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BTEC Level 3 Advanced Award in Playground Operation, Maintenance & Inspection
The Level 3 BTEC Advanced Award in Playground Operation and Inspection is designed to give individuals the knowledge, understanding and skills needed for the safe operation and inspection of a play facility.
Unit 1: General safety and design in playground
Unit 2: Specific safety requirements for additional playground equipment
Unit 3: Safety requirements for impact absorbing playground surfacing
Unit 4: General guidance for playground installation, inspection, maintenance and operation.
Course outcomes
By the end of the course delegates should be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the origins and implications of the standards
- Identify and understand definitions contained in BS EN 1176 Part 1.
- Establish the general requirements for material selection used in manufacturing
- Examine the main areas of protection against falling and entrapment
- Interpret correct zones and/or free spaces in relation to individual terms of playground equipment
- Demonstrate an understanding of the testing processes involved in the certification of equipment
- Demonstrate knowledge of the additional requirements for swings contained in BS EN 1176 Part 2
- Demonstrate knowledge of the additional requirements for slides contained in BS EN 1176 Part 3
- Demonstrate knowledge of the additional requirements for runways contained in BS EN 1176 Part 4
- Demonstrate knowledge of the additional requirements for carousels contained in BS EN 1176 Part 5
- Demonstrate knowledge of the additional requirements for rockers contained in BS EN 1176 Part 6
- Demonstrate knowledge in safety awareness
- Establish the general requirement for the operation of a playground
- Understand the requirement for obtaining pre-contract and contract information from suppliers
- Establish the general requirements for inspection and maintenance
- Demonstrate a knowledge for the requirement of inspection schedules
- To identify requirements for safe installation
- Demonstrate a basic knowledge in the test procedures and requirements for certifying safety surfacing
- Demonstrating knowledge as to the requirements of a safety surface.
Course duration
- 3 Days + additional hours for completion of the project.
Revalidation period
- Annual verification, 3 yearly update of material.
