Catherine Anne Reed
September 20, 2004
Bounce Houses are safe and fun as long as you follow some important
rules.

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1)  A responsible ADULT must supervise the Bounce House at all
times.  

2)  Do not allow children to enter the inflatable without CONSTANT
ADULT supervision.

3)  All riders must remove shoes, jewelry, eyeglasses, combs, hair clips
or any other sharp or hard objects that may cause injury to other
children or the inflatable prior to entering the inflatable.

4)  Absolutely NO Food, Drink, Gum, or Silly String inside the Bounce
House.

5)  When riders are in the Bounce House, there should be NO flips,
wrestling, running, pushing, climbing the net  walls or any other
aggressive behavior that could injure other children.  Do not let riders
bounce against the sides or entrance.

6)  Only children of compatible age and size should be in the unit at
the same time.  Mixing children of different sizes will greatly increase
the risk of injury.

7)   It is best if children do not sit or lay down while other children are
bouncing around them, as a jumping child could fall down on top of a
sitting or lying child.

8)   STOP the children from bouncing and have them exit the bouncer
if Winds exceed 20 M.P.H. or if starts to rain, or if any other
condition exists which may cause an unsafe or questionable
condition.  Once all children have exited turn the blower motor off
wait for the weather to subside or for any other condition to change
before allowing children to use the unit. If it rained dry the blower
motor with towels before turning it back on.

9)  If the blower motor stops: Have the children calmly exit the
inflatable while you help them out.  Most often the cause is an
overloaded circuit or a piece of debris in front of the blower intake.

Reset the circuit breaker and make sure the blower is on a dedicated
circuit.  Clear any debris away from the intake on the blower.

10)  DO NOT attempt to move the Bounce House or Blower once it is
set up.

11)  FAILURE TO USE SOUND JUDGMENT AND TO FOLLOW THE
SAFETY RULES CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THE
OPERATOR SHOULD ALWAYS INSURE THE UNIT IS PROPERLY
SUPERVISED AND ALL SAFETY RULES ARE FOLLOWED.

SAFETY BEGINS AND ENDS WITH YOU!
Rules and Regulations