Australian Standards for Playgrounds

Australian and New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 4486.1: 1997

Playgrounds and playground equipment
Part 1: Development, installation, inspection, maintenance and operation.

Australian and New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 4422: 1996

Playground surfacing - Specifications, requirements and test methods

Australian Standard AS 1428: 2010

Design for access and mobility
Part 1 - General requirements for access - New building work
Part 2 - Enhanced and additional requirements - Building and facilities
Part 3 - Requirements for children and adolescents with physical disabilities
Part 4 - Means to assist the orientation of people with vision impairment – Tactile ground surface indicators
Part 5 - Communication for people who are deaf or hearing impaired

Australian Standard AS 1924: 1981 (superseded)

Playground equipment for parks, schools and domestic use
Part 1 - General requirements
Part 2 - Design and construction - Safety aspects

AS 4685:2004 was released 13 th October 2004 and supersedes the standard
AS 1924 – 1981, Parts 1 & 2. The requirements of AS 4685: 2004 are not retrospective.

Australian Standard AS 4685: 2004

Playground equipment

Part 1 – General safety requirements & test methods
Part 2 – Particular safety requirements & test methods for swings
Part 3 - Particular safety requirements & test methods for slides
Part 4 - Particular safety requirements & test methods for runways
Part 5 - Particular safety requirements & test methods for carousels
Part 6 - Particular safety requirements & test methods for rocking equipment

Australian and New Zealand Standard AS/NZS ISO 31000: 2009

Risk management - Principles and guidelines

Australian Standard AS 4989: 2006

Trampolines - Safety aspects

AS 4989 Trampolines has been amended and is available for public comment. To review this amendment and submit comments click here.

Kidsafe NSW interprets Australian Standards for playground owners, providers and stakeholders. Contact the Playground Advisory Unit on 02 9845 0890.

Australian Standards can be purchased from SAI Global.

An Australian Standard for Contained Play Facilities (eg. indoor playlands) is currently being developed. Watch this space for calls for public comment.

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