R920-50-14. Incidents

  (1) Reporting of Incidents.

  (a) Every passenger ropeway incident, as defined in R920-50-3(23) shall be verbally reported to the Committee, or the Committee's appointed representative, as soon as reasonably possible, but no later than twenty-four (24) hours after the time of the incident. A written report shall be delivered to the Committee within five (5) days of the incident.

  (b) The reports required by this section are to be maintained for administrative enforcement, licensing and certification purposes only. The reports are "protected" records under the Government Records Management Act, Section 63G-2-305 and are also governed by Section 63G-2-207.

  (2) Suspension of Operations. When a passenger ropeway incident, as defined in R920-50-3(23) (a) or (g), occurs, the owner or area operator of the ropeway shall suspend operation of the ropeway and shall notify the Committee through the Committee's appointed representative. The owner or area operator of the ropeway, with the Committee or the Committee's appointed representative, shall perform a joint incident inspection of the ropeway. The inspection shall precede any authorization to resume public operation of the passenger ropeway.