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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Respond to client inquiry regarding playground access audit.
  2. Prepare for access audit.
  3. Conduct access audit.
  4. Finalise access audit report.

Range Statement

This section specifies work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below.

Documentation required for audit must include:

manufacturer specifications relating to audit tools and equipment

plans of playground to be audited.

Site access arrangements must include:

access and egress points

passes and security clearances

timing of access

WHS requirements, including required personal protective equipment (PPE).

Access audit checklist must include:

access audit report form

playground identification and data sheet

minimum requirements summary sheets for playground spaces and stations, that include:

individual playground stations, such as ramps, slides, climbing bars, and sandpits

on-site parking, reserved disability parking, and passenger set-down zones

parent supervision site

playground-accessible paths of travel

site access and accessible entrances

site-accessible paths to and within all areas of playground required by legislation to be accessible and safe

special features, such as tunnels, mazes and chimes

technical requirements for access audit forms additional to above minimum requirements:

drinking fountains

entrances and exits

external access paths

fall-safe surfaces

gates and doors

ramps, including kerb ramps and step ramps

signage

stairs

tactile ground surface indicators

telephones

toilets and showers.

Required audit personnel must include at least one of the following:

identified audit contact

site manager

site owner

site supervisor.

Each station of playground must include at least one of the following main groups:

recreational equipment

space associated with the station

play facilities, such as:

areas for digging and planting

cubby houses

natural settings

open playing spaces

water play areas.

Requirements for access, safety and usability must include:

Australian standards relating to playground accessibility:

AS 1428 Design for access and mobility

AS 4685 Playground equipment and surfacing

AS/NZS 4422 Playground surfacing – Specifications, requirements and test method

AS/NZS 4486.1 Playgrounds and playground equipment – Development, installation, inspection, maintenance and operation

safety features, including:

fall-safe surfaces

no protruding objects or entrapment areas.

Access audit reportmust include:

advice on compliance with existing legislation and Australian standards

description of accessibility, safety and usability for people with disabilities

where required by client brief, recommendations for corrective action.


Performance Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy the requirements of the elements, performance criteria, foundation skills and range of conditions of this unit.

The person must also:

conduct an access audit of one playground and its associated spaces, where the playground must include at least one of the following:

recreational equipment

digging or planting area

cubby house

water play area

analyse the above playground and develop a recreation opportunity spectrum that lists all the play experiences that can be gained from that playground

develop and apply an access audit checklist for the playground, detailing site-specific criteria for consideration in audit

provide a report relating to the above audit that:

applies an understanding of the developmental role of children’s play

describes site accessibility, safety and usability, with clear links to the site-specific audit checklist criteria

evaluates playground facilities to assess if full range of play opportunities are available for children with disabilities

advises on playground compliance with legislative requirements and usability by people with disabilities

fulfils contractual requirements with client

recommends, where required, corrective actions to:

enhance playground accessibility, safety and usability

overcome areas of access non-compliance, including strategies for alternative means of providing full recreation opportunity spectrum for users.

In conducting the above access audit, the person must:

use effective consultation skills with clients and other key stakeholders to confirm and elicit access audit information

read and interpret plans of playground

interpret and apply legislative requirements relating to disability access and evaluate the provision of access in relation to those requirements

interpret the impacts of the full range of disabilities and impairments, and the limitations that each disability or impairment places on an individual’s ability to access the playground

interpret how the full range of environmental barriers impacts on people with a range of disabilities and impairments

use research skills to source information that assists in developing potential solutions to the provision of adequate access

use measurement tools in line with manufacturer specifications and record collected data accurately

apply and adhere to site-specific work health and safety (WHS) requirements.


Knowledge Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must demonstrate knowledge of:

key requirements of the following relating to determining accessibility of playgrounds and conducting playground access audits:

anti-discrimination legislation

Australian standards relating to playground accessibility:

AS 1428 Design for access and mobility

AS 4685 Playground equipment and surfacing

AS/NZS 4422 Playground surfacing – Specifications, requirements and test method

AS/NZS 4486.1 Playgrounds and playground equipment – Development, installation, inspection, maintenance and operation

Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)

DDA Premises Standards

international standards relating to site accessibility

disability awareness to inform site audit, including:

range of disabilities to be considered when conducting site audit

disability-specific physical barriers to accessing site and its facilities

disability-specific minimum requirements for enhancing site accessibility

organisational requirements relating to conducting playground access audits, including:

client service standards

procedures for developing site-specific audit checklists

client privacy, confidentiality and security requirements

processes for recording collected audit data and administering records

procedures for writing and storing access audit reports

quality assurance requirements

limitations of own work role, responsibility and professional abilities with regard to above access audit

key characteristics of play and procedures for representing them in playground-specific recreation opportunity spectrum, including:

types of play: creative, physical and social

links between play patterns and child developmental stages

WHS procedures relating to playground access audits, including procedures for:

identifying hazards and controlling risks associated with conducting access audits

selecting and using personal protective equipment (PPE) required for above access audit.