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Referee Administered Games
Games at
insured fields are usually if not always refereed by a minimum of 2 referees. These referees are trained to watch for safety related issues and if they see any they have
authority to due whatever they feel is appropriate to repress
issue, anything from removing
offending player(s) or stopping
game-play.
Dead Zone (Staging Area)
All fields have an area that is apart from
play fields for
purpose of preparing yourself to play. This area is usually called
"Dead Zone", Safe Zone" or "Staging Area" it is where all players meet before playing to be divided into teams, hear
rules and regulation for
field, return to when eliminated and to get equipment ready for play. In this area it is against
rules to fire your marker at all regardless of whether it is loaded, because in this area players do not have to have their goggles on.
Equipment Fail safes
Above I listed
safety rules & regulations at
field level which in themselves prevent a lot of injuries while playing Paintball. There are other safety measure in place also that a lot of people are unaware of because it does not directly effect them as far as person actions. These safety measures are at
equipment level and are implemented by
manufacturers of
equipment. Below I will explain some of them in detail;
Air Tank Expiration Dates - All tanks High Pressure Air, CO2 and NO2 have a date listed on them that after
date you have to get
tank tested and approved for safety before it can be filled again.
Air Pressure Release Valve - All Air tanks also have a valve up on
fill valve that has what they call a burst disk which is a thin piece of metal that will burst if
pressure in
tank gets above acceptable limits allowing
tank to release
air preventing
tank from bursting.
Safety Switches on Markers - All markers are equipped with a safety on
trigger frame which when in
safe position prevents
trigger from being pulled.
Powerfeed turn off - Some markers have a powerfeed which is a type of feed for
paintballs to enter
marker. These powerfeeds have a plastic plug on
bottom that you can turn 180 degrees which will prevent balls from entering
marker thus if
marker is shot no paintball will be projected.
For more info go to www.redcellpaintball.com
