Creating Leaders In Park & Playground Inspections

While there are many training providers in the industry, only an RTO can provide the Nationally Recognised courses. In order to provide these courses, the RTO must meet the ASQA teaching standard and compliance requirement. An RTO also needs to undergo ongoing audit and provide evidence of training improvement. Therefore, your statement of attainment is a testimony of a compliant and up-to-date training with the industry benchmark, which is paramount when it comes to outdoor and playground safety.

Obtaining a Nationally Recognised statement of attainment helps ensure you meet the government training standard as a Competent Person.

It is the industry best practice that the attendees refresh their competency every 3 years to stay up-to-date with the regulation changes within this period. Our courses provide the latest information on relevant Australian Standards and revised inspection techniques.

Returning attendees can take advantage of the discounted fee and can undertake a shorter training without having to attend the full course again.

Attendees who wish to refresh their competency must show their previous Nationally Recognised statement of attainment to confirm their eligibility.

AHCPGD510 Conduct comprehensive inspection of park facilities

AHCPGD510 Conduct comprehensive inspection of park facilities training course provides competency for the student to undertake a comprehensive inspection of the park and all of its facilities to the Australian Standards, as relevant to the scope of a comprehensive inspection of park facilities. A yearly requirement of all park facilities, it is broad, encompassing all areas of the Park facility, and is a once-a-year review of the entire park.

Critically, due to industry confusion regarding the competency, AHCPGD510 Conduct comprehensive inspection of park facilities is not a certifier or building certification course, regardless of provider.

To undertake a certifier role, with only the AHCPGD510 Conduct comprehensive inspection of park facilities competency breaches the requirements of the NCC and various professional organisational restrictions. It also voids any insurances (due to misleading the insurer), and in the event of an injury leading to a fatality, a charge of industrial manslaughter can be applied to the individual/company.

Annual Playground Audit/Certification

Annual playground audit/certification is an in-depth, standards based assessment, much like a structural/electrical engineering audit/certification of any other built structure. A playground is a Class 10B structure under the general requirements of the National Construction Code – In short, a playground is a type of building.

Annual playground inspectors are personally liable for their review/certification to the fullest extent of the law, and must be insured typically for a minimum of $20 million in both Public Liability and Professional Indemnity. The insurance must state “Playground certification”.

Playground certification ensures that the playground complies with all of the relevant standards at time of inspection, including impact testing of surfaces.

It is an insurance and competence heavy industry; which requires many years of specific training and is conducted independently to satisfy both insurance and also NCC requirements. (Buildings cannot be self-certified)

These inspections can be undertaken by an Engineer, a NATA qualified certifier, or in some cases a building certifier.

These inspections require surface attenuation testing every 3 years by fully trained staff and this testing must then be signed off by an Engineer or NATA Certifier. Failure to have these qualifications/certifications invalidates results.

Annual playground inspectors learn the correct application of standards, use of entrapment tools and the required compliance knowledge (utilising current and historical standards appropriately) during what is typically a 5 year on-the-job training process internal to certification firms.

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