The COVID-19 situation is evolving rapidly. On Wednesday, March 11, the World Health Organization officially declared a global pandemic. As of that date, case numbers were growing significantly in the United States, but the disease was not (at least as of that date) widespread. COVID-19 is the... Continue Reading
proposes significant changes to the regulation of day and resident camps in California. The bill proposes significant changes to the regulation of high risk activities such as challenge courses and zip lines at camps. The current language of the bill would place camp challenge courses and zip... Continue Reading
The Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) is proud to announce the publication of “Life Safety Equipment System Used for Operating a Course.” The publication is approved by the ACCT Consensus Group and will be available digitally from the ACCT website on Tuesday February... Continue Reading
The winter 2020 regulatory update webinar looks at changes and proposed changes to regulation and laws in the US and Canada. Continue Reading
ACCT is pleased to announce that Bahman Azarm has been re-elected to the Board of Directors for a second term. This one open seat, elected by the general membership of ACCT had a number of highly skilled and well-deserving candidates who we would like to thank for submitting their... Continue Reading
The Association for Challenge Course Technology is seeking applications for the ACCT Consensus Group. All materially affected persons are encouraged to complete and submit the application. The application period will be open until January 29, 2020. Applications must be forwarded via email to... Continue Reading
In the past, the rules in Tennessee made selecting an inspector challenging. The company that built your course could not inspect it. The company that maintained the course could not inspect the course. With the limited number of qualified inspecting companies, it could be very difficult to find... Continue Reading
Original PDF PRODUCT RECALL IMPORTANT - STOP USE IMMEDIATELY#10981 and #10974 3-Way SRL November 14, 2019No. GFP-S001-A This notice is intended to communicate product recall informationregarding the Guardian Fall Protection and WebDevices 3-Way Rescue and Retrieval self-retracting... Continue Reading
Dear ACCT Members, I hope all of you had a productive and busy summer season. It is time to begin preparing for the 2020 ACCT Board of Directors election. This year three positions (3) are open for election. Two positions (2) are elected by the Accredited Professional Vendor Members (PVMs), and... Continue Reading
Original PDF URGENT SAFETY RECALL NOTICESTOP USE AND RETURN FOR INSPECTION AND UPGRADENotice Date: October 21, 2019Manufacturer: C3 ManufacturingAffected Product: Perfect Descent™ Auto Belay model 220 Indoor, Outdoor, Speed Drive, and DirectDrive units manufactured from February 2017... Continue Reading
Our first webinar features Scott Andrews, ACCT Policy Director, presenting important information about the recently published ANSI/ACCT 03-2019 Standard and the changes from 03-2016. Continue Reading
The Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) is proud to announce the publication of a revision to the ACCT Standards: ANSI/ACCT 03-2019 Challenge Course and Canopy/Zip Line Tours Standards (revision of ANSI/ACCT 03-2016). The new book is now available for purchase in digital and... Continue Reading
