https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/final-osha-rule-issued-improve-tracking-workplace-injuries-illnesses
Final OSHA Rule Issued to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and IllnessesCamps will need to adhere to a new Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule that will impact when and how they file their annual reports with OSHA. Please see below to learn why OSHA...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/contracts-who-needs-them-who-reads-them
Contracts: Who Needs Them? Who Reads Them?Each year, the ACA Insurance Committee holds a Roundtable with many of the camp industry insurers and brokers in conjunction with the American Camp Association National Conference. The 2018...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/integrating-duty-care-your-organizational-camp-culture
Integrating Duty of Care into Your Organizational Camp CultureA child is injured by a falling rock during a climbing lesson. A volunteer is paralyzed when a horse they are leading kicks out. During unstructured time, a camper falls off the top bunk while...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/staff-workforce-development-what-helps-what-hinders-it
Staff Workforce Development: What Helps and What Hinders ItCamp is a fantastic place for growth and development, not only of campers but young staff too. The skills they learn while working in this context prepare them for college, career, and life!
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/what-if-it-does-happen-camp-security-%E2%80%93-plans-make-actions-take
What If It Does Happen? Camp Security – Plans to Make and Actions to TakeIn July 2011, Anders Brevik detonated a "car bomb," killing eight people in the Parliament Building in Oslo, Norway. He then proceeded to shoot and kill 69 participants at the Workers Youth League...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/summer-camps-fire-emergency-communications-six-lessons-learned-during-fire-camp
Summer Camps, Fire, and Emergency Communications: Six Lessons Learned During a Fire at CampFires are a potential hazard for camps located in wooded areas and urban areas alike. How camps respond and communicate to camp families and the community when a fire does occur can go a long way to...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/wildfire
Wildfire!Since moving to Montana from Pennsylvania several years ago, I’ve become much more attuned to the threat of wildfires, and have begun to learn more about what can be done to safeguard the people...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/security-check
Security Check!A list of of ACA and federal security resources.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/aca-camp-crisis-hotline-annual-review-2017
ACA Camp Crisis Hotline Annual Review 2017Since 1985, the American Camp Association® (ACA) has provided crisis support to camps through the confidential ACA Camp Crisis Hotline. This service is available 24-hours-a-day, every day of the year...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/case-studies-2017-crisis-hotline-annual-review
Case Studies from the 2017 Crisis Hotline Annual ReviewEach year, the ACA Camp Crisis Hotline team identifies several case studies for a more in-depth look. These cases serve as examples for other camps to use in staff training and the development of...