Standards Development Process Draft ACCT standards are primarily developed outside of ANSI procedures by the Technical Information, Research, and Education (TIRE) Committee, then submitted to an ANSI Consensus Group (CG) for review, processed through the ANSI Public Comment System (at which point all interested parties can provide feedback). Following the processing of all comments according to ACCT’s ANSI procedures, any standards revisions are approved for publication by the board of directors acting as secretariat. Standards development work by ACCT committees is typically not open to observers without invitation or approv- al. The Consensus Group meetings are open to observe, but active partic- ipation is limited to CG members and invited guests. Note: An ACCT task force is current- ly drafting revisions to the standards development process. Read more about the proposed revisions in “Charting a New Course for Standards” (p. 10). Watch for news, and consider how any changes might impact you.
ACCT publishes the following relevant industry standards:
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Current Standard: ANSI/ACCT 03-2019 Challenge Courses and Canopy/Zip Line Tours Standards Publication Date: July 2019 Version: 10th version overall; 2nd ANS version. Scope of Chapter 1 – Design, Perfor- mance, and Inspection Standards: The ANSI/ACCT 03-2019 Standards: De- sign, Performance, and Inspection Stan- dards establish requirements for the design, performance, and inspection of elements and associated equipment for challenge courses, aerial adventure/ trekking parks, canopy tours, and zip line tours. Scope of Chapter 2 – Operations Standards: The ANSI/ACCT 03-2019 Standards: Operation Standards estab- lish minimum operational procedures and staff competencies for challenge courses, aerial adventure/trekking parks, canopy tours, and zip line tours.
Fast Facts: The Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) was founded in 1993 and published its first standards in 1994. ACCT has been an American Na- tional Standards Institute (ANSI) Accredit- ed Standards Developer (ASD) since 2006. It published its first American National Standard (ANS) in 2016.
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