June 2010 - Amusement Today

Pat Hoffman receives
prestigious ASTM award
Pat Hoffman, corporate
vice president of Risk Management
and Safety for Six Flags,
has been honored by the ASTM
Committee F24 on Amusement
Rides and Devices with
the Jimmy Floyd Award for
his many years of dedicated
service as a member of ASTM.
Hoffman has been recognized
for his outstanding technical
contributions to the development
and improvement of
amusement ride standards
and for invaluable leadership
resulting in the use and application
of F 24 standards within
the amusement industry.
Jim Seay, president of Premier
Rides, Inc. and chairman
of ASTM F24 remarked, “I
have known Pat for more than
20 years and he is one of the
most passionate people in the
industry when it comes to ensuring
the safety of our guests.
I am proud of his accomplishments.”
Staff manager of ASTM
Technical and Committee Operations,
Len Morrissey noted,
“Pat is a fantastic example of
how dedicated people in the
amusement industry are to
safety. His recognition is well
deserved.”
The award is given in
memory of the portable
amusement industry great
Jimmy Floyd’s many years of
exemplary service to ASTM
and the amusement industry
and whose life was a shining
example of all the best characteristics
of a leader and a
friend.
ASTM Committee F24 on
Amusement Rides and Devices
was formed in 1978. F24
meets twice a year, usually in
February and October, with
more than 100 members from
around the world attending
several days of technical meetings.
The Committee, with
current membership of over
500 global members, currently
has jurisdiction of 17 standards,
published in multiple
languages in the Annual Book
of ASTM Standards, Volume
15.07. These standards have
and continue to play a preeminent
role in all aspects important
to amusement rides and
devices.
ASTM International is one
of the largest voluntary standards
development organizations
in the world – a trusted
source for technical standards
for materials, products, systems,
and services. Known
for their high technical quality
and market relevancy, ASTM
International standards have
an important role in the information
infrastructure that
guides design, manufacturing
and trade in the global economy.
Pat Hoffman, Six Flags
corporate vice president
of Risk Management and
Safety, receives the Jimmy
Floyd Award at the ASTM
F24 Conference. Pictured
with Hoffman is Patty Sullivan,
President of Eli Bridge
Company and
Jim Seay, President of
Premier Rides.
PHOTO COURTESY ASTM
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