You can be confident your playground is safe by making it a Certified Playground.

We provide the most thorough inspections and detailed reports of any company in the business.

We Care About Playgrounds.

We have a passion for playgrounds and kids which is why we are so interested in making sure playgrounds are safe. This means they are designed, built and maintained to the current standards.

Full Service Playground Inspection & Maintenance Company

Certified Playground Inspections is a full service inspection company offering programs for municipalities, school boards and private owner/operators of playgrounds. The team of certified playground safety inspectors with specialties in engineering and recreation management, is your best solution to mitigate risk and ensure your playground is compliant with the CSA Z614 Children’s Playspaces and Equipment Standard.

Playground Inspection Services

Monthly
Inspections
Protective
Surface Testing
Annual
Audit

Monthly Inspections

Not only are monthly inspections required to be compliant with the CSA Z614 Standard but it can increase the amount of time in which a playground remains useable. Something as simple as a lose bolt could result in a large component like a rail falling or being broken. Rather than just needing to tighten or replace the bolt now the whole component would need replacement resulting in higher cost and possibly an injury and liability. Monthly inspections can reduce or even eliminate these potential costs, hazards and issues.

Protective Surface Testing

Also known as Surface Impact Testing (SIT), this refers to testing the surfacing under a playground in which a child may fall upon when playing on the playground. Studies show that 70 percent of playground injuries are caused by falls to the playground surface. CPI is one of the only firms to offer Surface Impact Testing using the state of the art Triax 2000, which is an apparatus that uses mechanical and electronic systems to simulate the effects of a child falling from a playground. It measures how much injury a child would sustain from impacting the surface under a playground. With so many factors affecting the performance of a surface, the Triax 2000 can provide you peace of mind knowing that your children are safe playing on the equipment.

Annual Audit

An annual audit is just as important as the prior to use inspection, but will give you a comprehensive understanding of what the playground consists of and what is needed to maintain it for the full extent of the playground. An annual audit is a three stage process which contains, a comprehensive inspection using the CSA Z614 Standard, an inventory of play components with a life expectancy report and a maintenance plan recommendation. To be compliant with the CSA 614 Standard this inspection should be completed once a year.

PlayEXTEND Maintenance Program

PlayEXTEND is our comprehensive playground management program. This program ensures 100% compliance for all inspection, maintenance and documentation requirements of the CSA Z614 standard, while ensuring you get full value of your playground. PlayEXTEND also forecasts important information such as when critical components need to replaced, when fall surfacing needs to be replenished or when an entire playground is needed for replacement.

The PlayEXTEND program is designed to be proactive about the planning for repairs and replacements, and we will assist in setting budgets and determining costs associated with managing your playground inventory.