Congregations Caring for Children

Public Playground Safety Checklist

Public Playground Safety Checklist

Public Playground Safety Checklist

Public Playground Safety Checklist

Public Playground Safety Checklist

1. Make sure surfaces around playground equipment have at

least 12 inches of wood chips, mulch, sand, or pea gravel, or are

mats made of safety tested rubber or rubber like material.

2. Check that protective surfacing extends at least 6 feet in all

directions from play equipment.  For swings, be sure surfacing

extends, in back and front, twice the height of the suspending bar.

3. Make sure play structures more than 30 inches high are

spaced at least 9 feet apart.

4. Check for dangerous hardware, like open  S  hooks or pro 

truding bolt ends.

5. Make sure spaces that could trap child, such as opening in

guardrails or between ladder rungs, measure less than 3.5 inches

or more than 9 inches.

6. Check for sharp points or edges in equipment.

7. Look out for tripping hazards, like exposed concrete footings,

tree stumps, and rocks.

8. Make sure elevated surfaces, like platforms and ramps, have

guardrails to prevent falls.

9. Check playgrounds regularly to see that equipment and

surfacing are in good condition.

10.  Carefully supervise children on playgrounds to make sure

they're safe.

Adapted from  Is Your Public playground a Safe Place to Play? 

by KaBoom!.

Health and Safety Issues

Health and Safety Issues

Health and Safety Issues

Health and Safety Issues

Health and Safety Issues

For information on the following issues, contact the County Public Health

Department:

Car seat safety

Communicable diseases

Lead poisoning

US Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued new regulations

amending the Residential Lead Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act.  Contact

the National Lead Information Center at 800 424 LEAD or download the

regulation and other materials at www.hud.gov/lea.  For further information,

you may call HUD at 202 755 1785, ext. 104 or e mail HUD at

lead_regulations@hud.gov

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