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things happening, what happens when bad things happen, what is involved in a lawsuit, the legal responsibilities of owner/operators and employees, and the importance of good record keeping. Applying all this information in the field is not an exercise in absolute right and wrongs but more of an exercise in applied common sense and judgment. To this end, the course tries to expose the students to all the aspects of playgrounds from concept design right through to life cycle renewal.
Very few of them will become designers, probably none will become lawyers but hopefully they get enough out of the course to have the tools and sense of context to manage and maintain their playspaces in a thoughtful way. One of the best complements we ever received was from a municipal parks manager who said that his employees were thinking a lot more when working in the parks after taking the Registered Playground Practitioner course.
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Ontario Parks Association
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