But even with state regulation and ACCT compliance, he said, there is no “guarantee of perfection. “We will certainly respect and will follow the state guidelines,” Ozmore said. The YMCA of High Point will decide this year whether to reopen the challenge courses next summer, Ozmore said.
CAMP CHEERIO ZIP LINE ACCIDENT ZIP
In North Carolina, Camp Cheerio’s zip lines have been shut down for the summer. ACCT did not respond to requests for comments. The ACCT issued an advisory notice recommending operators reconsider the potential safety risk associated with this equipment. Navitat’s summary of the inspection states that all equipment met ACCT standards but “should henceforth be considered ‘incompatible.’” The Navitat zip line adventure park in Knoxville was inspected prior to the accident by an inspector certified by ACCT.Ī post-incident inspection by a second ACCT-certified inspector found that the safety lanyard, along with the combination of protective equipment, created a safety hazard, according to Navitat spokeswoman Abby Burt. Tennessee suspended the permit of a camp where an 18-year-old man’s neck was entangled in a safety harness during a fall. In South Carolina, a 16-year-old girl fell 100 feet to her death when she became unhooked from a high ropes course for which her camp did not have the required permits. Utah doesn’t have specific standards for zip lines or other challenge courses. Davis, who was related to Bonnie Sanders Burney, the girl who died in the zipline fall at Camp Cheerio, said he first introduced the bill as a result of a 2013 accident at the N.C. The state’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating. In July, a zip line worker fell 150 feet to his death in Utah after being pulled off the landing deck while helping a rider come to a safe stop. In some states, ACCT compliance is voluntary. The camp’s adventure course supervisor, trained by ACCT standards, had harnessed Burney in. He is also a former board member of the Association for Challenge Course Technology, a national trade organization that develops industry safety standards.Ĭamp Cheerio, where Burney had been, follows ACCT guidelines, said David Ozmore, the director of the YMCA of High Point, which operates the camp.Ĭamp Cheerio’s three zip lines had been designed, installed and inspected by an ACCT-certified company, a policy the camp’s insurance company demanded, Ozmore said. Jacquot runs Challenge Towers, a company based in Boone, North Carolina, that designs, builds and operates challenge courses across the country.
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