AVOID INJURY LIABILITY IN PLAY ZONES WITH PROFESSIONAL TESTING
11 Feb 2022
Playground inspections are often the first line of defense against hazardous situations and have the potential to avert serious issues in play zones across the nation.
Community awareness of safety has increased dramatically over the past few years, and outdoor play areas and playground equipment are now under greater scrutiny. Therefore, the management of risk is a high priority for all playground stakeholders.
Inspections are often the first line of defence against hazardous situations and have the potential to avert serious issues in play zones across the nation. Such traumatic evens can scar a child, as well as its parents, for a long time, and creates a higher legal risk for playground owners. 
How to prevent these situations from happening?
- Follow regulatory practices around the Australian Standards which help mitigate risks and create a safe play environment.
- Engage a certified playground inspector to carry all inspections compliant with the Australian Standards
- Have regular routine, operational and comprehensive inspections.
- Have a post-installation inspection
HOW SOFTFAL TESTING CAN HELP
Softfall Testing helps increase risk mitigation by having their team of experienced certified inspectors inspect your playgrounds. Utilizing best industry practices, our team has major advantages- experience and in-depth data reporting. This allows for coherent reporting procedures throughout your inspections and provides easy to use, readable and actionable reports. It also becomes a powerful risk mitigating tool and provides you concrete evidence of faulty equipment’s referenced to the risk matrix.
Here is feedback that we received from the councils Softfall Testing has worked with in South Australia:
“The team at Softfall Testing were professional and helped us do a full inspection of 260 playgrounds. Not only that, their reports and expertise helped us put forward a plan and secure additional funding for the play spaces. We are 100% satisfied with the results and would recommend them to anybody looking to do playground inspections.”
For the latest Australian Standards, visit the Softfall Testing website at softfalltesting.com.au
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