Sports Pitches and Playing Fields
Post Installation Inspection
Sports Pitches, sports surfaces and playing fields are expensive to construct and unless you are a real expert it can be difficult to determine if you are getting what you are paying for and are getting value for money. RoSPA recommends Post Installation Inspections on all new sports pitches and playing fields. Our inspector can compare the finished product against the specification and make recommendations for remedial action if appropriate. Remember, RoSPA is independent of any contractor/supplier and provides expert and impartial inspections and advice. It is a wise precaution to make a satisfactory RoSPA inspection a condition of payment when placing contracts.
Performance Quality Assessments (PQAs)
A RoSPA PQA involves a detailed site inspection and gives an analysis of the sports surface together with advice and recommendations. Budget costing, management advice and maintenance requirements is also included. These enable ground staff to improve pitch performance. All tests are undertaken in accordance with BS 7370 part 3 appendix A and include:
- Soil Analysis
- Ground Cover
- Drainage
- Pests, Weeds and Diseases
Grant Applications
A RoSPA Performance Quality Assessment can greatly assist in supporting grant applications as can the promise of a RoSPA Post Installation Inspection to confirm that any grant money is well spent.
Performance Specifications
RoSPA can provide clients with comprehensive specifications and drawings for use in the tendering process. Bills of Quantities and Codes of Practice are also supplied. Services Cover:
- Maintenance
- Multi Use Games Areas (MUGAs)
- Drainage
- Artificial turf pitches
Risk Assessments
The health and safety at work act 1974 and subsequent legislation requires formal risk assessment for risks to users of facilities. The RoSPA risk assessment can be undertaken on recreation grounds and natural and artificial turf pitches etc. They give a comprehensive audit of the site together with its risks and guidance and advice on current management practices, Areas covered include:
- Approaches
- Boundaries
- Playing Surfaces
- Drainage
- On Site Equipment
- Machinery and equipment storage
- Car Parking
- Buildings (external)
Full Soil Analysis
RoSPA can provide a comprehensive range of soil sampling analysis and advice which is tailored to clients’ requirements. It can include:
- Nutrient and micronutrient basic and broad spectrum leaf
- Irrigation water
- Biological
- Particle size distribution
- Hydraulic conductivity
- Contamination
All sports pitch and playing field inspections are carried out by an agronomist inspector with an MSC in Sports Surfaces.
If you manage a sports pitch or playing field and would like to book and inspection, please contact Liz for prices and booking information liz.cheshire@rospaplaysafety.co.uk
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