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Risk Management

Risk management is a subject of consideration for all managers, owners, and operators in the climbing industry. Here you’ll find information on risk management from professionals in the industry.

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Back to School: Pandemic Drives Students to Regional Climbing Gyms

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New Techtopia Device Leverages AI for Climbing Gym Safety

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Study Showing Chalk Reduces Virus By 99% Now Peer Reviewed

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Getting a Gym Ready for National Team Trials During a Pandemic

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Ask a Lawyer: Can Gyms Require Vaccination?

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Ask a Lawyer: New COVID Standards for California Gyms

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Ask A Lawyer: Consequences for Gyms That Stay Open

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Most Recent COVID-19 Wave Results in Gym Closures

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What Gyms Can Learn from This Year’s Yank-N-Yard Competition

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How Climbing Centers Are Navigating Tiered Reopening in California

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Lessons Learned from the COVID Crisis (Vol 1): Have a Growth Mindset

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Climbing With Masks: Getting Customers On Board with the New Normal

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Sanitizing, Distancing, TRUBLUE: How Chris Sharma’s Gym Is Reopening

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CWA Releases Climbing Facility Reopening Survey Results

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Navigating COVID-19 Guidelines: Know Your Agencies and What They Do

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Should Gyms Give COVID-19 Orientations?

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The Future of Climbing Competitions in a COVID-19 World

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Ask A Lawyer: COVID-19 and Liability

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CWA Releases Guide for Climbing Gym Reopenings

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How Climbing Gyms Are Reopening

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Ask a Lawyer: Can Gyms Ask Sick Customers to Leave?

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How to Start a Climbing Gym Part 2: Business Planning with Vertical Solutions

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Ask a Lawyer: Avoiding Risks with Hourly Pay and Overtime

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How to Start a Climbing Gym Part 1: The Idea with Vertical Solutions

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Fact-Checking Magnus Midtbø’s Auto Belay Claims

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Corporate Expansion Part 3: Being Aware of Liability

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Corporate Expansion Part 2: Options for External Expansion

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Corporate Expansion Part 1: What Gyms Need to Know

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Gyms Change Belay Policies to Make ABD the Requirement

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Ask A Lawyer: Are All Climbing Gyms At Risk Of Being Shut Down?

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Stop Use Issued For Some Perfect Descent Auto Belays

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Ask A Lawyer: Gym Waivers and Employee Tattoos

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UK Gym Director Pleads Guilty to Sex Offense

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Climber Dies In UK Gym

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German Gym Burns To The Ground

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A Public Relations Primer

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Gym Employee Falls 32 Feet

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Chunk Falls From Bridge At DUMBO

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ABD Policy Aims to Prevent Accidents

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The Law of Employee Pay

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Spotting Employment Discrimination

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Rope Access Rigging Headed for Setters

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UK Facility Fined £10,000 for Youth Fall

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The Great Headphone Debate

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CWA Summit 2015 Recap

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Work at Height Hot Topic at CWA Event

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Leaders Gather to Talk About The Future of Climbing

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Elevating Proper Falling Technique

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Risk Audit at Heart of Lawsuit

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4 Ways To Reduce Risk in Your Gym

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How To Fall Video Released

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Auto Belays Get Safer With Barriers

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Cleaning Chemicals a Danger to Equipment

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Study Finds Indoor Climbing Safe

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Accident Report Form

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Climber Choked While Lowering

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Should You Spot? Maybe Not.

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