Welcome to the ADIPS website

Fairgrounds and amusement parks are relatively safe when compared with other leisure activities and, in fact, represent some of the safest leisure activities of all.

The fairground and amusement park industry benefits from a high level of involvement from all major Industry Trade Associations, who consider safety to be the industry’s number one priority.  The industry has established the Amusement Device Safety Council (ADSC) and the Amusement Device Inspection Procedures Scheme (ADIPS) to improve and promote the safety of fairgrounds and amusement parks. 

The industry’s work is supported by the Health and Safety Executive, who believe that ‘ADIPS has contributed to the reduction in accidents over recent years.'

Use this site to learn about ADIPS/ADSC, access best practice guidance, find details of Registered Inspection Bodies, Amusement Devices and much more…

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Watch the HSE video ‘Do It Right’ – Thorough Examination of Fairground Rides to learn about what’s involved with an ADIPS In-Service Annual Inspection.  This video contains public sector information published by the Health and Safety Executive and licensed under the Open Government Licence v1.0.

HSG 175: Fairgrounds and amusement parks - Guidance on safe practice.

Are you looking for best practice guidance for those involved in the industry, including Manufacturers, Organisers, Controllers and Inspection Bodies? 

This guidance sets out what the Faigrounds Joint Advisory Committee (FJAC) considers are appropriate measures for those involved  in the industry to reduce risks, work safely and comply with the law. 

The member Trade Associations of the ADSC together with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are represented on the committee.

HSG 175: Fairgrounds and amusement parks – Guidance on safe practice.

Check the current registration status of an Amusement Device

All ADIPS registered Amusement Devices are issued a Declaration of Operational Compliance and registered on the ADIPS central database of Amusement Devices.

You can check the current registration status of any Amusement Device online.

The online status check gives you information about:

• Registration status of the device
• Name of the device
• Expiry date
• Additional identification information i.e. Photograph, ID Number location.

You can compare the online information against the Declaration of Operational Compliance (DOC) to make sure it’s genuine.