Playground safety: AAIB and Swiss Safety Center launch collaboration

Every year, 8700 children are injured on a playground - mostly in falls. The cause of accidents is often poor maintenance of playground equipment or unsuitable flooring. This is why great attention must be paid to accident prevention in the planning, construction and maintenance of playgrounds.

Training course for professionals

In 2008, BFU therefore launched the "Playground Safety Specialist" course. The course was aimed at playground equipment manufacturers, playground designers and responsible persons in the maintenance and inspection of playgrounds. The aim was to impart knowledge about the most important specifications and requirements from the SN EN 1176 standard as well as the organization of the correct maintenance of children's playgrounds.

Cooperation of the AAIB with the Swiss Safety Center

The Swiss Safety Center has developed the new course "Qualified Playground Specialist" and has been offering it since this year. The course is completed with the certificate "Qualified Playground Specialist" and represents the highest qualification to be obtained in Switzerland.

The BFU and the Swiss Safety Center have decided to cooperate in the training of playground professionals. From 2023, the BFU will therefore no longer offer its own certificate course, but will collaborate with the Swiss Safety Center course.

Playground safety remains important topic at BFU

The safety of playgrounds continues to be a major concern for BFU. BFU will continue to pass on the knowledge of how to recognize danger spots during the maintenance of children's playgrounds in 1-day courses. And, of course, the technical documentation "Playgrounds" will remain up to date.

Further information on the course "Qualified playground specialist
https://akademie.svti-gruppe.ch/de/kurse/lehrgang-qualifizierte-spielplatzfachperson/k!24425/