抄録
One of the most pressing concern of developing waterside environments is the prevention of accidents at water parks and other such facilities. Citing court cases involving water-related accidents over the past 30 years, this paper will explain the legal responsibility for accidents which have occurred at water parks, and will consider various points for constructing these parks. Regarding accidents in which the behavior of the victims could have been predicted, it is apparent that attempts have been made to hold the management of such facilities liable in cases involving places where people gather, structures that should have been designed to discourage climbing, lack of safety prevention measures, past history of accidents, and so on.
It is necessary to formulate accident prevention measures for three stages of the development of water parks: planning, design, and post-completion. At the planning stage, there must be a thorough understanding of locational conditions and past history of accidents; at the design stage, safety features are incorporated into the design after considering and predicting behavioral patterns of users; and at the post-completion stage, periodic inspection and maintenance must be undertaken after completion of the project, and elements that can be considered dangerous should be removed before any accidents or other problems occur.
