JA2015 Playground equipment inspections
Children are the most precious gift and parents’ number 1 concern is their health and safety. There is no suprise therefore that products used by children feature prominently in PROSAFE Joint Actions. Joint Action 2015 includes a review of 3 groups of products used by children: child care articles, toys and playground equipment.
This project follows a similar one, Playground Equipment 1, which took place under the Joint Action "Safe play on the Playground!". Most of PROSAFE Joint Actions involve reviewing the safety of new consumer products. This project is different since Member States will assess the safety of playground equipment that is already in use. The reason is that this type of equipment degrades through use and exposure to the elements. Although each swing, roundabout or see-saw may have started life by conforming to the relevant safety standard, EN 1176 - playground equipment, it may have been poorly maintained or become unsafe since it was installed.