Amusement park and carnival ride owners are making sure all of their rides are safe this summer after a ride malfunctioned at the Ohio State Fair, killing one person and injuring others.

Ride inspectors at Jenkinson’s Boardwalk in Point Pleasant Beach were out Friday doing their daily checks on the rides. They say that the tragedy in Ohio weighs heavily on their minds.

“Makes you take a step back and makes you think about what could happen in a blink of an eye,” says Jenkinson’s owner/operator Anthony Storino. “It’s why we do everything in our power toward the safety of our guests. We have daily inspections, midday inspections.”

The maintenance team checks every ride for mechanics to make sure that every screw, bolt and other parts are functioning properly and are installed correctly. Then they check a ride’s locks, belts, and lap bars to make sure it will be safe for the riders.

“Sometimes people say we are so over regulated [in New Jersey], but when it comes down to people’s safety you can’t take anything for granted,” says Jenkinson’s spokeswoman Toby Wolf.

Over at the Monmouth County Fair in Freehold, a ride similar to the ride that malfunctioned in Ohio was immediately taken out of service even though it passed inspection, until officials in Ohio figured out what went wrong. All other rides were given another inspection to ensure their safety.

Columbus, Ohio teen Tyler Jarrell died when the ride known as The Fire Ball malfunctioned and parts of it broke off. That ride previously was stationed at the State Fair Meadowlands in East Rutherford, but no incidents were reported with the ride at that time.