Safe Use of Synthetic Surfaces 
Ensuring a synthetic surface is safe to use requires many actions to be undertaken.
Synthetic surfaces are not all-weather, nor maintenance free, nor minimal maintenance.
They do require significant maintenance inputs to ensure they are safe to use and a manager and grounds operative have a duty of care to users to ensure the surface is safe.
Carrying out a formal, documented, pitch and surround pre-use risk assessment is essential to ensure the surface is safe for play. Working through a simple checklist will be able to confirm the status of the surface.
Examples of what might need checking (this will depend on the type of surface and infill) can include the following:
Once a checklist has been worked through and any corrections made to the surface or surrounds then the pitch would typically be deemed safe to play on and could then be opened up for users.