A formerly banned ride at the Royal Adelaide Show has been allowed to operate. 

On August 26, SafeWork SA issued a prohibition notice to the operator of a ride called the ‘Wipeout’, which is run by Goldenway Amusements Pty Ltd.

The notice came after inspectors found patrons close to the minimum approved height of 125 centimetres were at risk of being ejected in the event the ride's primary locking device failed.

SafeWork SA considered the Wipeout’s secondary locking device to be insufficient.

The operators failed to convince SafeWork SA to overturn the ban, and sought a stay of the ban in the South Australian Employment Tribunal.

Goldenway Amusements argued that the ride met relevant Australian standards, and had been operated without incident in several locations around Australia since 2009.

The operator agreed to lift the minimum height for patrons from 125cm to 135cm, and Magistrate Stuart Cole agreed to stay the decision.

“Public safety is a proper concern by SafeWork. I cannot imagine that any sensible person in the community would argue otherwise,” he said.

“Nonetheless, the absolute elimination of risk in relation to recreational activities would shut down a large number of rides and experiences in a variety of venues, not just the Royal Adelaide Show.”

SafeWork SA says it has been working with ride operators for months leading up to the start of this year's Royal Adelaide Show.

“This has involved ensuring compliance to their work health and safety obligations under the South Australian Work, Health & Safety Act 2012, including verifying engineering, inspection, and design registration documents,” a spokesperson said.

“SafeWork SA uses the National Amusement Devices Audit Tool, used nationally by all work, health and safety regulators for amusement devices.”