playground maintenance
The importance of playground maintenance
Maintenance is a range of activities and tasks, which will vary from playground
to playground, depending upon material used, type of equipment, type of planting,
climate, vandalism etc.
All playgrounds need regular, key maintenance activities such as mowing,
litter and debris removal, raking loose undersurfacing, raking sand pits
and continually checking that nothing is broken missing or loose.
On top of this specific equipment may require special attention from time to time. Monthly, quarterly or annually, depending on the apparatus. The regular routine and corrective maintenance that is implemented every time a playground is visited and inspected cannot be emphasised enough. This maintenance ensures that your organisation, or its customers, can consistently provide playground equipment and its environment in the condition it was intended for. Even more importantly, for the users who ultimately the equipment was intended for.
More information
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If we tore out these structures because we feel they are too much of a liability risk, the children would find something to play on that is much worse. At least these are structures that we can have a level of control over. An overview of maintenance requirements are emphasized. |
‘Plan it into your building budget’. This paper introduces the issue of playground maintenance, especially to groups who may be contemplating building or buying their own equipment and who may have limited resources. |
An in-depth checklist provided. |
Playground inspection sheet. |