https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/research-reveals-outdoor-industrys-safety-practices-concerns
Research Reveals Outdoor Industry's Safety Practices and ConcernsAccording to the results of a recent survey of outdoor adventure program directors and risk managers, more outdoor education and adventure-based recreation programs are concerned about transportation...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/bats-camp
Bats at CampMost camps view bats in their environment as beneficial — eating large numbers of mosquitos and often providing important lessons for campers on relationships in the natural world. However, within...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/ethics-twenty-first-century
Ethics for the Twenty-First CenturyA counselor asked for a private meeting with the camp director. She placed a plastic bag on the table and told the director that it fell out of a camper’s backpack. The bag contained photographs of...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/if-only-they-had-known-seven-timely-reminders-staff-training
If Only They Had Known . . . Seven Timely Reminders for Staff TrainingStandards numbers updated to match 2012 standards Last-minute registrations and staff agreements are coming in. Food and T-shirts have been ordered. Staff manual revisions are nearly...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/aeds-what-are-they-do-they-belong-camp
AEDs — What Are They, and Do They Belong at Camp?What are AEDs? AED is the acronym used for an Automated External Defibrillator. This device is about the size of a standard laptop computer, and is used to help save lives of victims of cardiac...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/avoiding-illegal-discrimination-hiring
Avoiding Illegal Discrimination in HiringEditor's note: The following information is excerpted from Taking the High Road, A Guide to Effective and Legal Employment Practices for Nonprofits, published by the Nonprofit Risk...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/new-threat-mosquito-borne-illness
New Threat: Mosquito-Borne IllnessDate: Summer 1999 Location: East Coast Situation: Campers, bitten by mosquitoes, develop malaria How should camps respond? Here’s some background. There are 150-200 species of mosquitoes in the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/risk-management-negligent-hiring-under-new-federal-law
Risk Management and Negligent Hiring Under New Federal LawSince October 9, 1998, when the Volunteers for Children Act, was signed into law by President Clinton as Public Law 105-251 and amended the National Child Protection Act of 1993, if a volunteer or...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/pointers-dealing-complaints
Pointers For Dealing With ComplaintsAs we observe what is happening in camps (and other youth programs) around the country, we see that parents or guardians seem far more ready to register complaints both with the camp and with ACA....
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/obtaining-permission-take-use-photographs-commercial-purposes
Obtaining Permission to Take and Use Photographs for Commercial PurposesAs stated in the accompanying article "A Picture’s Worth....", obtaining permission to take and use photographs of campers and staff is an important step in risk management. While right of publicity...