Regular site inspections
Skywalker offers a full service contract that includes bimonthly and annual inspections. These are performed by an inspector trained to Type C (as defined by EN ISO/IEC 17020). Skywalker takes care of the periodic and operational inspections for you, possibly combined with the maintenance programs that we offer our customers.
PPE Inspections
PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) is an essential part of our industry, so you need to ensure that your equipment is safe for all your customers and users. Under the requirements of EN 15567 and the European PPE Regulations, all of the equipment used on your course needs to be checked on an annual basis by a competent person.
Maintenance
Inspection and maintenance are inextricably linked. Furthermore, this is the most cost-effective solution to assure your climbing park's continued user safety. More minor faults, such as the replacement of biners, clamps, joints and connectors, as well as lines and ropes, are addressed during bimonthly inspections. During annual inspections, more extensive maintenance is performed on platforms, poles, and other structural parts.
If you'd like further information about ropes course inspections, training and maintenance, please contact us.
Skywalker. Experts in tree health care.
Prior to the installation of any forest climbing park or high ropes activity course any trees serving as a part of the main structural elements of a climbing facility should be carefully examined by a qualified arbologist. Moreover, tree examination and health care in regular intervals after your climbing park went into operation is strongly recommended by all industry regulators. The frequency of these inspections varies depending on the species, location and the general health of your trees. And additional tree assessments are highly advisable after a period of severe weather conditions.
Site acceptance testing prior to full operation.
When a new ropes course or adventure park is built, and before it is used, an inaugural inspection is recommended to be done by a completely independent inspection body (Type A) with no commercial interest in the ropes course or other conflict of interest (EN 155567:2015). They must also have their own public liability insurance for such work and, crucially, operators should make sure an inspector is competent.
The inaugural inspection is carried out in accordance with ISO/IEC17020 - and all processes prior to and after the inspection are managed by the inspection body. They will ensure that the full report is completed and the client receives its Inaugural Certification (EN:15567).
With regard to these necessary site acceptance tests, Skywalker has an exclusive agreement with TÜV, one of Europe's leading independent testing and certification bodies.