One of our child’s favorite places to spend his free time are the gardens and the parks with play facilities .
According to statistics from around the world, the biggest cause of children’s injuries is caused by children falling from playgrounds.
On the device:
The standard for gaming facilities TI 1498 is an official standard. That is, it is mandatory by law to import,
Produce and market only gaming facilities that meet the requirements of the standard.
On part 7 of the standard: installation, operation supervision and maintenance of the gaming facilities,
The standard mark obligation applies as of January 2, 2006.
This means that all devices manufactured in Israel are subject to the obligation of supervision by the Israeli Standards Institute,
From the planning stages to the production, installation and maintenance stages of gaming facilities
(Under the responsibility of the website owner: local authority, private garden, etc.).
What are you checking?
* The maintenance of the site will be carried out by qualified parties in order to create an annual work plan
and planned in advance such as: painting, completion of area coverage if necessary, strengthening screws and more.
* Fracture maintenance: immediate repairs as a result of weather hazards and vandalism that must be carried out.
* Visual inspection: carried out by a representative of the website owner at least once a month, to make sure that there have been no changes to the facility that could pose a danger to the public.
* Main annual examination: examination by a professional who has received special training and should be carried out at least once a year.
This test will take place following substantial changes to the gaming site such as:
Replacing elements of slides as a result of a fire in the facility, as a result of adding facilities in the garden, etc.
Recommendations for correct use:
Note that there is a mark on the game site you have reached.
At the entrance to the gaming site there should be a sign measuring at least 70*80 cm that will include the following details:
The name of the website owner, the kindergarten’s ID number, the name of the maintenance company and its permit number,
Last inspection date and next inspection date (at least once a year).
A site without a sign means that the site is not safe!
If there is no sign, you can contact the person in charge of standardization at the Ministry of Public Works and the site owner (the local authority according to Rav)
If there is a sign but it seems that the website is not working properly for one reason or another, it should be reported to the Israeli Standards Institute.
The legal responsibility for the correctness of the site rests with the site owner and him alone.
Facilities manufactured and installed until the beginning of 2006 will be tested according to the requirements of the standard until that date.
Devices manufactured starting in 2006 will be tested according to the new standard.
Source: The Israeli Standards Institute.
