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Increased Regulation

Is camp's adventure course an amusement ride? How about your go-carts? What about the climbing wall or water slide? Well, the answer is "maybe," and it depends upon the state in which your camp is located and the amusement ride regulations promulgated there.

These questions are no surprise to some camp directors who have been confronted by local regulations that do indeed make these camp activities amusement rides in their state. The concern from risk management standpoint is threefold: awareness, education, and compliance.

Awareness

The American Camp Association[R] (ACA), including ACA local offices, as well as state camp director associations, have methods to monitor local legislative activity regarding camp activities that are considered amusement rides in certain states. This is an important process which identifies regulatory risks. It also gives those potentially impacted an opportunity to discuss and shape regulations that work and make sense. Considering the trend toward increased regulation, is the scope of your monitoring process broad enough?

Education

Awareness creates an educational opportunity for regulators and legislators, as well as camp professionals. Without this awareness and educational effort, a spider's web of regulation that conflicts and overlaps could result....

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