WINSTON-SALEM -- It's the first day of the Dixie Classic Fair in Winston-Salem, and organizers expect around 300,000 people to attend over the course of the 10-day event.

There are 67 rides at the Dixie Classic this year as well as attractions, events, a barnyard zoo and more than 100 food stands.

Just a few weeks ago, a worker suffered minor injuries after falling from a ride at Greensboro's Central Carolina Fair. And back in July, several people were injured and one died at a fair in Ohio. As a result, fair organizers and officials from the State Labor Department are being particularly diligent to prevent any accidents at the Dixie Classic Fair.

The Department of Labor had inspectors out at the fair over the past couple of days, and they were back out on Friday morning ensuring all the rides have the proper certification.

It's also state law that each ride operator does an operational check daily.

And after the accidents earlier this year, the commissioner of labor says the state put a new requirement in place.

"That the ride owners have to do what is called NDT testing, that's non-destructive testing, so that we can look inside of the tubular steel components that are sealed on the ends that we couldn't see inside of, and now we can, and the ride owners have done that. They're also corrosion-free," said Commissioner of Labor Cherie Berry.

The fair runs through Oct. 8. Tickets range from $5-$10 but anyone under 5 or over 65 gets in free.

For more information, visit the Dixie Classic Fair's website.