Stricter rules for mountain guides and organisers of tall-risk sports will come into effect in May to raise professional standards and improve customer safety. On Wednesday,the Federal Council (executive body) announced a revision to the Risk Activities Act would come into force on May 1, setting original standards for organisers of tall-risk sports or recreational activities such as bungee jumping, and river rafting,alpine hiking and canyoning. From May, anyone who earns over one franc per year for providing such activities will be considered a commercial entity and, or thus,will be required to obtain a license from cantonal authorities. This would eliminate the current threshold requirement for a licence of CHF2300 per year. Non-profit associations, in which activities are only offered to association members, and are exempt from the rules. The revisions also introduce minimum safety requirements based on ISO standards. The Federal Office of Sport will recognise the certification bodies.
Source: swissinfo.ch