Your main goal is to make sure no one gets hurt. Do not favour anybody. All rules apply to everyone. All patrons need to feel you are in control. Use a stern voice, but do not ever be rude or man handle any children. Always be friendly and smiling. Do not have your hands in your pocket. You must always be alert and reactive. Do not sit down.
How to play the game
7 players. 1 Whacker and 6 Moles.
Goal of the moles is to collect as many balls as they can without getting hit.
Goal of the whacker, is to hit as many people as they can.
Game finishes when 3 minutes of play has finished, or all balls have been collected.
Safety Rules
- No Side whacks. The hammer must be used to hit the top of the head. Hitting on the side of the face is not allowed.
- No full swings.
- All Moles must be wearing protective headgear.
- No aggressive hard whacks. Only allow the Whacker to tap. Any aggressive whackers will be given 1 WARNING ONLY before getting banned.
- There is 2 entries/exit . One of them is only to be used as an emergency exit.
- Minimum height is 100cm (or they can’t reach the top)
Lining up and Starting the Game
- Everyone should be lining up behind the barricades or safety cones.
- Ask patrons to put themselves into groups of 7 and tell them to decide who will be the whacker.
- You should be standing at the entry point.
- Explain all rules to the group of players before they go into the inflatable. Tell everyone they have 3 minutes to get as many balls as they can without getting whacked.
- Once everyone is in. Call out, Ready Set Go!
Ending the Game
- Once the 3 minute is finished, tell everyone times up!
- Ask everyone to put the balls back up and restart the game.
Dangers To Look Out For and How to Resolve It
- Aggressive whacking. Stop the game and give the patron 1 warning. If the patrons continues doing this, you must stop the game again and ban him from continuing to play. If the patron will not remove themselves from the game, contact the person in charge of the event (usually the customer) and advise.
EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
What To Do If Someone Gets Hurt
Stop all activity.
Report to onsite medic, or whoever is in charge of the event.
Only resume once the patron has been cared for.
Report all incidents to management.
The supervisor of the inflatable must always be alert to weather conditions:-
What To Do If It Rains:
In wet weather, do not turn off the blower. Cover the blower and electricals using the bag provided at the back of the inflatable.
After the rain settles, you will need to wipe down the inflatable with towels before use to avoid the patrons slipping.
What To Do If It’s Windy:
If wind speeds exceed 30kmh or signs of willy winds approaching, evacuate the patrons from the inflatable immediately.
Turn off the power and allow it to deflate. To speed up the process, some inflatables have velcro zips, where you can unzip the sides to let the air out.
What To Do If The Inflatable Deflates:
Check the blower ventilation to make sure nothing is blocking the fan. Objects such as balloons, leaves, plastic bags or party strings can sometimes be the cause of this.
Check the blower tubes to make sure it hasn’t come undone.
Check the velcro zips to make sure it hasn’t come undone.
Check the blower switch and power point to make sure it hasn’t been tampered with.
Check the extension cords to make sure it hasn’t come apart or been damaged.
Check the mains power or generator to make sure it hasn’t tripped.
If all fails, please call the Ken on 0421 464 018.
Generator Problems and How To Fix It
Pull String has snapped
- Check if you have time to drive back to the warehouse to get one? If not, Call management immediately on 0421 464 018. If you can’t get a response, contact the other drivers and ask if they are close by?
- Call a local hire company and hire a generator (minimum 3kva for each inflatable). Try Coates hire, kennards hire. Google “Generator Hire” or “generator hire perth”. If you can pay for this first, we can re-imburse you, if not tell management who the company is to arrange payment.
Generator Doesn’t Start
- Check the fuel
- Check the start button (usually red button or lever) has been switched on
- Check fuel has been switched on
- Check safety switch is turned on
- Start on CHOKE, If the blower is starting on cold engine. If the engine has been warmed up, put the lever to RUN mode (rabbit)
- Call Management
- If the generator started, but after you turned on the blower, it turned off, flick the safety switch back up and start the engine again.
- If it really doesn’t start, check if you have time to drive back to the warehouse to get one? If not, Call management immediately on 0421 464 018. If you can’t get a response, contact the other drivers and ask if they are free to drop it off for you.
- Call a local hire company and hire a generator (minimum 3kva for each inflatable). Try Coates hire, kennards hire. Google “Generator Hire” or “generator hire perth”. If you can pay for this first, we can re-imburse you, if not tell management who the company is to arrange payment.
The generator starts, but the blower keeps tripping it
- Have you got the correct generator for the blower? Any 2HP Blowers require our biggest generator.
- Turn the safety switch back on.
- Warm it up longer and try again
- If it trips again and the generator has been warmed up, turn the safety switch back on, keep the blower plugged in with the switch on and pull the string to start the engine.
- You can also try this: Turn the safety switch back on and turn the generator back on. Keep you finger on the safety switch to prevent it from flicking off switch and turn on the blower.