Go the the Wicksteed website, they have some useful stuff in their Download Centre, including an Essential Guide to BE EN 1176. Ian

Or RoSPA - they do a lot of information sheets on Play subjects

FloorTester If the playground is either a public one or at a local authority (LA) school, it's worth finding out if the LA has any landscape designers or other officers who are involved with playground design and specifying surfaces and equipment for such facilities. If so, ask them for advice rather than attempt - if this is what you are doing - to do the entire report yourself from scratch. Also, what's the purpose of the report you have been asked to provide? From my experiences regarding school and public playgrounds over the years, my guess is that you are helping with a response to an accident which has led or may lead to a claim or complaint. Also, with your mention of a 'full-blown'report, is there a possibility that you have been asked to do too much by someone with limited knowledge of such matters? One point to remember is that though playgrounds, especially their equipment, tend to be designed to meet relevant standards, playground accidents can never be eradicated. As various experts and reports confirm, e.g. the report by Professor Ball for HSE in 2002 as quoted above by barnaby, if a child stumbles or trips and falls while running or walking on a playground there is a fair chance of an upper limb injury occurring - even if the surface is intended to be impact-absorbing. Unfortunately, some parents have a bizarre peception that any sort of injury to their children at public or school playgrounds automatically stems from negligence by LAs or schools!