When your playground is properly maintained, children will experience a wealth of physical, social, and cognitive benefits from it. Unfortunately, playground maintenance can seem like a daunting task and often seems to be that one thing on your to-do list that keeps getting pushed back.
Even if the job seems rather intimidating, maintaining your playground is a necessity when it comes to protecting your investment and mitigating risk. To help ease the burden, GameTime offers a free playground maintenance guide to help you develop strategies on how to maintain your playground. Read on to learn more about GameTime’s Playground Maintenance Guide and discover how it can serve as a major asset to bringing out the best in your playground equipment.
Playground Maintenance
When children go to a playground, their focus is on playing! In fact, research shows that 92.5% of children do not check equipment before engaging in play. Additionally, when you factor in that 81% of children were observed playing in an ‘overly adventurous’ manner, those small oversights can present a problem. In fact, one-third of all playground injuries are associated with neglected playground maintenance.
Regular playground inspections may help reduce play-related injuries. Train staff on how to follow up with inspection results in a timely manner and have a system in place for how to address issues as they arise. Keep records of the inspections and maintenance being performed.
Authored by playground safety consultants Teri and Daniel Hendy of Site Masters Inc., GameTime’s Playground Maintenance Guide can help you identify problems with equipment and develop a plan on how to rectify issues. This maintenance guide not only helps with park playground maintenance, but also playground maintenance for schools.
Request a copy of GameTime’s FREE Playground Maintenance Guide today!
Playground Supervision
A recent study polled various groups of children and asked them to describe the safety protocol of some of their favorite playground equipment. Unsurprisingly, 80.0% of the children polled did not know the precautions they should take to avoid hazards on a playground.
Issues like this are why awareness-building events such as National Playground Safety Week are so valuable. When parents, teachers, and other caregivers are aware of proper supervision guidelines, some common playground injuries could be avoided.
GameTime’s Playground Supervision Guide, also authored by Teri and Daniel Hendy, may help you develop active supervision practices that reduce hazards. Between how to identify potential issues and the best way to address incidents, this comprehensive guide can help caregivers understand the importance of playground supervision.
Request a copy of GameTime’s FREE Playground Supervision Guide today!
Celebrate National Playground Safety Week
While playground equipment is specifically designed to meet national standards, regular maintenance and proper supervision is necessary for proper functionality. These precautions not only protect your investment, but may also contribute to the prevention of play-related injuries.
We want to make this often-challenging task as easy as possible for play advocates, which is why we developed our own maintenance and supervision guidebooks that walk you through every step of the process. Contact a GameTime representative today to learn more.
