Project Initiation Notification System (PINS): Standards Revision
ANSI Procedures require notification by ANSI-accredited standards developers (ASD) of the initiation and scope of activities expected to result in new or revised American National Standards (ANS). Early notification of activity intended to reaffirm or withdraw an ANS and in some instances a PINS related to a national adoption is optional. The mechanism by which such notification is given is referred to as the PINS process.
Directly and materially affected interested parties wishing to receive more information or to submit comments are requested to contact the standards developer directly (standardsmanagement@acctinfo.org) within 30 days of the publication of this announcement.
If you'd like to join us for an informal conversation about this development and ACCT's standards development in general, please join us at our next Open Office Hours on Tuesday, September 30, at 6PM Mountain.
More information on ACCT's Standards Development, including full definitions of our interest categories and a link to a Consensus Body Application, can be found at https://acctinfo.org/ANSIASD
ACCT International
Revision
BSR/ACCT 03-202x, Challenge Courses and Canopy / Zip Line Tours Standards
(revision of ANSI/ACCT 03-2019)
Interest Categories: Producer, Servicer, User - Commercial, User - Educational, General Interest.
This document represents the minimum consensus practices for Challenge Course, Aerial Adventure/Trekking Park, Canopy Tour, and Zip Line Tour professionals. The information presented here is to be used by designers, installers, and inspectors in the creation and maintenance of courses. Owners, operators, and trainers are expected to use the standards to operate facilities for participants. In order, the three chapters establish requirements for the design, performance, and inspection of elements and associated equipment, establish minimum operational procedures and staff competencies, and establish requirements intended to enable course owner/operators to design and deliver training that meets the minimum industry standards and provide necessary content for staff.
Project need: Revise standards to enhance consistency in terminology, structure, and application, with integration of evolving industry practices and technological developments
Stakeholders: Members of the Producer and Servicer interest categories, internally referred to as Vendors, include designers, builders, inspectors, trainers, equipment manufacturers, and service providers for the challenge course and zip line / canopy tour industry. User categories, internally referred to as Operators, include owner/operators, facilitators, guides, monitors, and other staff at operations that provide challenge course programming and zip line / canopy tours, either as a commercial, recreational, or educational service. Other materially affected entities include regulatory agencies, trade associations that don't represent Vendors or Operators, standards writing organizations, consumer and environmental groups, researchers, and members of the general public.
How to apply to participate in Standards Revision (draft writing group).
Interested parties should submit a volunteer application. For those seeking to be a member of a Standards Writing Group that has not yet been convened, enter “TIRE/Standards Writing Task Groups” and list the areas of standards you would be interested in working on in response to the question, “Do you have an idea of the volunteer group(s) you would like to get involved with?”