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Elevators and Amusements
Debra Jackson
317.232.2670

The Elevators and Amusement Section regulates two of the safest modes of transportation that exist today: elevators and amusement rides. As with any mechanical device, accidents do occur, and yet the safety record for these devices makes an accident seem spectacular.It's been estimated that 275 million people travel 95,000 miles everyday by elevator.

There are 16,100 regulated elevators, escalators and amusement rides in operation during the year.Ensuring the safety of these mechanical devices are 20 nationally certified inspectors.These inspectors perform inspections annually in office buildings, factories, hospitals, schools, nursing homes and in other not-so-common places such as TV towers, smokestacks, steel mills and grain storage buildings. These same inspectors will be found at fairgrounds, theme parks and indoor amusement parks inspecting amusement rides throughout the spring, summer and fall and at ski lodges in the winter.

There are currently 13 National Association of Amusement Ride Safety Officials (NAARSO) certified amusement inspectors, with an anticipated additional 6 inspectors to be certified in the near future.

The amusement inspectors perform approximately 900 amusement device inspections annually.

For more information or questions please contact the Elevator/Amusement Safety Section at rides@dhs.in.gov

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