Regular Playground Maintenance and Inspection
…bsp;difference in the life of a child. Playground Maintenance and Accidents The lack of playground maintenance or improper maintenance has been a leading cause of playgro…
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Maintenance Kits
…ly maintained, should last for many years. A set routine of maintenance procedures must be established and carried out by staff qualified to inspect playgrounds. A maintenance program should be c…
The Ten Most Common Maintenance Problems for Playgrounds
…y make a great difference. Here are ten bad playground maintenance practices that too often occur. These oversights and "mistakes" can be corrected by being aware of them and taking the righ…
Regular Maintenance Ensures Synthetic Turf Performance
… G9 Turf, an independent contractor that specializes in the maintenance of synthetic turf sports fields. Using a specialized machine that blasts the field surface with 150 pounds per square inch of ai…
A Framework for Playground Maintenance Assessment
Playground maintenance isn't glamorous work. But it's some of the most important work a parks director, facilities manager, or school administrator can do. A well-maintained playground protects childr…
Is Your Access Surface Maintenance Up to the Test?
…essible Design requires frequent and regular inspection and maintenance of playground surfaces. But what does regular mean? What does frequent mean? What does maintenance mean? Here are some stories f…
Playground Maintenance Training: What are you doing?
… This month my comments will be directed towards playground maintenance and the need for training at all levels of playground management. This is a subject near and dear to my heart. It is one of the …
Routine Maintenance is Important for Unitary Safety Surfacing
…e-fill safety surfacing, such as woodchips, require routine maintenance. It would, however, be a mistake to assume that replacing loose-fill materials with unitary safety surfacing (i.e., poured-in-pl…
What's your playground's maintenance score?
…he children are playing on the structure for safety issues? Maintenance issues are part of playground safety, and while you don’t necessarily have to make the repairs yourself if hazards are found, it…
Signs a playground needs some DIY maintenance or a replacement
… be time for you to check the condition of a playground for maintenance, and decide what needs to be done. You might want to see if there is a need for maintenance or replacement to bring back its loo…
A Systematic Approach to Maintenance
…, but did you know that you can help beyond that with other maintenance issues?Citizen reporting of park and playground problems has come a long way. What used to require a phone call to a city depart…
Spring Cleaning - Complete Post-winter Maintenance Before Sunshine
…winter can do to the different types of playgrounds. Ground maintenance crews and playground inspection crews trained to notice things that may require replacement, repair, or cosmetic touch-up shou I…