Naughty fortress turns hurting fort when can children's entertainment safety not be "naughty"?

Xinhua News Agency, Jinan, June 2nd, Question: Naughty Castle becomes "Wounding Castle"-When will children's entertainment safety be "Naughty"?

Xinhua News Agency "China Net Affairs" reporter Wang Kai Shao Luwen

In May this year, the son of Mr. Zhang, a citizen of Weifang, Shandong, accidentally dropped while playing a zipline project at a newly opened "net red" indoor stretch park, which caused a fracture of the left distal tibia. Responsible, arousing public concern about the safety of indoor children's entertainment facilities. A recent investigation by the reporter found that in recent years, more and more indoor entertainment venues, shopping malls, and resort hotels have opened children's entertainment projects such as naughty castles and stretch trampolines. However, some facilities have hidden safety hazards and the corresponding supervision has also fallen into a "blind zone ", Leading to frequent accidents.

"Wounding" accidents are frequent Children's entertainment facilities are not without hidden dangers

In the past two years, children in Sanya, Wuxi, and Cangzhou have been injured due to insufficient safety measures for children's entertainment facilities and years of disrepair. In February this year, the son of Harbin citizen Ms. Yin was injured while playing in a naughty fort in a hotel in Sanya. Ms. Yin told reporters that although the naughty castle in the incident required parents to enter, many internal facilities have hidden safety hazards, such as the cushion pads are very hard to handle, the cushioning effect is not good, and they are not paved, and there is a large gap between adjacent cushions. , It is easy to cause injuries, and adults in some places that are prone to danger cannot be accompanied.

The reporter visited and found that there are few full-time supervisors in many children's entertainment areas. In the children's trampoline area and slide area of ​​a comprehensive shopping mall in Jinan, children ran to each other. Some children did not wait for the previous person to leave when they played the slide, but no staff in these areas managed the order. Jinan citizen Ms. Sun told reporters that many children come to play in the children's entertainment area facilities, but parents are not allowed to enter. Items such as trampolines can easily be injured once they land on the head, and only one staff member in the area enters the site every twenty minutes or so to simply maintain order.

家长 Many parents report to reporters that some children's entertainment facilities are in disrepair and cannot be maintained in a timely manner. The reporter found in some shopping malls in Jinan that the safety locks of some facilities were rusted or even cracked, and some "rocker" wires that needed to be connected to the power supply were tangled and exposed. Many parents said that children running nearby would not only be easily tripped by the electric wires, but also have no protective measures for the electric wires and distant power sources. Once the electricity leaks, the consequences would be unimaginable.

In addition, the sanitary conditions of many facilities are also worrying. "I asked the staff, and the other party said that they usually only sort out and clean the venue before work." Ms. Sun told reporters that the trampoline, slides and other facilities in the mall are in a closed environment. It is rarely cleaned, and regular disinfection is even less.

Businessmen insist on "overlord clause", supervision work falls into "blind zone"

Reporter's investigation found that there are many problems in the management of indoor children's entertainment facilities, many businesses try to shirk responsibility, and there are "blind spots" in supervision.

——Businesses have “overlord clause”. On the safety signs at the entrances of many children's entertainment areas, there are notices saying "This place only provides entertainment facilities, and the store is not responsible for safety problems caused by non-facility quality." Some shop assistants said that parents should take primary responsibility for safety problems caused by non-facility quality.

Wang Xinliang, director of Shandong Xinliang Law Firm, said that according to the law, businesses are prohibited from unilaterally exempting themselves from legal obligations in the form of store notices, announcements, etc. If there are hidden safety hazards in the venue facilities or security incidents caused by problems such as inadequate services , The merchant shall bear the corresponding legal responsibility. The "exempt liability" signboard is not only exempt from liability, it is also an "overlord clause".

——There is a “blind zone” in supervision. Some people in the industry told reporters that according to China's Special Equipment Safety Law, local quality supervision departments are only responsible for "designed maximum operating line speeds greater than or equal to 2 meters per second, or operating heights from the ground of large-scale manned amusement rides that are higher than or equal to 2 meters. Facilities ”, and there are no clear rules for indoor children ’s entertainment facilities. According to the division of powers and responsibilities, the tourism, health, market supervision, and city management departments all have management obligations, but in fact each department is negligent in supervision.

Industry insiders also said that due to the loss of children's entertainment facilities during operation, there are "blind spots" in the current supervision. Many businesses ignore the regular maintenance of the facilities in order to save costs, which is also one of the causes of potential safety hazards.

——Later in defending rights. Many children whose children have been injured by indoor amusement facilities told reporters that most businesses often shirk responsibility when safety problems arise. However, at the stage of rights protection, some departments often push each other, and the path of rights protection is not smooth. This will not only help citizens to resolve disputes, but also not put pressure on businesses to promote their services. The solutions provided by relevant departments are generally just to inform the public to seek public security, consumer assistance, or prosecution through legal channels.

Do everything and push children's entertainment safety to stop being "naughty"

In view of the potential safety hazards in children's entertainment facilities, experts suggest that businesses should strengthen self-discipline and improve safety guarantee measures. In addition, government supervision, social participation, and legal channels should be taken into consideration to gradually form a safety supervision system for children's entertainment facilities with clear rights and responsibilities, so that children's entertainment safety can no longer be "naughty."

忠 Wang Zhongwu, a professor at the School of Philosophy and Social Development of Shandong University, said that with the release of the comprehensive two-child policy, child safety has become a hotspot of common concern for the whole society. The government should establish supervision channels specifically for the safety of children's entertainment, such as clarifying the supervision duties of various departments on such equipment, from qualification inspection, license application to operation supervision, and forming a series of complete supervision channels.

Relevant experts suggest that children's entertainment safety is a social project. Government departments can establish social safety network platforms to cover major areas of cities such as schools, transportation, tourist attractions, and entertainment venues. Anyone who finds cases and hidden dangers that endanger children's safety can Report immediately to this social security platform. Through government-led and social supervision, more blind spots and dead spots in supervision can be detected and dealt with early.

In addition, targeted laws and regulations need to be improved. Wang Xinliang said that China currently does not have laws and regulations specifically for children's entertainment venues, which has led many businesses to fail to comply with regulations in order to save costs, and consumers have encountered difficulties in safeguarding their rights. Relevant departments should specifically establish and improve laws and regulations for children's entertainment safety, so that consumer rights protection and supervisors can enforce laws, and businesses must have laws to comply, to ensure children's entertainment safety from the legal system.