Safety & Risk assessments
Here at King of the castles we take safety as our number one concern and we will not compromise, all our products are manufactured from materials which comply with the stringent tests required by the industry including ( British Standards ) BS EN 71 (part 2 & 3) for Soft Play and the current BS/EN14960 for Inflatable's. All our materials are fully coated with flame retardant PVC specifically designed for the inflatable and soft play industry
Annual Safety Testing
The only legal requirement for the safety inspecting of bouncy castles and inflatables is to comply with The Provision and Use of Work Equipment regulations 1998 (PUWER) This states that you must have an annual inspection carried out by a competent person. The HSE themselves do not and will not officially recommend any specific body. All they specify is if the test was carried out by a competent person and as such we use an independent competent inspector. As part of this testing, The tester must be able to demonstrate that the inflatable is manufactured in accordance with the latest BS/EN14960 Regulations, which ensures inflatables are safe in design and manufacture, are Flame retardant and fit for purpose as well as ensuring the inflatables are in a good state of repair.
At King of the Castle's we have a small range of castles that have been PIPA tagged please click the following link to see our range (PIPA tagged units).
If you do require a certain inflatable with a PIPA tag this can be arranged but it will incur further cost's.
Insurance
Here at king of the castles we want to give you peace of mind that your event will run smoothly and we are one of the very few companies in the north west of England who carry £10,000,000 public liability ,products and employers liability not to mention all risk insurance.
Risk assessments
Although not compulsory, It is strongly recommended that any person organising an event undertakes a risk assessments of the entire site, especially if you are expecting a large number of excited attendees all in one area. A risk assessment will not eliminate the risks but will assist the organisers to identify any potential hazards and manage the risks accordingly. The risk assessments below have been compiled by us using guidance from the Health & Safety Executive, The British Inflatable Hire Association.
Portable appliance testing (PAT testing)
All companies in the UK must be able to prove that all electrical items for use within the company have been tested and maintained. King of the castles comply with the latest legislation regarding PAT testing of all our appliances regardless of use electrical items and are proud of it.
We have uploaded proof of all our PAT related documents below.
King of the castles 2019 - 2020 Page 1
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Method statement
It is strongly recommended that anyone organising an event knows exactly how each and every contractor expects to carry out there activities on site. The method statements below have been created from years of on site experience and all attempts are made to carry out these erection procedures where possible.
Method Statement none electrical
Method Statement electrical
Adverse weather conditions.
Please bear in mind that all our items are weather sensitive. Inflatables being more sensitive than most. Our policy is that we will turn up regardless of the weather conditions and install the equipment as agreed, However safety is paramount and although items may be installed they may not be suitable for use during some conditions such as wind, rain and other potentially dangerous factors. We will not compromise on safety and our decision is final, regardless of loss of revenue or expense on your part.
Please remember that inflatables shall not be used in wind conditions above 24hpm and in wet conditions. The hirer will remain responsible for suitable action to be taken to avoid injury unless our staff have been provided to assist at an additional cost.