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Title: Playground Safety


1
Playground Safety
  • Ed Stallard
  • Certified Playground Safety Inspector
  • Mesa Public Schools

2
The playground
  • The place where children run, laugh, take risks
    and explore the possibilities
  • The place where imagination and spontaneity rule
    the moment
  • The place where play claims a major role in
    childhood development

3
Skills learned at the playground
  • Agility
  • Strength-building
  • Self-expression
  • Coordination
  • Creativity
  • Independence
  • Social
  • Sharing

4
Why playground safety?
  • A child assumes that a playground is safe to play
    on
  • A child assumes the risk of play
  • A child is not aware of a potential hazard
    associated with that moment or act of play

5
With children at play
  • No hope of having an injury-free play area

6
Two Primary U.S. Playground Safety Documents
  • CPSC Publication
  • 325, 2008Public Playground Safety Handbook
  • Federal Guideline Recommendation
  • ASTM F1487-07
  • Standard Consumer
  • Safety Performance
  • Specification for
  • Playground Equipment
  • for Public Use
  • National Voluntary Standard

7
U.S. Organizations concerned with Playground
Safety
  • NPSI-National Playground Safety Institute
  • CPSC-Consumer Products Safety Commission
  • ASTM-American Society for Testing and Materials
    International
  • IPEMA- International Playground Equipment
    Manufacturers Association
  • NPCAI-National Playground Contractors Association
  • NPPS-National Program for Playground Safety

8
So, what to look for
  • Fall zones
  • Obstructions
  • Fatigue and wear
  • Corrosion
  • Age-appropriate
  • Head entrapment
  • Neck entrapment
  • Entanglement
  • Pinch-points
  • Sharps
  • Surfacing
  • Lead Paint

9
Priority 1 Hazards
  • Death
  • Brain Damage
  • Permanent Paralysis
  • Loss of Vision
  • Loss of Speech
  • Loss of Limb
  • Organ Destruction

10
Hazard Factors
  • Possibility
  • Probability
  • Consequences

11
Playground Injury Factors
  • Improper use/poor supervision
  • Poor maintenance
  • Inappropriate design
  • Installation issues
  • Site planning issues

12
National Playground Safety Institute Vision
  • Every playground will
  • have
  • A safe play
  • environment
  • Age appropriate
  • equipment and
  • activities
  • Compliance with standards and guidelines
  • All of this, and
  • children having fun!

13
Playground Safety Program
  • Identify safety hazards
  • Rank the hazards
  • Apply knowledge
  • Establish a comprehensive
  • playground safety program

14
Mesa Public SchoolsPlayground Safety
  • Training video
  • Training booklet
  • Playground hip-pack
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