Play Areas and Equipment
An outdoor area set aside for recreation or play, especially one containing equipment such as seesaws and swings.
This inspectable item can have the following deficiencies:
- Damaged/Broken Equipment
- Deteriorated Play Area Surface
Damaged/Broken Equipment
Deficiency: Equipment is broken into pieces, shattered, incomplete, or inoperable.
Note: Do not evaluate equipment that the POA states have been withdrawn from service, except when safety is still a concern, such as sharp edges, dangerous leaning, etc. For example, if the POA removed the net and hoop from a basketball backboard and the backboard poses no safety hazards, it is not a deficiency.
Level of Deficiency:
Level 1: You see that some of the equipment, 20% to 50%, does not operate as it should, but poses no safety risk.
Level 2: You see that most of the equipment, more than 50%, does not operate as it should, but poses no safety risk.
Level 3: You see equipment that poses a threat to safety and could cause injury.
Deteriorated Play Area Surface
Deficiency: You see damage to a play area surface caused by cracking, heaving, settling, ponding, potholes, loose materials, erosion, rutting, etc.
Level of Deficiency:
Level 1: N/A
Level 2: 20% to 50% of the total surveyed play area surface shows deterioration.
Level 3: More than 50% of the surveyed play area surface shows deterioration.
Comment:
Level 3: If the play area surface could cause tripping or falling, you must
manually record this deficiency under "Hazards (Health and Safety)."