(a) General. A jump harness shall be:
- (1) A full body harness;
- (2) A sit harness with shoulder straps; or
- (3) An ankle harness.
(b) Jump harnesses. All harnesses used in bungee jumping shall be:
- (1) Full-body designed either as a full body harness or a waist harness worn in conjunction with a chest harness; or
(2)
- (A) Ankle-designed either as an ankle harness or an ankle strapping that is tied off to secure the jumper to the bungee cord end connection.
- (B) The ankle harness or strapping shall provide evidence of redundancy.
- (C) A link to a waist harness or "swami belt" shall be required.
- (D) A harness shall not cause bruising.
- (c) Harnesses shall be available to fit the range of jumper sizes accepted for jumping.
(d) The harness shall:
- (1) Have a minimum breaking strength of four thousand pounds (4,000 lbs.);
- (2) Be suitable for the type of jumping conducted; and
- (3) Be manufactured by an organization approved to manufacture similar harnesses.
(e) Harness inspection.
- (1) All harnesses shall be inspected by the jump master prior to harnessing a jumper.
(2) Harnesses shall be removed from service when they:
- (A) Exhibit signs of excessive wear;
- (B) Have been damaged; or
- (C) Have met the manufacturer's maximum usage allowance expressed in number of days or in number of jumps.
- (3) A system shall be developed for recording the number of days or jumps.