Fully Enclosed Play Equipment Management and Maintenance

Course syllabus includes:

• Child development
• The Importance of Play
• Accidents, their type, frequency and severity
• Legal, the appropriate Acts of Parliament and how they may affect the operator and directly the management and staff
• BS8409:2002 and relevant sections of EN1176
• Documentation, reporting and importance of record keeping
• A logical and systematic approach to inspecting including risk assessment
• Inspection of approaches to main frame including signs barriers etc
• Inspection of the whole play area surround, toilets, fire exits, catering area (public) etc
• Inspection of the main frame area
• Inspection of specific play equipment or play features including floor surfacing.
• Common faults on popular items
• Fire and accident drills
• First aid provision and dealing with accidents
• Practical onsite inspection

All indoor training courses take place on client's premises.

Discounts are available for RoSPA Members.

All indoor training courses take place on client's premises.

This course is aimed at staff and management of indoor (soft play). It will also be of interest to Environmental Health Officers. A RoSPA Certificate of training will be given to all participants who complete the course.

Syllabus

• Child development
• The Importance of Play
• Accidents, their type, frequency and severity
• Legal, the appropriate Acts of Parliament and how they may affect the operator and directly the Management and staff
• BS8409:2009 and relevant sections of EN1176
• Documentation, reporting and importance of record keeping
• A logical and systematic approach to inspecting including risk assessment
• Inspection of approaches to main frame including signs barriers etc
• Inspection of the whole play area surround, toilets, fire exits, catering area (public) etc.
• Inspection of the main frame area
• Inspection of specific play equipment or play features including floor surfacing.
• Common faults on popular items
• Fire and accident drills
• First Aid provision and dealing with accidents
• Practical on-site inspection.

Courses on Clients Premises

The provision of a room is required with suitable blackout to enable a PowerPoint presentation to be shown. Access to an indoor play facility is required for the practical element of this course.

Please Note:

Attendees must be in good health and physically able to climb and thoroughly inspect equipment onsite.

Note: Prices listed are a daily cost for a group of up to 12 people.

Prices listed are for non-RoSPA clients i.e. those who do not have RoSPA annual inspections. If you have annual playground inspections by RoSPA, you may be eligible to receive a discount against the price of a course. Contact us for details.

All prices are subject to VAT.