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AS 2316.2.2:2025
[Current]Artificial climbing structures and challenge courses, Part 2.2: Flying foxes and challenge ropes courses - Operation requirements
AS 2316.2.2:2025 provides the operation requirements of flying foxes and challenge courses.
Published: 12/12/2025
Pages: 29
Table of contents
Cited references
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Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
Introduction
1 Scope and general
1.1 Scope
1.2 Application
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Operation
4.1 Safety management system
4.1.1 General
4.1.2 Site-specific benefit-risk assessment
4.1.3 Dynamic benefit-risk assessment
4.1.4 Pre-activity briefing
4.1.5 Equipment
4.1.6 Training records
4.1.7 Initial participant training and assessment
4.1.7.1 Assessment
4.1.7.2 Participant training
4.1.8 No-go zones
4.2 Emergency procedures
4.2.1 General
4.2.2 Site emergency plan
4.2.2.1 General
4.2.2.2 Wind speeds
4.2.2.3 Severe weather events
4.2.3 Rescue from an element
4.2.3.1 General
4.2.3.2 Rescue procedures
4.3 Universal design
4.3.1 General
4.3.2 Personal protective equipment
4.3.3 Ramps and platforms
4.3.4 Lifting equipment
4.3.5 Supervision and accompaniment requirements
4.4 Fall protection
4.4.1 General
4.4.2 Fall protection heights
4.4.3 Impact attenuating systems
4.4.4 Spotting
4.4.5 Assisted belay systems
4.4.6 Self-belay system
4.4.7 Continuous belay systems
4.4.8 Vertical progression
4.4.9 Belay systems used for access
4.4.10 Automated descending devices
4.4.11 Personal protection equipment
4.4.12 Elevated platforms
4.5 Supervision rules
4.5.1 General
4.5.2 Low challenge courses
4.5.3 Assisted belay challenge courses
4.5.4 Self-belay and continuous belay systems
4.5.4.1 General
4.5.4.2 Type A self-belay system
4.5.4.3 Type B continuous belay system
4.5.5 Supervision descriptors for self-belay and continuous belay systems
5 Inspections
5.1 General
5.2 Daily routine inspection
5.3 Operational inspection
5.4 Comprehensive annual inspection
5.5 Commissioning inspection
5.6 Non-destructive testing
5.7 Proof testing
6 Maintenance
6.1 General
6.2 Scheduled maintenance
6.3 Minor repairs
6.4 Major repairs
6.5 Retired and out of service equipment
7 Documentation
Appendix A
A.1 General
A.2 Post-incident inspection
A.3 Post-environmental event inspection
A.3.1 General
A.3.2 Environmental wind speed
A.3.3 Snow and ice loads
A.3.4 Seismic loadings
A.3.5 Severe weather events
A.3.5.1 General
A.3.5.2 Fire
A.3.5.3 Flood
A.3.5.4 Storm
Appendix B
Appendix C
C.1 General
C.2 Suspension trauma
Appendix D
D.1 General
D.2 Cognitive and perceptual abilities
D.2.1 Participants between the cognitive age of 0 and 6 years
D.2.2 Participants between the cognitive age of 6 and 8 years
D.2.3 Participants between the cognitive age of 8 and 10 years
D.2.4 Participants between the cognitive age of 10 and 14 years
Bibliography
Cited references in this standard
[Current]
Design for access and mobility, Part 1: General requirements for access - New building work
AS 1891 (series)
Personal equipment for work at height
[Current]
Artificial climbing structures and challenge courses, Part 2.1: Flying foxes and challenge ropes courses - Construction and safety requirements
AS 4685 (series)
Playground equipment and surfacing
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