Parks and gardens, which are among the piles of concrete in big cities, are often where children play, run and spend their energy on the streets with no chance to play, spend the time of old people without any work, and young people can do some sports, although limited. In short, there are peaceful areas that appeal to people of all age groups. Municipalities today feel the importance of these recreation and activity areas and are trying to increase the number of parks and green spaces with a sense of responsibility.
Municipalities in the construction of the park and the selection of parking areas, taking into account the busy and tiring days of city life, easy access to the environment and the environment is easy to reach areas and gives importance to the situation. However, the arrangement of parking areas, the creation of roads and green areas, the construction of bicycle and jogging paths, landscaping, and the establishment of equipment that allows for small sports to be done requires some engineering work. These studies need to be carried out in a systematic manner, taking into account the established standards and possible risks.
In particular, in order to improve the physical fitness of people, to stay away from stress, to be more productive in life, to increase the work efficiency, in short, in order to increase the quality of life, sports equipment is established in parks and gardens, allowing people to engage in light sports. These instruments must also be checked and inspected at regular intervals to ensure proper operation, expected benefit and no danger to human health.
In addition, playgrounds are set up in parks and gardens for children to play freely, to express themselves freely and to maintain their mental and physical development in a healthy way. If the play equipment and floor structure installed in these areas are not checked regularly, there may be a danger to children. During use or due to weather conditions, wear, deterioration and malfunction of these gaming instruments should be regularly repaired and maintained.
Also, the trails prepared for cycling and running purposes in the parks should be prepared by taking certain standards into consideration and controls should be done regularly. Crashes or breakdowns in these roads can cause people to suffer injuries, possibly injury during their activities.
Parks and gardens are also inspected within the scope of environmental inspections by authorized test and inspection institutions. A few standards considered during these studies are:
- TS TS 12378 Environmental health - Natural parks
- TS 13247 Nature reserves - Identification, planning, management and monitoring rules - National parks
- TS 13248 Nature conservation areas - Determination, planning, management and monitoring rules - Nature parks
- TS EN 60335-2-55 Safety regulations - For electrical appliances used in domestic and similar areas - Part 2-55: Particular requirements for electrical appliances used in aquariums and garden ponds
- TS 9826 Urban roads - Bicycle lanes
- TS 13307 Tartan surfaces applied in sports fields
