Daily Playground Inspection Log

Place a checkmark under "Yes" if the statement is true.*

	YES	Notes
1. Surfacing is free from broken glass, nails, trash, and animal excrement, and if applicable check for compressed/packed areas, prior to allowing children to enter the play area.
2. There are no visible cracks, bending or warping, rusting or breakage of any equipment.
3. There is no deformation of open hooks, shackles, rings, and links.
4. There are no worn swing hangers or chains.
5. There are no missing, damaged, or loose swing seats.
6. There are no broken supports or anchors.
7. There are no cement support footings that are exposed, cracked, or loose in the ground.
8. There are no accessible sharp edges or points.
9. There are no protruding bolt ends that have lost caps or covers
10. There are no loose bolts, nuts, and so forth that require tightening.
11. There are no nails that have worked loose.
12. There is no splintered, cracked, or otherwise deteriorating wood.
13. There is no lack of lubrication on moving parts.
14. There are no worn bearings or other mechanical parts.
15. There are no broken or missing rails, steps, rungs, or seats.
16. There are no worn or scattered surfacing material.
17. There are no hard surfaces under swings and slides, checking places where resilient material has shifted away from any surface underneath play equipment.
18. There is no chipped or peeling paint.
19. There are no pinch or crush points, exposed mechanisms, juncture, and moving components
Initial Once Complete