Safety surfacing on playgrounds - checking safety and compliance with standards
Is my playground still safe? This is a question that is on the minds of many playground operators. Particularly with regard to the youngest members of our society, there is a high level of sensitivity regarding safety requirements. Of course, this is particularly relevant for playgrounds, where children typically spend a lot of time and engage in activities such as climbing, swinging and seesawing.
Children can easily fall off some playground equipment. It is therefore all the more important that the installed safety surfacing meets the requirements of the playground standard.
Why is testing your safety surfacing important?
However, as a playground operator, how can you ensure that a safety surfacing installed years ago still features all the properties required by the standard? And how can you tell when the surfacing needs to be repaired or even refurbished?
The solution to this issue is to have the safety surfacing on an existing playground inspected and tested, as offered by ISP GmbH – Institut für Sportstättenprüfung. Our team of qualified specialists will carry out all the tests defined in the DIN EN 1177 standard on your playground surfacing. They will then provide you with a professional assessment of its condition, including any need for repair or modernisation.
As the operator, you will then be able to determine whether your playground is still safe or how to make it safe again.
Refurbishment recommendations for your safety surfacing
How is such a test carried out? The safety surfacing on your playground is tested using the same equipment that is used for laboratory tests.
Of course, a thorough visual inspection is also conducted in advance, during which any obvious defects are identified and recorded promptly. Following the completion of all test runs, it is possible to make a clear assessment as to whether the safety surfacing still meets the requirements of the standard.
It is also possible to assess aspects such as drainage on site. Should your playground safety surfacing no longer meet the requirements of the standard, and a repair not be a sufficient solution to the problem, we would be pleased to provide a recommendation on how to refurbish the safety surfacing.
For instance, we can advise you on the viability of alternative safety surfacing options for your playground, as well as the scope of such a refurbishment project.
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Ensuring children's safety in playgrounds is of the utmost importance to us all. By having ISP GmbH – Institut für Sportstättenprüfung inspect and test the existing safety surfacing on your children's playground, you will be able to ascertain its condition and any need for refurbishment.
In addition to the regular safety inspections, this allows you to ensure the users' safety in the long term.
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We will be happy to advise you on the procedure and background to the review of the refurbishment projects.
(Old) floor testing
| Indoor facilities | Outdoor facilities |
|---|---|
| Synthetic turf | Sports function |
| Synthetic surfaces | Protective function |
| Sports hall flooring | Visual assessment |
| Impact protection walls | Refurbishment recommendation |