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Extending Your Benefits to Employees
Extending Your Benefits to Employees

Did you know that B2B (including Accredited Vendors), B2C, and Industry Stakeholder members all come with sub-accounts as part of the price? If you have a few employees that you'd like to extend your membership benefits to, it's a fairly easy process to do so. Is there someone at your... Continue Reading

Date posted06/8/2022


Bill Zimmermann Joins ACCT as Executive Director
Bill Zimmermann Joins ACCT as Executive Director

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Carson Rivers, Board ChairPhone: 303-827-2432Email: carson.rivers@acctinfo.org Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) Announces New LeadershipBill Zimmermann Joins ACCT as Executive Director Longmont, Colorado, 4/1/2022. The ACCT Board of... Continue Reading

Date posted04/1/2022


Petzl TRAC CLUB trolley Recall
Petzl TRAC CLUB trolley Recall

From Petzl: PRODUCT RECALL: TRAC CLUB TROLLEY Recall of TRAC CLUB trolleys (P023AB00 and P023AB01) due to a risk of breakage that could cause a fatal fall. Immediately stop using the trolleys affected by this recall. MARCH 22 2022 Photo: TRAC CLUB We are recalling the TRAC CLUB... Continue Reading

Date posted03/22/2022


Executive Director hiring Update
Executive Director hiring Update

Process Design Task Force & Executive Director hiring Update! The Process Design Task Force (PDTF) was formed in September with the purpose of: Reviewing and updating the process, documents, and procedures pertaining to the recruitment, interview, and hiring of Association for Challenge... Continue Reading

Date posted12/6/2021


Petzl SCORPIO EASHOOK Lanyard Recall
Petzl SCORPIO EASHOOK Lanyard Recall

From Petzl: SCORPIO EASHOOK LANYARD RECALL Recall of SCORPIO EASHOOK (L060BA00) lanyards, sold individually or as part of the KIT VIA FERRATA EASHOOK (K029DA00 and K029DA01), due to risk of carabiner gate malfunction. Immediately stop using the products affected by this recall. NOVEMBER 15... Continue Reading

Date posted11/15/2021


Member Education Panel Presents: Operation Accreditation Q&A
Member Education Panel Presents: Operation Accreditation Q&A

This is a Webinar video to inform the general public and individuals interested in understanding Operations Accreditation Program. Continue Reading

Date posted10/12/2021


Project Initiation Notification System (PINS)
Project Initiation Notification System (PINS)

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

Date posted08/20/2021


Utah Regulatory Proposals Move forward
Utah Regulatory Proposals Move forward

The State of Utah Amusement Ride Safety Committee has continued to meet and address the implementation of Utah’s new amusement ride safety law. In a meeting on August 11, 2021, the committee adopted ASTM 2959-21 Section 5 for zip lines used in public settings for regulation with in the... Continue Reading

Postedby Scott Andrews
Date posted08/11/2021


ERi and HeadRush Issue Joint Statement on non-injury incident
ERi and HeadRush Issue Joint Statement on non-injury incident

The following statement was received by ACCT on July 20, 2021 as the body of an email from ERi Head office. A PDF version of the statement is provided HERE. 20 July 21 Joint Statement // Head Rush Technologies & Experiential Resources Head Rush Technologies and Experiential Resources (ERi) ... Continue Reading

Postedby Scott Andrews
Date posted07/21/2021


ERi Issues notice of an incident with a TruBlue Speed Auto Belay
ERi Issues notice of an incident with a TruBlue Speed Auto Belay

On July 12, 2021, Experiential Resources, inc. released a statement describing a failure incident with a Head Rush TruBlue Speed Auto Belay device at a camp in the eastern United States. The notice can be found here. On July 15, 2021, HeadRush released a statement about the failure. Owners of... Continue Reading

Postedby Scott Andrews
Date posted07/16/2021


Oklahoma Department of Labor offers OSHA compliance consultation
Oklahoma Department of Labor offers OSHA compliance consultation

On July 16, 2021 the Oklahoma Department of Labor published a letter describing the benefits of the “Safety Saves” OSHA Consultation program. The program is described in the attached letter. Oklahoma business may find it useful to review this program and apply for it services. Continue Reading

Postedby Scott Andrews
Date posted07/16/2021


PROCESS DESIGN TASK FORCE – General Announcement
PROCESS DESIGN TASK FORCE – General Announcement

CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS – With the announcement by the ACCT Executive Director that he will be stepping down from his role in April, 2022, and as ACCT transitions to a new phase for the organization, we are assembling a Task Force to review and update the hiring process, documents, and... Continue Reading

Date posted07/15/2021