The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment is soliciting input on new guidelines for outdoor recreations. The department is seeking input until Wednesday June 3, 2020 at Noon (12:00 pm MDT). The DRAFT document can be found here and includes a link for submitting feedback. Those in... Continue Reading
The CARES Act signed in March to help business ride out COVID-19 is vast and complex. In implementing the act, many rules have been issued intended to provide clarity and direction to lenders. One of those rules has the potential for significant impact on seasonal business with the majority of... Continue Reading
Edelrid Equipment NA just published an outstanding simple guide to cleaning and disinfecting PPE. Edelrid PPE Limitations and Tolerances can be found here https://acctregmap.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Edelrid-PPE-Limitations-and-Tolerances.pdf Continue Reading
On May 15, 2020 a directive from Oregon Health Authority suspended resident summer camps until further notice. The directive can be read at: https://sharedsystems.dhsoha.state.or.us/DHSForms/Served/le2357.pdf Continue Reading
May 20, 2020 the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Division of Food and Recreational Safety posted Guidance for summer camps. The detailed document references ACA’s recently published guidelines. The DATCP document can be found here:... Continue Reading
There are a lot of legal ideas out there. Standford University Law School has compiled a significant resource for understand what many legal experts believe about COVID-19. This is a big list and probably not what you should read before going to bed. Thank you Wayne Pierce for bringing this to my... Continue Reading
The department of Homeland Security has published an interesting tool for understanding how long SARS-CoV2 last on surfaces. The tool currently only works for stainless steel. The tool allows you to change the humidity and temperature and see the effect on the viability of the virus. The site also... Continue Reading
On Thursday May 14, 2020 the state of West Virginia published “A Guide to Safely Reopening Zipline Outfitters.” The four page document is a simple and useful guide to opening a zip tour. Operators are strongly encouraged to read this no matter what jurisdiction you are in. The guide... Continue Reading
One of the most challenging questions about reopening is how to clean the expensive equipment staff and participants used everyday. Cleaning information is varied and sometimes conflicting. The research on disinfecting surfaces is not focused on harnesses, helmets, lanyards, or platforms in trees.... Continue Reading
The Colorado department of Oil and Public Safety has published the following notification for amusement devices. Owners of licensed ziplines or adventure parks should read this notice. Continue Reading
Introduction Opening a resident camp under of COVID19 protocols requires careful planning and program design. The plan your camp created to practice social distancing as required in your area is key to using your challenge course this summer. Practices used in other parts of camp can be adapted... Continue Reading
VENDED TRAINING Introduction The presence of SARS-CoV2 changes a lot of the assumptions PVMs and other trainers have made about training as a vended service. This list of questions and paragraphs of explanation and recommendation strives to help vendors and trainers put a new set of practices in... Continue Reading
