Incidents

Most playground accidents are due to collisions, slips, trips, and falls are not normally reportable. Incidents are only reportable where the injury results in a user either being killed or taken directly to a hospital for treatment. Both are only reportable if they were caused by an accident directly arising/in connection with a work activity. This includes incidents arising as a result of poor condition of the premises or equipment e.g., badly maintained play equipment; or the school had not provided adequate supervision, e.g., where risks were identified, but no action was taken to provide suitable supervision.

Should an incident occur involving a piece of play equipment that equipment needs to be taken out of use immediately, photographs taken of the area, statements taken, and the incident uploaded to the AssessNet System. The investigation must outline the actions to be implemented in a timely fashion.