The first Multiplier Event (E1) on the European project SAFERPLAY was held last November 15 at the National Gallery Fair Trade Palace in Prague, Czech Republic. This event was aimed at outlining the new, open and free online training that is being developed within the framework of the SAFERPLAY project among students, public administration, company personnel, graduates and job seekers. The meeting also highlighted the advantages of this online tool for improving the capabilities of organizations involved in the safety and the design of spaces of play.

During the event, partners of the SAFERPLAY consortium, presented some of the key contents within the framework of the project, such as:

• Children and play.
• Children and the environment.
• Safety and risk in environments.
• Design of play areas.

These training materials will cover important issues such as as child safety in playgrounds , children’s preferences and needs in relation to the environment, accessibility, the importance of balance between play, risk and safety, the key to creating play areas with an intergenerational perspective and attractive designs, as well as how to carry out an adequate installation, inspection and maintenance of play areas.

During the program a variety of workshops took place, including:

1. “Risk Benefit Assessment in action – how to implement the risk benefit approach” by Nicola Butler, Play England.
2. “Inclusion / play for all – Challenge and risk”. By Helena Menezes, RiskVision.
3. “Challenge, Risk and Safety in Play spaces: What do Children and Youth think?” by Mirjana Petrik, FA CTU.

Within group discussions the participants explored the role that children currently play in designing public spaces and what their role should be.

As a closing event, students of a secondary school shared their views of the urban environment in which they live, providing invaluable information to help define the content of the SAFERPLAY project.