KOTITI Testing & Research Institute provides testing and inspection services for children’s activity spaces as a designated testing agency for environmental hazards under the Environmental Health Act.
We help ensure safe environments for children by verifying compliance with environmental safety management standards.
Testing and Inspection of Children’s activity spaces
Children’s activity spaces, such as play facilities, daycare centers, kindergartens, and elementary schools, must be tested by a designated testing agency to verify compliance with environmental safety management standards.
Facilities Subject to Testing and Inspection
Children’s play facilities
Childcare rooms in daycare centers
Classrooms in kindergartens
Classrooms, gymnasiums, and school libraries in elementary schools
Classrooms in special schools
Kids cafés and other theme park business premises
Toy-providing business premises
Group guidance rooms in local children’s centers
Cases Subject to Testing and Inspection
When a children’s activity space is newly constructed, including cases where a facility is newly authorized
When the gross floor area of a children’s activity space is expanded by 33 m² or more
When 70 m² or more of a children’s activity space is repaired ※ Applicable only when paints, finishing materials, or synthetic rubber flooring materials are used for the repair
Test Items by Category
Test Items by Category
Category
Test Items
Basic Inspection
Indoor children’s activity space (10 classrooms or area of 75m²)
Outdoor children’s activity space (one playground)
Paint or Finishing Materials
Lead
Cadmium
Mercury
Hexavalent chromium
Surface of Synthetic Resin Flooring Materials
Phthalates (7 substances)
Wood Materials
Creosote oil wood preservatives
Chromated copper arsenate wood preservatives
Soil
Lead
Cadmium
Mercury
Hexavalent chromium
Arsenic
Parasite (eggs)
Surface of Synthetic Rubber Flooring Materials
Lead
Cadmium
Mercury
Hexavalent chromium
Formaldehyde
Phthalates (7 substances)
Indoor Air Quality
Formaldehyde
Total Volatile Organic Compounds(TVOCs)
Application Procedure
01
Consultation and Application
02
Basic Inspection and Sample Collection
03
Detailed Testing
04
Issuance of Test Certificate
05
Result Report
Required Documents
Application Form for Confirmation Inspection of Children’s Activity Spaces
Design drawings indicating the facility subject to inspection