2:15-3:15PM What Happens When You Take the Play Out Of Playground
Playgrounds…what happens when you need to take the “Play” out of Playgrounds – Classroom Session
This session will briefly highlight some of the latest playground design trends and the drivers (safety, inclusion, product materials, surfacing, etc.) behind play equipment now commonly available. The presenter will then spend time educating participants on general playground safety (and the value behind becoming a CPSI). The session goals are to provide park professionals who manage, visit, care for and repair playgrounds with the competence to identify common playground safety hazards; the decision making tools as to when to close down (all or a portion of) a playground and how to properly do so; recommendations on how to make proper (minor) repairs and more importantly when to call in a playground professional, who has the training and expertise to resolve any playground equipment issues that your staff can not properly address. The session will conclude with an overview of a playground maintenance safety checklist, how these should be adapted to meet your individual playground needs, best-practices for utilizing this resource and record-keeping recommendations for playground safety checks and any repairs performed.
Speakers: Colin Drury, M. Ed. CPSI