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
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
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
