Playground Contractors Association Announces First Playground Construction School

The International Playground Contractors Association (formerly the National Playground Contractors Association) will premiere its Playground Construction School February 10-12, 2005 in Orlando, Florida. The organization asserts this is the first time an industry-wide national school has been held.

The curriculum was designed to create a standard of installation to help ensure that commercial playgrounds are installed correctly and safely. The topics covered will include:

• site analysis
• job site safety
• reading blueprints
• working with common materials and hardware
• working with general contractors, manufacturers and their reps
• guidelines and standards
• installation techniques
• tools of the trade
• surfacing installation and requirements
• finishing the job
• playground construction as a business
• state requirements

The school will conclude with an installation of a playground structure.

The association plans to offer certification testing.

For more information, call 888-908-8519, or download an enrollment form at www.playground-contractors.org.