Inspect a council playground and maintain the park

You are a Parks Maintenance Worker in the Parks and Landscape Services team.

Simulated workplaceEntry missionCAQA Greenfield Agri and Landcare

What is going on

Lions Park is a busy council playground with swings, a slide unit, a climbing frame, seats, a shelter and garden beds. The last monthly inspection found the softfall under the swings well below the standard depth and the swings have been taped off since. Work order WO-26-0412 covers this month's visual inspection, and the crew leader wants you to complete it with them, measure the softfall, check every structure and raise any defect as a work order. While on site the crew will mow the open lawn and prune the bed near the entrance, so a mower pre-start and a public exclusion zone are needed.

Liam Fairweather, Parks Crew Leader
Subject: Lions Park playground inspection Thursday

You are doing the monthly visual inspection at Lions Park with me on Thursday under work order WO-26-0412. The last report picked up shallow softfall under the swings and they are still taped off. Use the Site Inspection Report Template, walk the whole park in the set pattern, measure the softfall, check every structure and seat, and photograph anything you find. Any defect gets a risk rating and a work order. We will mow and prune the bed near the entrance while we are there, so bring your pre-start sheet for the mower.

Your brief

Complete a thorough visual inspection of the playground and park facilities on the standard template, rate and raise defects, and carry out the mowing and pruning safely with the public present.

Work through it

You do not need to do it all. Doing a few of these will show you what the work is like. Your ticks and notes stay on this device.

Read the Site Inspection Report Template and the previous inspection findings in the WHS Incident and Hazard Register for Lions Park, and prepare your checklist and equipment.
Walk the park in the set pattern and inspect surfacing, entrapment points, sharp edges, loose fixings, wear, seats, shelter, signs, fences and paths, photographing every defect.
Measure the softfall depth under the swings and at the slide exit, compare with the standard and decide whether the swings can be reopened.
Complete the Site Inspection Report Template with the condition of every item, the defects found, a risk rating for each and whether it was made safe on the day.
Raise a work order in the Work Orders system for each defect with a due date matching its rating, and update WO-26-0412 to complete.
Complete the mower pre-start check from the Tractor, Quad Bike and Machinery Operation Procedure and set up an exclusion zone before mowing near the playground.
Prune the shrubs in the entrance bed to the crew leader's instructions, clear green waste to the correct channel and report the day to the crew leader in a short handover.

My notes: what did I enjoy, and what surprised me?

What someone in this role would produce

Completed Site Inspection Report
Work orders for defects
Mower pre-start record
Handover note to the crew leader

Printing this is a record of what you explored. It is not a certificate or a qualification.