Section 4175.03 | Requirements for Facilities.
Effective: March 28, 2017 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 235 – 131st General Assembly Each climbing facility operator shall do all of the following: (A) Maintain a policy of liability insurance in accordance with section 4175.08 of the Revised Code; (B) Comply with all manufacturer instructions and requirements regarding the manufactured climbing wall, including the operation, […]
Section 4175.04 | Requirements for Employees.
Effective: March 28, 2017 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 235 – 131st General Assembly (A) Climbing facility employees shall have adequate knowledge of the following: (1) The manufactured climbing wall, including any requirements of the climbing wall manufacturer or the climbing facility owner or operator; (2) The facility-owned personal protective equipment prior to use, including the […]
Section 4175.05 | Acknowledgment of Risks; Requirements for Climbers.
Effective: March 28, 2017 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 235 – 131st General Assembly (A) Each climber acknowledges that there are inherent and other risks associated with participation in the sport of rock climbing. Each climber accepts the inherent and other risks of climbing, of which a reasonably prudent person is aware. (B) Each climber shall […]
Section 4175.06 | Assumption of Risk; Liability.
Effective: March 28, 2017 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 235 – 131st General Assembly Climbers have knowledge of and expressly assume the risks and legal responsibility for any losses that result from any of the following: (A) Falls and crashes into the climbing wall, holds, rocks, or other obstacles; (B) Risks associated with crossing or climbing […]
Section 4175.07 | Construction; Contributory Fault.
Effective: March 28, 2017 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 235 – 131st General Assembly The express assumption of risk established in section 4175.06 of the Revised Code serves as a complete defense against liability in a tort or other civil action against a climbing facility operator by a climber for injuries resulting from the assumed risks […]
Section 4175.08 | Certificate of Insurance.
Effective: March 28, 2017 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 235 – 131st General Assembly (A) The owner of a climbing facility shall file with the department of commerce a certificate of insurance evidencing that each climbing facility owned by the owner has liability insurance in effect with an insurer authorized or approved to write such insurance […]
Section 4171.06 | Rink Operator – Duties.
Effective: April 1, 1993 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 347 – 119th General Assembly Each operator shall: (A) Post the responsibilities of roller skaters and spectators and the duties and liabilities of the operator as prescribed in this chapter, in conspicuous places in at least three locations in the roller skating rink; (B) Maintain the stability […]
Section 4171.07 | Floor Supervisors – Duties, Training.
Effective: April 1, 1993 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 347 – 119th General Assembly Each operator shall maintain at least one floor supervisor on duty for every one hundred seventy-five roller skaters when the roller skating rink is open for sessions. The floor supervisor shall be in a position to observe the skate floor and shall […]
Section 4171.08 | Roller Skater – Duties.
Effective: April 1, 1993 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 347 – 119th General Assembly Each roller skater shall: (A) Maintain reasonable control of his speed and course at all times; (B) Heed all posted signs and warnings; (C) Maintain a proper outlook to avoid other roller skaters and objects; (D) Accept the responsibility for knowing the […]
Section 4171.09 | Roller Skater – Assumption of Risks.
Effective: April 1, 1993 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 347 – 119th General Assembly The general assembly recognizes that roller skating as a recreational sport can be hazardous to roller skaters regardless of all feasible safety measures that can be taken. Therefore, roller skaters are deemed to have knowledge of and to expressly assume the risks […]