Playground Inspections
Keep your playground safe…and inspected!
Public playgrounds are designed to provide children with a safe environment for play. However, according to the National Recreation and Park Association, each year there are more than 200,000 children that are injured due to playground accidents, and another 15 who die as a result of injuries sustained while playing in a park. The sad truth is, many of these injuries could have been avoided altogether through the use of playground inspections.
The equipment on a playground is designed for long-term use, but, like any other machine or man-made creation, parts break down over time. The only way to make sure that playgrounds remain safe for the millions of children that play on them each year is to make sure any and all issues are noticed and rectified within a timely manner.
The primary purpose of playground inspections is to keep the playground safe but it is also important to limit your organizations liability by showing an effort to maintain your playground(s) area. Frequent inspections can be done by almost anyone but it is important to have periodic inspections because a Certified Playground Safety Inspector can identify hazards and other environmental conditions that an untrained person may not be able to see.