The Leisure Media Company Ltd
The Leisure Media Company Ltd
The Leisure Media Company Ltd
Leisure Opportunities
Job search
Job Search
see all jobs
Latest job opportunities
Mount Batten Group
c£65,000pa + pension + benefits
mount batten centre, plymouth
Everyone Active
Competitive rates of pay
South Oxhey Leisure Centre, Watford
University of Warwick
£29,605 - £32,982pa + pension + benefits
Coventry, West Midlands

Standards published to reduce injuries at trampoline parks

Job opportunities
Mount Batten Group
c£65,000pa + pension + benefits
location: mount batten centre, plymouth, United Kingdom
University of Warwick
£29,605 - £32,982pa + pension + benefits
location: Coventry, West Midlands, United Kingdom
more jobs

Guidance covering the construction of indoor Trampoline parks, as well as operating and maintenance requirements, has been published by the British Standards Institution (BSI).

The institution's Publicly Available Standard (PAS) provides detailed guidance that includes recommended heights of jump towers and how to construct a pit to avoid contact with the floor.

The standards, which are voluntary, have been created to support trampoline park operators, designers, manufacturers and installers, as well as inspection and enforcement bodies such as the Health and Safety Executive and environmental health officers.

As reported by the BBC last week, 13 UK ambulance trusts confirmed that 30 trampoline parks required 315 call outs between April 2015 and April 2016. There are around 150 parks in the UK.

International Association of Trampoline Parks (IATP) members worked with the BSI steering group, which included the Royal Society of Protection of Accidents, British Gymnastics, environmental health officers, the Health and Safety Executive, constructers and operators to produce standards that will help minimise the risks to park users and ensure safety.

Peter Brown, Freedome managing director, has spent the past 20 years working in the adventure activity industry. He is a founding member of the UK subcommittee of the IATP, the first chair of the steering group and the technical author of the British standard.

He said: “Demand for trampoline parks has grown exponentially in a very short space of time, with trampoline park openings increasing by 3,000 per cent since 2014. However, the safety standards had not caught up with this demand. I am very pleased that we have managed to get the BSI PAS 5000 out so quickly creating something that will form the backbone of standards across the UK."

As of August, a park will need to comply to the BSI standards to be a member of the IATP.

Sign up for FREE ezines & magazines
Guidance covering the construction of indoor trampoline parks, as well as operating and maintenance requirements, has been published by the British Standards Institution (BSI).
HAF
THUMB18203_688054.jpg

More News

1 - 15 of 67,869
17 Apr 2024
Remedy Place, a US-based social wellness club brand, is poised for steady expansion in the coming years, with plans to open two new clubs annually ... More
17 Apr 2024
Everyone Active has launched a golfing brand, Everyone Golf, after new contract wins made it the UK’s second-largest golf operator in the UK, with ten ... More
16 Apr 2024
Planet Fitness has a new CEO – Colleen Keating. She will take up the position on 10 June. The announcement follows a search which began ... More
16 Apr 2024
Swiss longevity brand Clinique La Prairie (CLP) has inked a deal with Montara Hospitality Group to operate a resort at Tri Vananda – a purpose-built ... More
16 Apr 2024
UK Active has announced details of its annual health and fitness industry awards ceremony, which will take place in Birmingham on the evening of Thursday ... More
16 Apr 2024
Social enterprise, Places Leisure, which is part of the Places for People Group, has appointed Belinda Steward as MD. Steward was previously MD at Derwent ... More
15 Apr 2024
Six Senses has announced the grand opening of its first-ever property and spa in the Caribbean, called Six Senses La Sagesse. With a picturesque beachfront ... More
15 Apr 2024
Basic-Fit has signed up to trial Wellhub across its recently expanded Spanish network, giving access to subscribers and enabling them to use all 152 of ... More
15 Apr 2024
Having redefined the model of public-private collaboration in Spain, Go Fit is now expanding into Italy and has ambitious plans to grow its estate, memberships ... More
13 Apr 2024
Planet Fitness has become the subject of a hate campaign by certain groups of consumers and seen share values slide, in the wake of a ... More
12 Apr 2024
A brand new desert hot springs oasis, called Zion Canyon Hot Springs, is set to open in Southern Utah in Q3 of 2025. Situated 30 ... More
11 Apr 2024
Recovery, social wellness and longevity were talking points at PerformX recently, tipped by many speakers as upcoming trends, while the exhibition halls featured infrared saunas, ... More
11 Apr 2024
A new study by UCLA Health found Kundalini yoga provided several benefits to cognition and memory for older women at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. ... More
10 Apr 2024
Luxury lakeside retreat The Ritz-Carlton-Reynolds, Lake Oconee in Georgia, US, is gearing up to unveil its new-look destination spa this May following a comprehensive makeover. ... More
09 Apr 2024
Europe’s first Evian Spa has opened at the five-star Hôtel Royal in Evian-les-Bains, France – the birthplace of the Danone-owned mineral water brand Evian. The ... More
1 - 15 of 67,869
The Leisure Media Company Ltd
The Leisure Media Company Ltd