Peter Gardo strengthens the playground safety division at the Swiss Safety Center
Swiss Safety Center AG has strengthened its playground safety division with a new specialist.
Peter Gardo, a proven expert in the playground industry, started working at the Swiss Safety Center on November 1, 2019. With his know-how and his team, he supports builders, operators and owners of playgrounds - e.g. landscape architects and gardeners, municipalities, property management companies, tourism and catering businesses - in complying with the required safety standards (e.g. EN 1176 and EN 1177) for new installations or existing facilities, the company writes. "The great art here is to keep an eye on the value of the facilities while focusing on safety. A playground without a fun factor makes no sense, neither for operators nor users," Gardo says.
The new man brings know-how from his previous job at the world's largest playground equipment manufacturer. As a long-standing sales professional and key account manager in various industries, he is used to reconciling even complex safety requirements and customer needs, writes the new employer.
The business field "Safety in Leisure" of Swiss Safety Center AG carries out safety inspections of leisure facilities of all kinds. The range of services includes:
- Support in the planning of new plants
- Certificate of conformity according to SN EN 1176
- Basic inspection of new and existing equipment
- Annual main inspection of existing plants
- Hazard analysis and risk assessment
- Determination of mandatory repair or corrective measures and assessment of residual risks in existing plants.
- Assistance for the preparation of the inspection and maintenance concept
- HIC measurement (fall protection measurement) according to SN EN 1177:2018
- Certificate of conformity according to SN EN 16630 for outdoor fitness equipment for specific locations.
For more info: www.safetycenter.ch/spielplaetze
