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Bill Weaver, director of operations for the Association of Challenge Course Technology (ACCT), will be presenting ANSI/ACCT 03-2016 as an approved national standard to the Tennessee Elevator & Amusement Device Safety Board on March 1, 2016 in Nashville, Tenn.
The North Carolina Department of Labor released a report earlier this month stating that zip lines are more like sports with active participants than amusement park rides with passive users and there will always be a risk involved.
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Arizona Zipline Adventures in Oracle, Az hostes their Grand Opening on January 29.
Construction is expected to begin this month on a zip line tour and aerial adventure course in Niagara Parks, ON.
Go Ape has partnered with the city of Plano, TX to build a new zip line tour in Oak Point Park.
Gatorland in Orlando, Fla., opened a new zip line that’s accessible to guests with mobility challenges and other disabilities.
Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), voluntarily issued a recall of carabiners, quickdraws, and nylon runners because of possible product irregularities.
