SAM Coverage
Regulation
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Speak-Out: Will ASTM Enter the Terrain Park?
SPEAK-OUT: WILL ASTM ENTER THE TERRAIN PARK? ISSUE September 2011 VOLUME 50-5 PAGE 14 SUBJECT Opinion The ASTM F27 Committee on Snow Skiing is…
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Speak-Out: Lower Debit Card Swipe Fees Fizzle
SPEAK-OUT: LOWER DEBIT CARD SWIPE FEES FIZZLE ISSUE September 2011 AUTHOR David Eldredge VOLUME 50-5 PAGE 15 SUBJECT Opinion Relief was just three weeks…
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Playing it Safe
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that in 1998, 1.7 million injuries and illnesses resulted in lost work time for businesses. Wrist and knee…
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A Smoke-Free Area Base Lodge
by Brad Moretz, Assistant General Manager, Appalachian Ski Mt., N.C. In North Carolina, tobacco has been the #1 cash crop and top industry for…
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Quality Assurance
The January issue of SAM contained an article that explored some of the implications of Quality Assurance — as understood in the context of…
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Quality Assurance
Over the next three to six years there will almost inevitably be major changes in the way ski lifts are designed, manufactured, marketed, installed,…
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Environment And Growth
In Greek mythology, one of the tougher navigational feats was to go between the treacherous rock called Scylla and the awesome whirlpool, Charybdis. No…
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Periodic Load Testing
In most states the only time a ski lift is load tested is during the initial acceptance test and inspection process, after relocation or…