TurfSafe is an integrated Risk Management System, using world class technology, designed specifically for sports turf. It has been developed in accordance with the Risk Management Standards (ISO AS 31000:2009) and the Guidelines for Managing Risk in Sports and Recreation (AS HB 246:2004) to ensure you meet your ‘Duty of Care’.
TurfSafe provides a framework by which the quality and risk of sports grounds can be assessed to ensure they are safe and ‘fit for purpose’. Standards, which meet all the peak sporting body preferred facility guidelines, have been developed for 22 risk criteria in the 4 categories of Turf Quality, Surface Quality, Irrigation Equipment and Associated Fixtures. Assessment criteria include;
| Turf Quality | Irrigation Equipment |
| Turf colour & general appearance | Exposed sprinklers |
| Turf coverage & density | Sunken low sprinklers |
| Turf height | Leaking sprinklers |
| Turf thatch | Exposed valve boxes |
| Pests / weeds / disease | ? |
| Surface Quality | Associated Fixtures |
| Pot holes / trip hazards | Goal posts |
| Uneven loose surface | Fences |
| Gradient / undulations / sinkages | Boundary clearance |
| Drainage / surface water / saturation | Foreign objects |
| Ground hardness / impact severity | Practice cricket pitches |
| Clegg impact testing | Photographic records |
| Concrete / turf cricket pitch | High risk email notification |
The TurfSafe Web App facilitates infield data entry, using a phone or tablet, which is submitted directly to the ‘cloud’ based online system. Clegg hammer readings, photographs, quality and risk rating data is analysed with reports generated which can be accessed anywhere, anytime. Where high risks have been identified, a notification email is automatically sent from the field. All data and reports are stored on the secure IPOS online system.
