Slide Filps
(Monday, June 29, 2009) -
An inflatable slide was not secured properly to the ground and became airborne, catapulting an eleven year old boy up to 40 feet into the air at one point. Click here to view the original news article or here for a PDF
Inflatable Titanic slide collapses at fair; 5 injured
(Friday, June 2, 2000) - At a carnival at Sherwood Park in Alberta, Canada, five teenagers were injured after an inflatable ride
collapsed. The ride, a portable, inflatable slide, is a replica of the Titanic. It allows riders to slide down what is made to look like
the deck of the ship as it sank into the ocean.
All five teens were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Boy injured on Titanic inflatable
(Sunday, August 12, 2001) - At a fair in Scotland, a 3-year-old boy was injured and knocked unconscious after falling about four
feet from an inflatable slide called the Titanic. The owner of the ride says that the child fell from a chute and "bounced awkwardly."
The boy was taken to a local hospital where he was treated for back injuries and released.
Another inflatable Titanic ride accident; 2 injured
(Sunday, August 19, 2001) - At the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto, Canada, two children were injured in a 12-foot fall
from an inflatable slide called the Titanic. The children, ages 3 and 8, fell over the side of the ride on their way down and hit the
ground.
The accident is under investigation. There have been at least six accidents involving Titanic in atables in the last 14 months.
On August 12, a 3-year-old boy was injured and knocked unconscious after falling from a Titanic ride at a fair in Scotland. On
July 28, five people were injured when a Titanic ride collapsed at a fair in Salem, Oregon. On May 21, nine children were injured
after a Titanic ride collapsed at a carnival in Charlotte, North Carolina. On May 20, three children were injured after a Titanic ride
collapsed at a fair in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. On June 2, 2000, five people were injured after a Titanic ride collapsed at a carnival
at in Alberta, Canada.
Girl, 11, dead after fall from Titanic inflatable
(Thursday, April 20, 2006) - An 11-year-old girl who fell 12 feet head-first from a Titanic inflatable ride in Barcelona, Spain on April
9, died after an 11-day coma.
Another inflatable ride collapses; 3 children injured
(Sunday, May 20, 2001) - In Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, three children were injured when an inflatable ride called the Titanic
collapsed.
The Nova Scotia Department of Labor is investigating.
Two children injured on CNE ride
(Monday, August 20, 2001) - The Titanic Adventure Slide remains closed at the CNE, after an accident this weekend that sent two children to hospital.
A 3-year-old boy, and his cousin, an 8-year-old girl, fell about four metres off the slide and onto the ground, suffering minor
injuries. The accident occurred near midnight, Saturday night.
Investigators with the Technical Standards and Safety Authorities are looking at what may have caused the accident.
The Perfect Slide
Now you know what not to get, let me tell you what to look for:
- Make sure that you go up and down from the same side. Usually a small wall separates the two parts. This means that
you dont need to be supervising in the back and the front.
- When the children are at the top of the slide make sure the walls that keep them there are at least 6 feet tall and if not
make sure it is roofed to stop the kids climbing the walls and falling from the top.
- Make sure the kids are forced to sit down and slide. A number of companies have a "forced sit down bar" which is very
good as it stops them from diving or flipping from the top.
- When they slide to the bottom be sure that they cannot fall onto the ground. A wall of some sort should be there for
rebound. Not a small barrier that can topple over but an inflatable wall.
Here is a press release written about the safety of inflatables. CLICK HERE to view
These are examples of good slides. There are many different ones out there so ask the questions.
