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RoSPA Routine Playground Visual Inspection Course
RoSPA Routine Playground Visual Inspection Course
Glasgow, 7th October 2025
This course is aimed at those who are responsible for the routine (daily/weekly) inspections. Such inspections are mainly visual and offer you the opportunity to check for issues arising from day-to-day wear and tear, weather and vandalism.
The course covers:
• Child development
• The importance of play
• Accidents, their type, frequency and severity
• Legal, the appropriate Acts of Parliament and how they may affect the operator and directly the inspector.
• EN1176 Part 7 and other relevant sections of EN1176
• Documentation, reporting and importance of record keeping
• A logical and systematic approach to inspecting including risk assessment
• Inspection of approaches to playground including signs, traffic, road barriers etc.
• Inspection of the immediate playground surroundings, vegetation, fences, gates etc.
• Inspection of the active playground area within the fenced surround, seats, litter bins, vegetation, lighting, other furniture and non-play items
• Inspection of specific play equipment or play features including surfacing
• Common faults on popular items
• Practical site inspection
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