Posted By biliath We have an adventure playground being built and almost complete. Part of the design allows for the users to access the roof as a terrace via what will be a grassed slopped embankment to one side. The slope/gradient to one side will be very steep leading into fairly sturdy trees with the concern being that the children will run or fall down the slope into the trees possibly sustaining nasty injuries. Cutting the trees back to level the slope out doesn't appear to be an option. Other ideas have included constructing a fence halfway up the slope to negate the lenghth of a potential fall or built up speed but would be very expensive (design and building already cost £1 Mil of public money), also considered planting shrubs and other plants on the slope to discourage children running down it but doesn't take away from the steepness of the slope. Any other ideas would be most appreciated Regards

Posted By Terry Price Hello Biliath, Ask the designer for his Design Risk Assessments for this feature which he has decided should be created. He should have listed the measures necessary to be put in place in order to control the residual risks of his design(both at construction and operational use stages throughout the life of the building/structure) Also ask the Planning Supervisor for copies of the minutes of his design co-ordination meetings with the designers where, from your description, this issue should have been discussed. Also ask the PC for the information which he as PC has inserted into his Construction Phase Plan and the PS for the information he has deemed necessary to be inserted into the Health and Safety File at the end of the job regarding this hazard.