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Playground Maintenance and Inspection
Rating: 4.7 out of 5(12 ratings)
33 students

Playground Maintenance and Inspection

A Primer For Ensuring Playgrounds Are Safe For Use
Created bySteve Wilmes
Last updated 9/2022
English
English [Auto],

What you'll learn

  • Learn to inspect for and identify hazards on a public playground
  • Learn how to properly use playground inspection tools
  • Become familiar with the requirements and regulations of the NRPA for public playgrounds
  • Learn how to maintain your playground and keep it in compliance
  • Learn the relevant OSHA standards related to this topic
  • Learn how to work safer when doing work related to this topic
  • Increase your workplace safety and health skill set
  • Get certified and become more valuable in the workforce

Course content

1 section • 5 lectures • 45m total length

  • Playground Maintenance7:33

    Maintain playground safety through daily and monthly high-frequency inspections. Follow CPSC annual and triannual inspections and use proper tools for safe, authorized maintenance.

  • Head Probe10:31

    assess head probe testing to detect entrapment hazards and ensure torso passes through only if head passes. explain bounded versus unbounded openings and the effect of rigid vs flexible designs.

  • Torso Probe10:07

    the torso probe replicates the shoulders of a small five-year-old to test bounded openings for entrapment hazards, used with the head probe; for partially bounded openings, use the fish probe.

  • Fish Probe17:10

    Learn to use the fish probe to identify unbounded openings, determine pass/fail through A and B portions, and apply the ASTM/CPSC specifications during playground inspections.

  • Thank you0:04

Requirements

  • No experience necessary. Everyone welcome.

Description

In this course, you will learn the fundamentals of playground Maintenance.   Steve Wilmes, CPSI, goes through all the issues that are commonly found, how to address them and why maintenance is so important. This course is trusted by public entities thorough California as one of the best.

Per the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), about 200,000 American children require emergency room visits after playground accidents every year. Whether you’re a school district or city public works employee, a concerned parent, or trying to become a playground inspector, it is critical to know how to determine if your playground is safe for kids to use.

Steve has over 20 years of experience inspecting, auditing, and certifying public playgrounds. He has a thorough understanding of the regulations and requirements of the NRPA. He is also well-versed in OSHA requirements for playgrounds.

In this course, Steve will show you what hazards exist on the playground, how to identify them, and how to have them corrected. He will give you the basics on how to conduct an inspection. He will show you the proper use of playground inspection tools like the head probe, the torso probe, and the fish probe.

To become a CPSI, you must pass a written or online test with the NRPA. This training works as a preparatory course for that exam.

Make your kids safer at school and city parks by learning how to inspect playgrounds for safety.

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone involved with public playgrounds

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