AS/NZS 4486.1:1997 Australian/New Zealand Standard? Playgrounds and playground equipment Part 1: Development, installation, inspection, maintenance and operation AS/NZS 4486.1:1997 This Joint Australian/New,Zealand Standard was prepared by Joint Technical Committee CS/5, Playground Equipment. It was approved on behaif of the Council of StandardsAustraliaon4July1997andonbehalfoftheCouncilofStandards New Zealand on 24 June 1997. It was published on 5 August 1997. The following interests are represented on Committee CS/5: Australian Chamber of Manufactures Australian Council of State School Organizations Australian Early Childhood Association Australian Local Government Association Australian Public Risk Insurance Management Association Australian Retailers Association ConsumersFederationof Australia Department of Fair Trading, Consumer Protection Agency, N.S.W. Department of Recreation and Sport, S.A. Department of School Education, N.S.W. Federal Bureau of Consumer Affairs, Australia Hillary Commission, New Zealand International Association of the Child's Right to Play, New Zealand Kidsafe,Australia Metal Trades Industry Association of Australia National Association of Forest Industries, Australia New Children's Hospital, Australia Playground surfacing testing interests, New Zealand Plastics and Chemicals Industries Association, Australia Playgrounds & Recreation Association of Victoria Royal Australian Institute of Parks and Recreation South Australian Health Commission University of Otago, New Zealand Review of Standards. To keep abreast of progress in industry, Joint Australian/ New Zealand Standards are subject to periodic review and are kept up to date by the issue of amendments or new editions as necessary. It is important therefore that Standards users ensure that they are in possession of the latest edition, and any amendments thereto. Full details of all Joint Standards and related publications will be found in the Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand Catalogue of Publications; this information is supplemented each month by the magazines ‘The Australian Standard' and 'Standards New Zealand', which subscribing members receive. and which give details of new publications, new editions and amendments, and of withdrawn Standards. Suggestions for improvements to Joint Standards, addressed to the head office of either Standards Australia or Standards New Zealand, are welcomed. Notification, of any inaccuracy or ambiguity found in a Joint Australian/New Zealand Standard should be made without delay in order that the matter may be investigated and appropriate action taken. This Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 94008 and DR 94009. AS/NZS 4486.1:1997 Australian/New Zealand Standard? Playgrounds and playground equipment Part 1: Development, installation, inspection, maintenance and operation Originated in Australia as part of AS 2155-1978. Originated in New Zealand as part of NZS 5828.1:1986. Final Australian edition AS 2155-1982. AS 2155—1982 and NZS 5828.1:1986 revised, amalgamated and redesignated in part as AS/NZS 4486.1:1997. PUBLISHED JOINTLY BY: STANDARDS AUSTRALIA 1 The Crescent, Homebush NSW 2140 Australia STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND Level 10, Radio New Zealand House, 155 The Terrace, Wellington 6001 New Zealand ISBN0733713068