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Skateboarding Safety
Skateboarding Safety
Skateboarding Safety
RoSPA Playsafety Ltd, Unit 2/3 The Old Barn, Wicklesham Lodge, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7PN
email: info@rospaplaysafety.co.uk
www.rospa.com/playsafety
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
Play Safety Information Sheet
Revision date 03.12.2007
Management of Litigation obtain an independent annual
You are only liable for damages, under inspection of the site. RoSPA
UK law, if you are negligent. If you can undertake this inspection
take all recommended steps it is at the same time as it is
unlikely that you will be deemed inspecting play areas
negligent and therefore if litigation document all inspections and
occurs, you are less likely to have keep records for as long as
damages awarded against you. You possible. (RoSPA
are not exactly fireproof but you are recommended a minimum of
certainly strongly flame resistant. 15 years)
There is a new British and European undertake all
Standard (BS EN 14974:2006) that repairs/maintenance problems
covers skateboarding facilities. as soon as is practical
if this cannot be done, take the
Reducing Accidents
equipment our of use as far as
RoSPA recommends the following
action: is possible
inform your insurance company
involve skaters and other users
In addition you can take the following
in the development and
precautions with regard to
management of the facility
users.
discuss siting of the provision
with the local police
architectural officer encourage the wearing of
correct “gear”. Research
site the facility so that it is indicates that skaters tend to
overlooked (this gives some wear helmets, or fail to wear
informal supervision) and is them in groups. If one child is
away from overhanging trees wearing a helmet there is an
etc.
85% chance that the next child
make sure that there is good will wear one. If the first child
access for emergency vehicles is not wearing a helmet there is
ensure there is good, firm only a 3% chance that the
access to the area second child will
ensure that correct signs are wearing of wrist protection will
provided (see BS EN greatly reduce accidents and
14974:2006 for an example) may be perceived as “more
ensure that all equipment is cool”
built and installed to BS EN on new sites encourage the
14974:2006 more experienced
obtain a post installation skateboarders to show the less
inspection from a suitably experienced ones how to fall
qualified body such as RoSPA
to ensure safety standards are
met. (Your insurance company
may insist on this)
inspect your site regularly.
Even in a small parish this
must be a minimum of once a
week
ensure users know where to
report faults
RoSPA Playsafety Ltd, Unit 2/3 The Old Barn, Wicklesham Lodge, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7PN
email: info@rospaplaysafety.co.uk
www.rospa.com/playsafety