Changes to operating procedures at amusement park

SINCE the tragedy in October 2016, Ardent Leisure has implemented the following changes at Dreamworld:

●Employed an engineering company to conduct annual inspections on the rides;

●Employed a second company to check that work;

●Completed and had assessed recommended remedial work on the rides;

●Employed a company to help identify ways to improve workplace health and safety;

●Had staff review changes to ensure they were in the safety manuals;

●Refresher training to all staff on how the rides operated;

●Hired a firm to conduct workshops with Dreamworld staff and assist them in conducting risk assessments on rides at the park;

●Created a system which needed multiple sign-offs before safety memos were sent to staff;

●Introduced emergency management plans, scenario drills, park-wide evacuation drills, an incident controller and park-wide communication system;

●Reviewed the health care able to be provided at the park;

●Reviewed the ride induction training program;

●Implemented a new data management system; and

●Developed a hazard and operability study model for identifying and evaluating issues, which may present to staff, guests and rides at the park.

The state government also introduced new licencing system for major amusement parks which included ensuring parks have processes for emergencies, conduct regulation inspections and maintenance and have comprehensive safety plans.