I didn't watch the video, but I will say park safety is something that varies greatly across the US and companies. A lot of states don't actually have formal safety standards and will leave it up to the county or city. One example of this is Florida. There are no formal regulations other than the typical workplace safety regulations you would have in place at any public facility. The reason for this is 1)Disney was rich. 2)The jurisdictions relating to WDW crapped their pants when his plans were discovered. 3)In order to make sure a park was built and not just left as an open swamp, regulations were not created. 4)Because WDW and future parks had to make sure the parks were safe or face backlash from the public, Florida has continued to allow the industry to self regulate. Rides are not inspected by the state.
If I remember correctly MO does not do state inspections either. There is no federal law (other than what is applicable under OSHA) regarding ride safety either. Now, I am not saying there *needs* to be any laws regarding this or state inspections. The approach in Florida has worked well. There are very few serious accidents where people are injured and are typically a result of operator error and not incorrect maintenance regimens (The latter being the most likely thing to be discovered in an inspection).
My point is that parks are an easy target anytime any accident happens. However, I side with the industry that more regulation would not increase safety a substantial amount.
