News – Page 14 – Kathryn Woodcock, PhD CCPE ICAE PEng

Paper: Model of safety inspection

Woodcock, K., 2014. Model of safety inspection. Safety Science 62, 145–156. Link

Paper: Amusement ride injury data in the United States

Woodcock, K., 2014. Amusement ride injury data in the United States, Safety Science 62, 466–474. Link

Wearing an insulated jacket and still feeling chilly, I did a round of the midway before the opening this morning. No students today, though all are advised to check out the fair from now to Labour Day to watch how the guests interact with the rides — and with each other around the rides. Rides don’t exist for their own purposes. They exist to do something meaningful for the guest, on a sensory level or a social level, or both.

Blitzen

roller coaster car on track — Blitzen coaster

CNE Eve

‘Twas the morning before CNE and all through the midway, … there were new rides arriving and still some spaces.

Hard work

Wave Swinger

Today’s midway scene

Wednesday, pre-CNE 2014

The show opens Friday morning. The threatening rain yesterday did not catch us, and today was windy but dry. There were still many rides on the midway that had not been completely put together and fenced in, giving us a good chance to look at the machinery from all angles. We also had a chance to watch inspections of some rides, including the Ring of Fire and the Crazy Mouse spinning coaster.