Trampoline Park Daily Safety Checklist

A trampoline park sells controlled risk. Customers come specifically to do things that would be dangerous anywhere else, and the park's job is to make those things survivable. That is a legitimate business, and it works right up until an inspection is skipped.

The injury data on trampoline parks is well documented and it points consistently at a small number of causes: double bouncing, landing on pad edges, foam pit misuse, and collisions. Every one of those is addressable through equipment inspection and court monitoring. Neither works occasionally. They work daily or they do not work.

Opening Inspection: Trampoline Beds

Inspect every trampoline bed for tears, holes, and worn stitching
Confirm every spring is present, attached, and undamaged
Confirm no spring is stretched beyond tolerance
Confirm all spring covers and pads are secured and fully cover the springs
Confirm frame padding covers every hard surface
Confirm no exposed metal is reachable from a bounce
Test bed tension across each court section
Tag out any bed that fails and physically block access

An exposed spring is a closure item, not a maintenance ticket. The bed comes out of service until it is fixed, and it is blocked physically rather than with a sign.

Foam Pits and Landing Zones

Inspect foam cube quantity and distribution
Confirm the pit floor is not reachable through the foam
Confirm foam depth meets the manufacturer's minimum
Redistribute foam that has compacted or shifted
Inspect for foreign objects in the pit
Confirm the pit walls are padded and undamaged
Confirm airbags hold pressure and have no visible damage
Confirm landing zones are clear and correctly marked

Foam pits compact daily. A pit that met depth on Monday can be under standard by Friday, and the failure mode is a rider reaching the hard floor.

Walls, Nets, and Barriers

Inspect wall padding for gaps, tears, and displacement
Confirm all netting is intact with no holes
Confirm net attachments and tension are secure
Confirm barrier gates latch correctly
Confirm no gap exists between mats and walls
Confirm all corner and column padding is in place

Specialty Attractions

Inspect the climbing wall auto-belay devices and confirm service dates
Confirm harnesses are within their inspection window and undamaged
Inspect the ninja course grips, ropes, and anchor points
Inspect the basketball dunk lanes and rim padding
Inspect dodgeball court dividers
Confirm the toddler area is separated and correctly staffed
Test any zip line or aerial element per manufacturer procedure

Auto-belay devices have manufacturer service intervals measured in cycles or months. Those dates are tracked, not estimated.

Facility and Life Safety

Confirm all emergency exits are unobstructed and functional
Confirm emergency lighting works
Confirm fire extinguishers are charged and inspection tags are current
Confirm the first aid station is fully stocked
Confirm the AED is present, charged, and in date
Confirm the incident reporting forms are available
Confirm the emergency action plan is posted and staff know their roles
Confirm capacity limits are posted and known

Staffing and Court Monitors

Equipment inspection prevents one class of injury. Court monitors prevent the other.

Confirm the monitor-to-jumper ratio for expected attendance
Confirm every monitor has completed the required training
Assign monitors to specific zones with defined sightlines
Confirm monitors have whistles and radios
Confirm no monitor is assigned a zone they cannot fully see
Confirm rotation schedule to prevent attention fatigue
Brief monitors on the day's expected groups and any events

Attention fatigue is real and it is measurable. A monitor watching the same court for three hours is not watching it in hour three. Rotate on a schedule.

Guest Intake

Confirm a signed waiver for every participant
Confirm parental signature for minors
Confirm grip socks are issued and worn
Confirm the safety video or briefing is delivered to every guest
Confirm height, age, and weight restrictions per attraction
Confirm wristbands match session times
Confirm lockers and loose item storage are used

Jewelry, phones, and keys in pockets cause injuries to the person carrying them and to everyone they land near. Loose item enforcement is a monitor's job, continuously.

During Operating Hours

Enforce one jumper per trampoline
Enforce no double bouncing
Enforce feet-first entry into foam pits
Enforce no flips where prohibited by policy
Enforce no sitting or lying on trampoline surfaces
Monitor and manage overcrowding on any court
Conduct a walking inspection between sessions
Correct behavior early and consistently

Double bouncing is the single most common mechanism of serious injury in the industry. A lighter jumper landing as a heavier one takes off receives energy the body is not built to absorb.

Incident Response

Stop activity in the affected zone immediately
Provide first aid within the responder's training
Call emergency services when the injury warrants it
Notify a manager immediately
Photograph the equipment and area before anything is moved
Complete the incident report the same day with witness names
Preserve the surveillance footage
Inspect the equipment involved before returning it to service

Footage preservation has to happen the same day. Most systems overwrite on a fixed cycle, and the recording that would have explained the incident is gone by the time a claim arrives.

Closing

Walk every court and inspect for new damage
Log any equipment tagged out during the day
Clean and sanitize all padding and high-touch surfaces
Vacuum and clean the foam pit surface area
Clean restrooms, party rooms, and the cafe
Confirm lost and found items are logged
Reconcile the day's sales
Secure the building and set the alarm
Report all maintenance items to the maintenance schedule

Weekly and Monthly

Conduct the manufacturer's full inspection protocol
Rotate or replace foam cubes per the wear schedule
Torque frame fasteners to spec
Inspect all welds and frame members
Service auto-belays per the maintenance schedule
Review incident reports for patterns by attraction
Confirm all staff training and CPR certifications are current
Confirm insurance and any required state inspections are current

Incident pattern review is how a park finds the attraction that is quietly producing injuries. Three ankle injuries at the same pit edge in a month is a design problem, not bad luck.

How MyTeamTasks Helps

A park manager cannot personally inspect two hundred trampoline beds before open and also brief the monitors. A shared task system assigns the inspection zone by zone, requires a photo of any failed item, and blocks the park from being marked open until every zone reports complete. When an incident occurs, the inspection history for that specific court exists with names and timestamps, which is the record that answers an insurer's first question.