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Playground Safety Self Inspection Checklist

by Sathya Porandla, from the Community

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Use this self inspection checklist to maintain safe playgrounds in schools, childcare centers, and parks. Assess equipment for cracks, loose or missing hardware, sharp edges, and rust. Check surfaces and surroundings for tripping and slipping hazards, poor drainage, vandalism, and contamination in sandpits. Note temperature risks on metal slides, splintering on wooden structures, and standing water. Record findings, assign corrective actions, and capture a digital signature to confirm completion of the inspection.

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Playground Safety Self-Inspection Checklist
Use this playground safety self-inspection checklist to help maintenance teams and park staff identify and correct hazards in outdoor play areas. Inspect equipment for cracks, rust, loose or protruding hardware, sharp edges, splintering wood, and broken supports. Check swings, slides, and moving parts for secure attachments and proper lubrication. Assess surfacing and surroundings for tripping or slipping hazards, poor drainage, vandalism, and environmental risks such as animal waste or poisonous plants. Verify fences and gates, including pool gates, are latched and self-closing. Record findings, add photos and notes, assign corrective actions, and capture an inspector signature to confirm completion.
by Lorraine Davies, from the Community
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Al Forsan Playground Safety Self Inspection Checklist
Use this Al Forsan checklist to perform routine playground safety inspections for schools, parks, and recreation facilities. Verify equipment integrity for cracks, bends, sharp edges, loose or protruding bolts and nails, rust, and broken supports. Assess surfaces for tripping and slipping hazards including exposed footings, roots, rocks, sand on walkways, and poor drainage. Check wooden and metal slides for splinters and heat risk. Inspect for vandalism, broken glass, peeling paint, and unsafe fencing. Monitor sandpits and play areas for animal feces, poisonous plants, mushrooms, and standing water. Record findings and complete with a digital signature.
by Vishmeet Kakad, from the Community
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Playground Safety Checklist
Use this playground safety checklist to standardize routine inspections of public and school playgrounds. Assess the condition of swings, slides, platforms, ladders, nets, drums, and signage. Check for sharp edges and splinters, loose bolts, damaged wood, exposed hardware, unstable structures, and missing safety features. Document hazards, capture notes, and assign follow-up actions to ensure timely maintenance. This template supports recurring inspections across multiple playgrounds and helps parks departments, schools, childcare centers, and facility teams keep play areas safe and compliant.
by Hendrik Nieuwenhuis, from the Community
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Playground Safety Risk Based Audit Form 33
Use this risk based audit form to evaluate playground safety and compliance. The checklist covers equipment integrity, sharp edges, loose hardware, splinters, rust, vandalism, hygiene, tripping and slipping hazards, biological risks, drainage, protective surfacing, guardrails, gates and latches, signage, and maintenance items such as lubrication and paint condition. Ideal for facility managers, schools, and councils to document hazards, prioritize corrective actions, and keep play areas safe.
by Faradiah Md Dali, from the Community
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Playground Safety Self-Inspection Checklist

Use this playground safety self-inspection checklist to help maintenance teams and park staff identify and correct hazards in outdoor play areas. Inspect equipment for cracks, rust, loose or protruding hardware, sharp edges, splintering wood, and broken supports. Check swings, slides, and moving parts for secure attachments and proper lubrication. Assess surfacing and surroundings for tripping or slipping hazards, poor drainage, vandalism, and environmental risks such as animal waste or poisonous plants. Verify fences and gates, including pool gates, are latched and self-closing. Record findings, add photos and notes, assign corrective actions, and capture an inspector signature to confirm completion.

by Lorraine Davies, from the Community

10+

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Al Forsan Playground Safety Self Inspection Checklist

Use this Al Forsan checklist to perform routine playground safety inspections for schools, parks, and recreation facilities. Verify equipment integrity for cracks, bends, sharp edges, loose or protruding bolts and nails, rust, and broken supports. Assess surfaces for tripping and slipping hazards including exposed footings, roots, rocks, sand on walkways, and poor drainage. Check wooden and metal slides for splinters and heat risk. Inspect for vandalism, broken glass, peeling paint, and unsafe fencing. Monitor sandpits and play areas for animal feces, poisonous plants, mushrooms, and standing water. Record findings and complete with a digital signature.

by Vishmeet Kakad, from the Community

10+

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Template

Playground Safety Checklist

Use this playground safety checklist to standardize routine inspections of public and school playgrounds. Assess the condition of swings, slides, platforms, ladders, nets, drums, and signage. Check for sharp edges and splinters, loose bolts, damaged wood, exposed hardware, unstable structures, and missing safety features. Document hazards, capture notes, and assign follow-up actions to ensure timely maintenance. This template supports recurring inspections across multiple playgrounds and helps parks departments, schools, childcare centers, and facility teams keep play areas safe and compliant.

by Hendrik Nieuwenhuis, from the Community

20+

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Template

Playground Safety Risk Based Audit Form 33

Use this risk based audit form to evaluate playground safety and compliance. The checklist covers equipment integrity, sharp edges, loose hardware, splinters, rust, vandalism, hygiene, tripping and slipping hazards, biological risks, drainage, protective surfacing, guardrails, gates and latches, signage, and maintenance items such as lubrication and paint condition. Ideal for facility managers, schools, and councils to document hazards, prioritize corrective actions, and keep play areas safe.

by Faradiah Md Dali, from the Community

60+

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Playground Safety Self Inspection Checklist

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