Playground Inspections
Be confident your playground is safe by making it a Certified Playground. At CPI we provide the most thorough inspections and detailed reports of any company in Canada.
Monthly Playground Inspections are Standard
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 loose 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.
Prior to Use Inspections
A Prior to Use Inspection is an inspection that is completed right after the playground is installed but before it is opened to the public. Often people are surprised to hear that a brand new playground may not actually be compliant with the current standards but this is more often the case than not.
The reason new playgrounds are not fully compliant is generally due to installation or assembly problems. This can leave a new playground having serious hazards on it. Common problems include improper layout of the equipment resulting in inadequate space between playground components, equipment installed too close to the surfacing borders, railings improperly installed causing head entrapments, swing hanger bolts installed upside down, inadequate depth of protective surfacing, loose or missing bolts, decks installed too high without railings, slides installed higher than designed due to site grades, and a variety of other issues.
Once we have carefully checked a new playground and if there are no problems we will issue a letter of compliance which indicates that the playground was installed to the CSA Z614 Standard. The owner can then confidently put the playground into service. If problems are found a letter of non-compliance will be issued with a list of deficiencies requiring correcting is provided. After the issues are addressed a follow up inspection can be completed to ensure the deficiencies are corrected. We then can issue a letter of compliance. This letter of compliance is required by many municipalities and school boards prior to use of the playground whether it was community installed or commercially installed.
