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Profile Rolf Huber
Rolf Huber is a graduate of McMaster University and has been involved in the manufacture and installation of athletic and playground surfaces since 1981. From 1981 to 1984 he was involved in the development and manufacture of Elastocrete and training sessions in Europe. Further training in Europe included time spent with the Poligras division of J.F. Adolff AG of Germany and Sportbau Technique AG of Switzerland. Other training was in various polyurethane system houses and factories in Switzerland and France. Following 1984, Rolf Huber worked with his team to invent the EVERPLAY poured in place systems and then EVERPLAY Mat systems. Another unique invention was the Champ-Track full polyurethane system for waterplay facitities.
Rolf Huber is a member since 1990 of the CSA Z614 task group for the Canadian Standard for Playspaces, the ASTM F08.63 sub-committee that sets the standard for impact attenuation, accessibility, and flammability of playground surfaces and Co-chair of the ASTM F08.23 sub-committee for Tennis Courts and Running Tracks.
He has worked to educate the owners and operators of playgrounds of the need for effective and well maintained surfacing. Although Rolf Huber has been most actively involved in the synthetic surfaces, he is an advocate for excellence in surfacing whether it is synthetic or the more traditional loose fill materials such as sand, metering stone, engineered wood fibre or woodchips.
Speaking engagements have included; Ontario Ministry of Environment, Scrap Tire Management Conference Joint gathering of the Winnipeg, Manitoba Parks and School playground professionals Central West Trauma Prevention Council, Playground Safety Conference Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors Peel Public Health, Playground Safety Conference ADCO – Association of Day Care Operators of Ontario – winter session
Memberships CSA - Canadian Standards Association ASTM - American Society for Testing Materials ASTM F08.63 Task group chair for Standard Guide for the Selection, Acquisition, Installation and Maintenance of impact absorbing surfaces under playground equipment ASTM F08.63 Task group chair for Standard Guide on Poured in Place Protective Surfacing ASTM F08.23 co-chair Tennis Courts and Running Tracks. New Standard for athletic running tracks OPA – Ontario Parks Association CCPI – Certified Canadian Playground Inspector (1999) CAPP - Canadian Association of Playground Practitioners (founding member)
Teaching New Braunfels General Store, New Baunfels, TX – Training School for Water Parks Ontario Playground Academy - member of steering committee - ongoing Ontario Playground Academy – member of the teaching staff - ongoing Instructor for the Traix2000 for Playground Clearing House - ongoing Michigan Recreation and Park conference - January 2000 Triax2000 training in Singapore, Japan, Finland, France, United States Canada Florida Recreation & Park Association – September 2004
Videos Time to Stop Playing Around – Ontario Parks Association Child’s Play – Safe Kids Canada
Published articles include; " Playground Surfacing, Injury Severity and Liability ". Published in 1993 in Landscape Trades, published by Landscape Ontario and the Green Sward, published by the Ontario Parks Association. This article can also be found on the Web Site at http://www.everplay.com in the news section. “Playground Surfacing, Injury Severity and Liability”, Published in spring 2000, in Playbook, published by National Playground Installers Association “Playground Surfacing, Injury Severity & Liability”, published in summer 2000, in Recreation Trades “Implications to the Playground Installer of the ASTM F1292-99”, published in summer 2000, in Recreation Trades. "Playground Surfacing Course, USA" Textbook , published Jan 2001, Canadian Playground Advisory Inc., "Playground Surfacing Course, CANADA" Textbook , published Jan 2001, Canadian Playground Advisory Inc., “Do you know where you’ll land” published in 2002 in The Playbook, published by the National Playground Installers Association “Child Care Operators Playground Management Guidelines 2003” published with the assistance of the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services. 2003
Services Provided
Development or Review of specifications for athletic running tracks for compliance to the new ASTM running track standard, including review of laboratory suitability testing, performance criteria, field supervision and surveillance, field testing of installed surfaces.
Field Testing of athletic sports fields such as Football Fields to ASTM F1936 and other fields to best practices based on related standards.
Sale and training for the Triax2000 impact tester. Training includes use of the instrument as per the training manual and use of the Traix2000 in conjunction with ASTM F1292
Provision of expertise to lawyers and risk managers in the area of services provided.
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