SERVICES
Click below to see more detail on our range of services:
Audits and reporting
We provide detailed reports identifying non-comformance with reference to the Australian Playground Standards, potential issues and any hazards in or around the playground.
Recommendations and simple solutions solutions are also included, to assist your organisation to keep your playgrounds safe.
We pride ourselves in our reports and reject the use of overly complicated descriptions and language, which (in our experience) get in the way of clear understanding and safe outcomes for playground managers and the staff which maintain them.
Certification
Your audit report will assist in leading to certification, ensuring that all elements of your existing play equipment are free from potential risks and are being adequately maintained.
Review of playground designs
We assist architects, project managers and playground designers in the development and construction stages. Plans are reviewed and assessed for likely compliance, play value and risk.
We have a proven track record of assisting creatives and contractors create compliant play structures and play areas, and assist with solutions where problems arise.
Telephone and email support
Telephone and email support is provided for maintenance staff assisting them to rectify identified problems wherever possible.
Ongoing advice
For organisations that use our services annually, we are more than happy to provide ongoing advice and reccomendations for you.
We will assist in the event of accidents providing representation and interpretation which may be required for legal purposes.
General playground consulting
Other work which we complete is assisting organisations with
- Forecasting lifespan
- Assistance with budgeting and priority
Training
We provide training and consulting services. This can take the form of workshops or individual mentoring within your organisation.
SURFACE TESTING
Falls and accidents are unfortunately unavoidable when it comes to children and play. We provide surface testing to ensure children are as safe as possible. Under Australian Playground Standards all softfall is to be certified and rubber tested on a regular occurrence. If you need advice on your existing surfaces then please contact us.
How?
We surface test using the TRIAX 2015 system.
Triax 2015 will test wet pour rubber surfaces, synthetic or real grass, organic loose fill (sand, woodchips) and other sports surfaces. Our inspector has been professionally trained and assessed by certified international Triax2015 trainer Rolf Huber in Candada.
Triax2015 is a highly sophisticated portable free-fall playground surface testing system. It meets the relevant Australia and International standards to determine the performance of surface in prevention of life threatening and debilitating head injuries.
- The test surface is struck by the Triax Head Form in a defined series of impacts from different fall heights.
- The signal recorded during each impact is processed to yield a level of severity from the measured impact energy.
- The Head Injury Criteria (HIC), HIC Duration, and G-max values of each impact, are plotted and the critical fall height is calculated.
When?
Under the Australian Standards all softfall is to be certified and rubber is tested at installation and every three years thereafter – AS4685:2022, AS 4685.0:2017 and AS 4422:2016.
Frequently asked questions
How often should playgrounds be inspected?
Under current the Australian Playground Standards AS 4685.0 clause 8.5, “a comprehensive annual playground inspection shall be carried out.”
This is in addition to organisation conducting routine and operational inspections.
“This inspection is intended to determine the level of conformance with the relevant parts of AS 4685 and establish the overall level of safety of the equipment, foundations, and playground surfaces.” – AS4685 2021
When do playgrounds need to be inspected?
Under current the Australian Playground Standards AS 4685.0 clause 8.5, “a comprehensive annual playground inspection shall be carried out.”
This is in addition to organisation conducting routine and operational inspections.
“This inspection is intended to determine the level of conformance with the relevant parts of AS 4685 and establish the overall level of safety of the equipment, foundations, and playground surfaces.” – AS4685 2021
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