The Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) Board of Directors is happy to report that ANSI (the American National Standards Institute) has notified us of the re-accreditation of ACCT under its recently revised Accredited Procedures for the development of ANSI standards. ACCT is an... Continue Reading
The ACCT consensus body has three current openings: one (1) in the General interest category and two (2) in the Vendor interest category. If you have an interest in standards and are wondering if you fit into these categories, please read the following definitions of the current categories that... Continue Reading
We are thrilled to announce that the ACCT Standards have been referenced as one of the two standards for Challenge Course Activities within the draft Singapore Standards (SS) for Outdoor Adventure Education (OAE). The other referenced standard is EN 15567. Currently, the OAE Standards are in the... Continue Reading
If you have ever been interested in photography, you may have wondered why shutter speeds are called “ISO levels”. Well, that’s because prior to the digital camera age, you had to buy different types of film for different lighting conditions (ISO400 or ISO800 and so on) and the... Continue Reading
You are invited to attend an update on the Accredited Procedures (AP) from the AP Task Force on April 29, 2024 from 3:30-5:30pm MST.The group will share their process and where they are at with the draft (redline) AP document. The group is hopeful that by the time this meeting occurs they will... Continue Reading
The following is an update regarding the draft standards submitted for public review in November of 2022, for which the comment period closed on January 9th, 2023.The Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) wants to thank the many volunteers and commenters that participated in the... Continue Reading
The public comment period on the draft standards closed on January 24th, 2023, and during that period 1,729 comments were received from 79 different individuals. In the intervening time the ACCT Board, who represents the ANSI (American National Standards Institute) Accredited Standards Developer... Continue Reading
The ACCT Consensus Group now has two openings in the General Interest Category. If you have an interest in Standards and are wondering if you fit into this category, please read the following definitions of the current categories that make up this group: General Interest: This category includes... Continue Reading
The ACCT Consensus Group is seeking applications for new members for this important team in the standards development process. There is a vacant seat in the General Interest category. Those interested in applying should complete the application found below. Please address questions about the... Continue Reading
Update on ACCT's latest actions as an ANSI Accredited Standard Developer: Public Comment Period on latest revision of ACCT Standards opens today, November 25, 2022, and ends on January 9, 2023 ACCT (Association for Challenge Course Technology)Revision: BSR/ACCT 03-202X, Challenge Course and... Continue Reading
ANSI Procedures require notification of ANSI 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... 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
