RoSPA Play Safety provides training on playground management and the safety of indoor and outdoor play areas. We provide playground inspections for public and commercial play areas and a wide range of additional play-related services and our advice and information covers all aspects of playground safety.
What do we do?
- Playground Inspections
Including annual, soft-play and post-installation inspections of playgrounds. Inspections of sports pitches, playing fields, open spaces and parks.
- Our Services
Play area and playing field risk assessments. Impact absorbency testing and expert witness reports and advice on indoor soft play, goal post safety and the Disability Discrimination Act.
- Training Courses
A wide range of training courses including: Playground Inspection and Maintenance - One-Day and Two-Day courses, Indoor Play Area Management and Maintenance Training, Wheeled Sports Inspection and Maintenance, EN1176 Update and RPII Renewal.
Contact Play Safety by phone or email
RoSPA's Leisure Safety Consultants not only cover leisure pursuits on land, in or near water, but also accident prevention around canals, rivers, the sea, lakes and an increasing number of public and private sites. Of the 435 drownings each year, many are preventable accidents. Our inland water and pool operator training are examples of how we are working to reduce this tragic toll.
Our services for professionals include...
- Consultancy
RoSPA has years of experience and knowledge of leisure safety and are on-hand to advise you about your responsibilities, how they link with the responsibilities of the facility users and how you can tackle the confusion of liability and safety within the leisure industry.
- Training Courses
A selection of courses including Managing Leisure and Recreation Safety, Safety at Beaches and Coastal Locations, Safety at Inland Water Sites and Tour Operator Pool Inspections.
- Publications, Research and Discussion Papers
The Leisure Safety department produces numerous publications and also contributes to specialist journals and responds to Government consultations on all aspects of water and leisure safety.