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Hubbell Power Systems Deadends
Hubbell Power Systems Deadends

ACCT was recently made aware of an undated letter on the Hubbell Power Systems website stating clearly that Hubbell Power Systems Deadends are not to be used in the challenge course industry or any of the other related and associated industries. This letter also addresses Fargo products of similar... Continue Reading

Date posted04/1/2021


Request for Inspection of PETZL LOW-STRETCH KERNMANTLE ROPES
Request for Inspection of PETZL LOW-STRETCH KERNMANTLE ROPES

From Petzl: One of our clients found 2 critical defects on his Petzl low-stretch kernmantle ropes. To date, no other client has reported similar defects to us, and no accident or injury is known. Please read the information below and, if necessary, inspect your ropes. If you are in Canada,... Continue Reading

Date posted07/21/2020


Pure Safety Group (PSG) 3-Way SRL RECALL
Pure Safety Group (PSG) 3-Way SRL RECALL

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

Date posted11/14/2019


Perfect Descentâ„¢ Auto Belay - STOP USE AND RETURN FOR INSPECTION AND UPGRADE
Perfect Descentâ„¢ Auto Belay - STOP USE AND RETURN FOR INSPECTION AND UPGRADE

Original PDF URGENT SAFETY RECALL NOTICESTOP USE AND RETURN FOR INSPECTION AND UPGRADENotice Date: October 21, 2019Manufacturer: C3 ManufacturingAffected Product: Perfect Descent™ Auto Belay model 220 Indoor, Outdoor, Speed Drive, and DirectDrive units manufactured from February 2017... Continue Reading

Date posted10/21/2019


Colorado Safety Bulletin Update
Colorado Safety Bulletin Update

Dear Colorado ACCT Members, Friday, June 21, 2019, you may have received a Colorado Immediate Shutdown Bulletin addressing Giant Swings and similar activities. It is understandable that camp managers or other youth-serving organizations may be concerned this bulletin affects their operation. This... Continue Reading

Date posted06/24/2019


Immediate Shut Down Notification in the State of Colorado
Immediate Shut Down Notification in the State of Colorado

Immediate Shut Down Notification in the State of Colorado Please see the notice below which was released by the State of Colorado Amusement Rides and Devices Program on Friday, January 5th 2018. The accident occurred at a recreation facility, but the devices in question are used throughout the... Continue Reading

Date posted01/8/2018


ADVISORY NOTICE FOR YOKE N621 & N623 CABLE GRABS
ADVISORY NOTICE FOR YOKE N621 & N623 CABLE GRABS

The purpose of this notice is to reinforce the following points below concerning Yoke N621/ N623 cable grabs: · importance of providing instructions to end users N621 / N623 are shipped to you with instructions · reinforce proper use of n621 / n623 max 9" (225 mm)... Continue Reading

Date posted11/20/2015


HEAD RUSH QUICKjump ADVISORY
HEAD RUSH QUICKjump ADVISORY

Please see advisory submitted to ACCT 9/1/2015 directly from Head Rush. Headrush_QUICKjump_Advisory.pdf Continue Reading

Date posted09/2/2015


IMPORTANT ADVISORY NOTICE FOR ZIP LINE LANDING AREA PLATFORMS
IMPORTANT ADVISORY NOTICE FOR ZIP LINE LANDING AREA PLATFORMS

ADVISORY NOTICE FOR ZIP LINE LANDING AREA PLATFORMS from the ACCT Design, Performance, and Inspection Standards Committee Two recent incidents have brought to our attention that employees working in zip line landing areas and on... Continue Reading

Date posted08/31/2015


IMPORTANT ACCT ADVISORY FOR DUAL LEG LANYARDS
IMPORTANT ACCT ADVISORY FOR DUAL LEG LANYARDS

ADVISORY NOTICE FOR DUAL LEG LANYARDS from the ACCT Design, Performance, and Inspection Standards Committee A recent incident has brought to our attention that dual leg lanyards used in Personal Safety Systems common in our industry can expose users to the risk of unrecoverable entrapment of... Continue Reading

Date posted08/11/2015


MSA Redpoint Descender Notice
MSA Redpoint Descender Notice

Original PDF MSA ANNOUNCES PLANS TO DISCONTINUE REDPOINT DESCENDERMSA issued a stop use notice on October 14, 2009 and an update on November3, 2009. MSA has now stated that they will discontinue the Redpoint Descender.MSA is in the process of developing a reimbursement program for... Continue Reading

Date posted12/9/2009


Redpoint Descender - Stop-use Notice
Redpoint Descender - Stop-use Notice

Update: Product Discontinued Original PDF Stop Use NoticeRedpoint™ and Auto-Belay DescendersOctober 14, 2009MSA very recently became aware of two incidents where climbers using RedpointDescenders experienced rapid rates of descent resulting in injuries. Our preliminaryinvestigation... Continue Reading

Date posted10/14/2009