Routine / Operational / Annual

the Play Inspection Company specializes in Operational, Annual and Post Installation playground inspections. Please call or e-mail via the Contact page for further details and pricing. Sample reports are available by request.

Routine Playground Inspections - Looking at the basic condition of the equipment, especially faults due to recent vandalism, breakages and also cleanliness of the playground. These inspections can be carried out by the manager or by his / her staff and should be recorded on a simple sheet or book. The equipment supplier should provide a checklist. Dependant on usage, these playground inspections should be carried out weekly as a minimum.

Operational Playground Inspections - Looking in more detail at the condition of the equipment; providing a quality control check on the more regular inspections and identifying wear and tear on the equipment. Such inspections should be carried out by an appropriately trained member of staff or alternatively by a suitably qualified specialist and should be recorded. These inspections should be carried out on a quarterly basis as a minimum. The Play Inspection Company can carry out these playground inspections for you, or alternatively provide in-house training courses for your own inspectors.

Annual Playground Inspections - To be carried out by an independent specialist not connected with the playground operator or owner. Essentially we are looking at vandalism, wear and tear, long term structural problems, standards compliance and design, along with risk assessment etc. This report essentially covers the overall safety of the playground. It can also be useful to include an annual oversight of the internal procedures and documentation.

Added Value with Inspections - the Play Inspection Company offer numerous reporting summary tools free of charge with our larger Operational and Annual playground Inspection contracts. Please view the "My p.i" page to find our more about this unique service offer.

Risk Assessment - Risk assessment is an important part of playground safety management if used correctly. We are looking to highlight the hazards that users cannot expect to see and therefore require remedial action; rather than remove the challenge provided by the design of the equipment.

We calculate our Risk Assessment on a 5 x 5 matrix scale, assessing the likelihood of an injury occurring against the severity of the potential injury. Risk Assessing in this manner helps to achieve a sensible overall rating, and gives a clear indication where remedial action is required.

We believe it is pretty much impossible to inspect a playground without carrying out some degree of Risk Assessment. It is therefore included free of charge with all of our inspections.

Other Additional Reporting - At times it can be beneficial to extend the area of playgound reporting to assess for example: Play Value, DDA Accessibility, Equipment Life etc. Any of these services can be quoted as an individual report, or as part of an overall assessment.