Introduction

The Certified Playground Safety Inspector Programme is a Professional Certification for playground safety inspectors.  It is an intensive 2.5-day programme to provide professional training and assessment to achieve the Certified Playground Inspector accredited with the National Recreation and Park Association, United States of America (http://www.nrpa.org/).  

Competencies trained and assessed

- Hazard Identification
- Surfacing
- Safety Management - Comprehensive Programme/Audits
- Safety Management - Inspections and Maintenance
- Site Investigation 

Methodology

Lectures, Facilitated Discussions, Applied Exercises, Case Studies

Who should attend

- Landscape Managers/Supervisors
- Landscape Architects/Designers
- Contract Managers/Supervisors
- Facilities Managers/Supervisors
- Town Council Managers/Supervisors

Facilitators and Assessors

Mr. Ken Kutska is an independent consultant in the area of safety specializing in play spaces for children. Ken received his B.S. in Public Park and Recreation Administration from Western Illinois University. He is a Certified Park and Recreation Professional and a Certified Playground Safety Inspector with more than 35 years of full-time experience in all aspects of public park operations management.  He chaired his agency’s Safety Committee from 1984 until retiring in 2006.

Ken is an active member of the Illinois Park and Recreation Association and the National Recreation and Park Association.  He has served on the; IPRA Board of Directors, chaired the IPRA Park and Natural Resource Management Section, chaired the NRPA Great Lakes Regional Council, the NRPA National Forum, served on the NRPA Board of Trustees, and was President of the NRPA in 1995.  Ken is cofounder of the NRPA National Playground Safety Institute. The NPSI’s Certified Playground Safety Inspector Course and Exam Program has certified more than 30,000 with a current national registry of 8,000. Ken has been a CPSI Course Certified Instructor since 1994.