Merlin (MMM) Standards
Merlin Safety Week Essentials
Acronyms (Organizations)
British or American
Theme Parks & Roller Coasters
100

Our safety standards are saved and can be accessed here.

What is SharePoint?

100

Safety is this person's responsibility.

Who is everyone? (or me/you/everybody)

100

ISO

What is the International Organization for Standardization?
(A global non-governmental body that creates voluntary quality and safety standards)

100

America declared its independence from England this year.

What is 1776?

100

Built by Mack Rides, this golden hypercoaster at Thorpe Park stands at a towering 236 feet, holding the record for the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the UK.

What is Hyperia?

200

What do the following letters stand for in the parenthesis when it is in relation to our company standards? HS(G) & HS(P) [two words]

What is Guidance & Policy?
HS(G) – Health & Safety Guidance (Advisory)
HS(P) – Health & Safety Policy (Mandatory)

200

This person is the Global Health Safety & Security Director at Merlin.

Who is Dominic Wigley?

200

ANSI

What is the American National Standards Institute?
(A global non-governmental body that creates voluntary quality and safety standards)

200

This American actress married Prince Harry in 2018, becoming the Duchess of Sussex and sparking intense media coverage on both sides of the Atlantic.

Who is Meghan Markle?

200

Opened in 1959, this famous attraction at Disneyland was the first tubular steel track roller coaster in the world.

What is the Matterhorn Bobsleds?

300

HS(P)017: Ground coverings that are of a combustible nature (wood chippings/mulch, decorative grass) must not be placed within ______ (BLANK) of the base of any building.

What is 1m (3.28 ft)?

300

This acronym outlines the four simple steps for operating a portable fire extinguisher.

What is P.A.S.S. (Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep)?

300

ASTM

What is the American Society for Testing and Materials?
(A global technical organization that develops voluntary standards specifically for testing materials and products like metals and plastics)

300

Spelled curb in American English, this British English word is a raised stone or concrete edge bordering a paved path or road. (please spell)

What is a kerb?

300

Sitting in a roller coaster train not moving, your body feels this amount of G Force.

What is 1 G of force?

400

Themed fences which act as segregation from items of moving theming where there is a risk of injury to persons, must comply with requirements set out in Merlin’s Policy HS(P)004 (on Ride & Device Safety Standard) as well as applicable machinery guarding standards. The height of these fences...

What is  1.1m (43.3inches)? Or equivalent to the local Regulations/Codes, whichever is greater

400

Here at Merlin our Safety Week mantra is CARE which stands for?

What is Commit to Safety, Act Responsibly, Report Concerns, Encourage New Ideas?

400

OSHA

What is Occupational Safety and Health Administration?
(A US federal agency that creates and enforces mandatory workplace safety laws to protect workers from hazards through inspections and fines)

400

Both Washington, D.C. and London feature grand ceremonial avenues that share this name and lead directly to major governmental and royal monuments.

What is the Mall?

400

As a roller coaster train slowly climbs up the initial lift hill, it is accumulating this type of energy, which transforms into kinetic energy on the drop.

What is potential energy?

500

From: HS(P)017 – Theming and Model Safety Standard

The process of assessing the hazards that the design of a piece of theming or model may pose, the likelihood of those hazards causing a risk and the control measures that are necessary to adequately control those risks.

What is a Design Risk Assessment?

500

The official campaign hashtag for Safety Week 2026. (Great hashtag to use for sharing your Safety Week events or involvement on Go Together)

What is #ShowYouCARE?

500

DOSH

What is Division of Occupational Safety and Health?
(It is the government agency responsible for enforcing workplace health and safety standards, conducting safety inspections, and providing free educational consultations to employers (State level equivalent of OSHA))

500

Operating from 1976 to 2003, this supersonic turbojet airliner jointly operated by Britain and France could fly from London to New York in under 3.5 hours

What is the Concorde?

500

This classic is the only Disney attraction to be featured in every single Disney resort worldwide.

What is Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride?

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