The Texas Department of Insurance requires that all amusement rides (including all continuous air flow inflatable rides/devices and various simulators) undergo an annual safety inspection. The amusement ride owner/operator is required to provide a photocopy of the current inspection certificate to any sponsor or other person responsible for amusement rides publicly used. You are advised to make sure that each piece of equipment that you are renting has a current inspection certificate (TDI form AR100). You can also go online to: TDI Commercial Sticker to verify a piece’s current certificate. You can check the RCM spreadsheet for current listings of certificates of liability here.  It is the campus responsibility to have these documents prior to putting a purchasing order in Skyward.  Please remember, these same rules apply to PTA/PTO funding.

Sprinkler systems and underground utilities can be a problem if an event is placing equipment on campus grounds or having anyone (vendors) drive over unpaved grounds areas. Most vendor contracts specifically state that the renter is responsible for marking sprinkler systems and underground utilities. Please call the Maintenance Department early for them to mark the areas for you.

If your campus owns a bounce house or inflatable water-slide, it will need to be inspected by a TDI inspector and registered with the state. Please see Risk & Contract Management for more info.