The effort by the Federal Government to assure the continuity of paychecks for those working in small business is a significant part of the CARES act pass by the House of Representatives and signed on March 27, 2020. The CARES act creates the possibility of Small Business having employee salaries... Continue Reading
The US Chamber of Commerce has produced some solid resources for business trying to plot a path through the current economic challenges. They have produced a checklist for CARES act Small Business Administration Loans. Please review this and any other CARES act related information with your... Continue Reading
Yesterday President Trump signed the CARES act into law. The law has significant provisions designed to support businesses. Please refer to the March 26, 2020 post for a summary. We at ACCT know this is a very difficult time for our operators who are either closed or without participants, for... Continue Reading
Not many people today can remember a global emergency situation as impactful as this one. Industries worldwide are working non-stop to adapt to the new reality. That includes the challenge course industry. Here’s what ACCT is doing for our Members: In recognition of the loss of... Continue Reading
The COVID-19 outbreak has tossed most of what was expected for 2020 into the trash heap. The US Congress is working on a package to help business and individuals cope with the disruptions. The staff at the Small Association Leadership Alliance (SALA) have summarized the massive bill so that you... Continue Reading
OSHA has published the following Guide (PDF): Continue Reading
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
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
