AS 2555-1982

Outlines recommended procedures for choosing a site for and establishing and operating a supervised adventure playground where children can develop their own patterns of play, learn to develop skills and use their creative talents. It also draws attention to potential hazards within such a playground and recommends ways in which these can be minimized.

This standard sets out recommendations, for guidance only, that should be followed in the choosing of a site for, and in the safe supervision and operation of, an adventure playground. The aim of this standard is to encourage and assist people in the establishment of adventure playgrounds to foster and encourage the child's total development in areas where children would otherwise have little or no opportunity to use their creative talents. The standard also aims to draw attention to potential hazards and to ways in which these can be minimized so that children may have a feeling of confidence and security in the use of the structures which they themselves build or cooperate in building.