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In the wake of the tragic jumping castle accident in Tasmania last week, Outdoors NSW and ACT has reminded all its members and related businesses to review operations and the national standards to ensure they are operating to a best practice model for all activities.

In a communication to members and stakeholders, Outdoors NSW and ACT extended “condolences to all families and the community involved”, noting “incidents like this are tragic at any time but the timing of the incident resonates through all of us and we cannot begin to understand the impacts of this on the broader Tasmanian community”.

The body refers to the following guidances:

• Australian Adventure Activity Standard - and associated Good Practice Guides.
• Safework Australia.

It adds “outdoors NSW and ACT understands that our industry may operate inflatable amusement devices at times. An inflatable amusement device is fabricated from flexible materials and relies on internal air pressure to maintain its shape these may include ninja courses, obstacle courses, jumping castles, inflatable water parks and the like.

“If your business has an inflatable amusement device it is a timely reminder to review the Safework Australia Website."

This includes”,:

• Safework Australia Information sheet for inflatable devices
• Australian Standard AS 3533.4.1 2005 Amusement Rides and Devices - Specific Requirements - Land-borne Inflatable Devices and its application to business operations.
• The National Audit Tool for Amusement Devices.

It adds “if you have any risk management questions, please do not hesitate to contact us, your Safework office or your Insurance Broker and risk adviser.”

Click here to contact Outdoors NSW and ACT.

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