence within 7 days after that substitute appointment; and
(c)
take all necessary measures to ensure that the amusement ride is not operated during the period when there is no fire and rescue coordinator appointed for the amusement ride.
Duties of fire and rescue coordinator
12. The fire and rescue coordinator of an amusement ride shall —
(a)
ensure that —
(i)
the fire safety and rescue equipment and apparatus provided under the emergency response plan for the amusement ride are at all times maintained in good repair and working condition; and
(ii)
the company emergency response team for the amusement ride is at all times operationally ready to execute the emergency response plan for the amusement ride in the event of an adverse incident;
(b)
before the amusement ride is open for use by members of the public each day, ensure that a thorough inspection of the fire safety and rescue equipment and apparatus provided under the emergency response plan for the amusement ride is carried out to ascertain that such equipment and apparatus are in working condition and ready for use in the event of an adverse incident;
(c)
keep and maintain an updated fire and rescue management system record and ensure that the record contains the following:
(i)
the names and duties of the members of the company emergency response team for the amusement ride;
(ii)
such details as the Commissioner of Civil Defence may require of any test, drill or exercise that is carried out in relation to the execution of the emergency response plan for the amusement ride; and
(iii)
any other information that the Commissioner of Civil Defence may require;
(d)
conduct or cause to be conducted daily checks within the vicinity of the amusement ride to ensure that there is no item therein which constitutes a fire hazard, and remove any such item if found;
(e)
ensure that the emergency response plan for the amusement ride is properly executed in the event of an adverse incident;
(f)
conduct such test, drill or exercise as the Commissioner of Civil Defence may require from time to time for the purpose of evaluating and validating the effectiveness of the emergency response plan for the amusement ride and the operational readiness of the company emergency response team for the amusement ride to execute the emergency response plan in the event of an adverse incident; and
(g)
notify the Commissioner of Civil Defence immediately of any adverse incident, and provide a full report on the adverse incident within 24 hours of its occurrence.
Duties of holder of operating permit
13. The holder of an operating permit for an amusement ride shall —
(a)
ensure that in the event of an adverse incident, the emergency response plan submitted to the Commissioner of Civil Defence for the amusement ride is executed;
(b)
ensure that there is present at all times when the amusement ride is in operation, a company emergency response team, the members of which —
(i)
are appointed, equipped and trained in accordance with the guidelines for a company emergency response team;
(ii)
are familiar with the emergency response plan for the amusement ride and their respective protocols;
(iii)
are familiar with the use of the necessary facilities, fire safety and rescue equipment and apparatus to enable the execution of the emergency response plan in the event of an adverse incident;
(iv)
have attended and completed such courses and training as may from time to time be required by the Commissioner of Civil Defence; and
(v)
are competent and operationally ready to execute the emergency response plan for the amusement ride in the event of an adverse incident;
(c)
ensure that the fire and rescue coordinator for the amusement ride —
(i)
is familiar with the emergency response plan for the amusement ride and his protocols;
(ii)
is familiar with the use of the necessary facilities, fire safety and rescue equipment and apparatus to enable the execution of the emergency response plan in the event of an adverse incident;
(iii)
has attended and completed such courses and training as may from time to time be required by the Commissioner of Civil Defence; and
(iv)
is trained and competent to carry out his duties under regulation 12;
(d)
ensure that the emergency response plan for the amusement ride, the protocols of the company emergency response team for the amusement ride and all other relevant manuals, plans, reports, records and documents relating to the fire and rescue management system, are at all times available —
(i)
for the reference and use of —
(A)
the fire and rescue coordinator for the amusement ride;
(B)
the members of the company emergency response team for the amusement ride;
(C)
any competent person appointed under these Regulations to inspect or certify the amusement ride; and
(D)
all other persons engaged in the operation of the amusement ride; and
(ii)
for inspection by the Commissioner of Civil Defence when so required by him;
(e)
ensure that every person referred to in sub-paragraph (d)(i)(D) is given the necessary training to familiarise him with the emergency response plan for the amusement ride and his respective protocols (if any) thereunder;
(f)
provide the necessary facilities, fire safety and rescue equipment and apparatus to enable the carrying out of the emergency response plan for the amusement ride in the event of an adverse incident; and
(g)
ensure that the fire safety and rescue equipment and apparatus provided under the emergency response plan for the amusement ride are at all times maintained in good repair and working condition.