This handbook presents safety information for public play - ground equipment in the form of guidelines. Publication of this handbook is expected to promote greater safety aware - ness …

Publication of this handbook is expected to promote greater safety aware- ness among those who purchase, install, and maintain public playground equipment. Because many factors may affect …

Equipment design, layout, and maintenance, as discussed in this handbook, are essential for increasing public playground safety. A playground should allow children to develop progres- …

The Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Home Playground Equipment, ASTM F1148 contains technical provisions for the performance and design of home …

Public Playground Safety Handbook. Safety Handbook. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Saving Lives and Keeping Families Safe. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Page No. 1. …

2 days ago · Public Playground Safety Handbook [PDF, 1.3MB] The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) created a Handbook for Public Playground Safety as a detailed …

Each year, more than 200,000 children go to U.S. hospital emergency rooms with injuries associated with playground equipment. CPSC’s public playground guidelines are detailed and …

According to the California Health and Safety Code, encouraging playground safety by requiring the proper design, installation, inspection, maintenance and supervision of playgrounds would …

CPSC created its playground safety guidelines as a detailed working blueprint to help local communities, schools, day care centers, corporations, and other groups build safe …

This handbook presents safety information for public play-ground equipment in the form of guidelines. Publication of this handbook is expected to promote greater safety aware-ness …

Use this simple checklist to help make sure your local community or school playground is a safe place to play. Make sure surfaces around playground equipment have at least 12 inches of …

book for public playground safety. While the Commission's initial work was clearly oriented toward developing mandatory safety standards for equipment, the Commis­ sion decided not to issue …

By following the recommended guidelines in this handbook, you and your community can create a safer playground environment for all children and contribute to the reduc- tion of playground …

This playground handbook establishes nationally recognized safety standards for public playground equipment to address injuries identified by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety …

The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) has established the following playground equipment safety standards to make playgrounds safe for children. These standards address …

This section in the CPSC Playground Safety Handbook provides a broad overview of general hazards that should be avoided on playgrounds. It is noted that many of these hazards have …

1 day ago · You may hold the municipality itself liable if it happens in a public playground park. Further, you may be able to sue the company that constructed the playground. Several …

By following the recommended guidelines in this handbook, you and your community can create a safer playground environment for all children and contribute to the reduc- tion of playground …

that could threaten their safety or the safety of other children or adults on the premises. Consider telling staff what they should do if children are not in the classroom (e.g., having lunch in a …