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International Karting Industry Buyer's Guide
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By Steve Hix
In today’s amusement business environment, many Family Entertainment Center (FEC) operators are finding that they can control costs and business expenses effectively by reducing profit losses caused by injuries to guests or employees, insurance liability issues or fines which result from noncompliance with state and/or federal laws. As a certified risk evaluator, I have seen a fairly consistent pattern of risk exposures in amusement and FEC’s. Here are the top ten.
1. Lack of a written, implemented, documented and regularly scheduled employee training program which includes a hazardous materials handling/communication program, emergency situation and response training and blood-borne pathogens training.
2. No Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter in electrical outlets within six feet of a ground source.
3. No Material Safety Data Sheets available to all employees during hours of operation.
4. Lack of child-proof plugs in electrical outlets in public areas.
5. No written emergency action plan.
6. No staff trained in basic first aid and/or CPR.
7. Improper storage of flammable or volatile materials in plastic containers.
8. Lack of the use of written daily checklists for employees that address all equipment and areas of the facility.
9. Unsecured compressed air or gas cylinders.
10. Lack of informational or warning signage or locked doors or gates to non-public areas where equipment or chemicals are stored to restrict guest access to non-public areas.
Knowledge and awareness
of potential sources of loss can positively add profit to your bottom line.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Steve Hix is the Executive
Director of the International Recreational Go-Kart Association, which is
based in San Antonio, Texas.
END
Kart Marketing Group, Inc.
Post Office Box 101
Wheaton, IL 60189 USA
Telephone: 630-653-7368
Fax: 630-653-2637
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