Level 1 Award - Legal Duty to Inspect Playgrounds and Activity Facilities

The Transcend Level 1 Award in the Legal Duty to Inspect Playgrounds and Activity Facilities is the first qualification in this suite. This qualification for learners aged 18+ and is particularly relevant to Health and Safety Officers in County Councils, Parish Councils, Educational Institutions and Leisure Providers. The aim is to develop learners’ awareness of playground and activity facility inspection duties. Learners will also develop the skills required to schedule inspections in line with legislation and safety standards. The objective is to provide a benefit to learners by enabling them to enhance their professional knowledge and skills. In attending the qualification learners will:

develop knowledge of the legislation associated with general playground and specific activity facilities compliance.
develop knowledge of the legal duties of organisations to conduct routine visual, operational and annual inspections.
develop knowledge of the inspector roles, responsibilities and scopes of practise.
develop skills requires to create a compliant inspection schedule.

This qualification suite was developed with health and safety specialist RYNAT as the technical collaborator. It is validated through consultation with inspectors, industry employers, education providers and equality experts. This qualification is delivered by health and safety education providers that have been formally approved by RYNAT as the technical advisor. These providers must also gain recognised centre status and be approved by the awarding organisation to deliver the qualification. Applicants and recognised centres are all required to evidence compliance with the centre recognition and qualification delivery conditions to gain and retain status.

Qualification Unit 1

Understand play areas and activity facility types

Demonstrate the ability to recognise general play areas and associated equipment
Demonstrate the ability to recognise the range of specific activity facilities

Be able to identify play area and activity facility legislation, standards and compliance benefits

Demonstrate the ability to identify the legislation and standards for play areas and specific activity facilities
Demonstrate the ability to recognise compliance legislation and standards for play areas and activity specific facilities
Demonstrate the ability to recognise the risk of non-compliance with play area and activity facility compliance

Be able to identify play area and activity facility owners and inspection duties

Be able to identify play area and activity facility owners
Be able to identify play area and activity facility compliance rules for inspections considering types and frequencies
Be able to identify play area and activity facility compliance rules for the inspector roles, responsibilities and scopes of practice

Be able to create a play area and activity facility inspection schedule considering risks

Be able to identify risks associated with a play area and activity facility
Be able to create a play area and activity facility inspection schedules based on risks

This qualification for learners aged 18+ and is relevant to Health and Safety Officers in County Counsels, Parish Counsels, Educational Institutions and Leisure Facilities. Education progression routes This qualification is integral to a progressive suite of regulated qualifications which is comprised of:

Transcend Level 1 Award in the Legal Duty to Inspect Play Areas and Activity Facilities
Transcend Level 2 Award in the Routine Visual Inspection of Play Area and Specific Activity Facilities
Transcend Level 3 Award in the Operational Inspection of Play Area and Specific Activity Facilities
Transcend Level 5 Certificate in the DIOM of Play Area and Specific Activity Facilities
Higher education degrees in health, safety, and inspections

£125 + Vat which includes registration with Transcend.