Certification for the installation and maintenance of children's playgrounds and outdoor fitness areas

The responsibility that comes with installing and maintaining outdoor fitness and children's play areas requires the fulfilment of European standards which ensure that this maintenance is carried out correctly with a certain frequency, established formats and requirements that cover all the phases of the process: installation, periodic inspection, routine and corrective maintenance, and use of the areas' equipment.

The standards   UNE-EN 1176-7 and UNE-EN 16630 includes the installation, inspection, maintenance and use of play area equipment and spaces, provides guidelines for performing safety assessments, and specifies basic aspects for correct implementation and compliance with inspections and maintenance. The requirements for both areas can be assessed in the same process: those for children's playgrounds and those for outdoor fitness areas.

The audit process includes the inspection of a sample of areas maintained by the organisation.

Benefits for the organisation:

• Use of formats established for the inspection and maintenance of areas.
• Guidance for the best frequency at which the inspections should be carried out.
• Adequate control of the tasks associated with the maintenance of areas.
• Demonstration of the fulfilment of a European standard specific to the sector in order to assure the clients and administrations that the services provided are of high-quality.
  

With clients:

• Reinforcement of the company's image.
• Generation of trust in the work carried out.
• Provision of periodic reports that facilitate the communication and impression of the maintenance company to the contracting company.
  

With society:

• Ease for the City Councils and entities when contracting the service when selecting suppliers that comply with European service standards.
• Improved safety for these areas.
• Trust in the performance of such sensitive work, carried out in accordance with a demanding European standard.