The screams and cries of our rambunctious, healthy children to enjoy their outdoor fun in the company is reassuring and comforting to listen to parents - as long as these calls do not become cries of pain or injury. The courtyard is a pleasant place for outdoor games and exercise, not a danger zone. Young children need physical benefits of exercise, motor development, and the fresh air, not to mention a place to work out of their boundless energy.
Unfortunately, everyYears from about 200,000 families with children face violations and unsafe playground equipment are connected, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. An estimated 51 000 involving playground equipment at home, the rest occur in public playgrounds. Most injuries are the result of falls. Tragically, about 15 children die each year, mainly due to strangulation.
You, your children can safely
Fortunately, these tragedies are preventable. Combined with attentive adultsMonitoring, playground construction and maintenance can greatly reduce the risk of injury to young children.
Playground Safety Practice at home, at school and in the park
The fast course was written to help you make the danger signs in play areas. You may be able to take home with the precautions to be your own playground. And you can create a new look at other playing fields for the same dangers. These include lack of suitable surface to cushion falls, the lack ofGuardrails to prevent falls, head injuries and other risks including risks.
Cushion is equipped with surface protection
Be created for almost 60% of all injuries from falls to the ground, protective surface under and around is to reduce all the play equipment critical to the risk of serious head injuries. And because of injuries to the head impact of a fall can be life threatening, more cushioned surface can be done, the less likely a serious injury.
OfOf course, all injuries from falls, no matter what surface material is used to prevent the park.
What you should avoid
DO NOT use cement or asphalt. Falls on asphalt and concrete can cause severe head injuries and death. Do not place playground equipment over these surfaces.
Avoid grass and dirt. Turf and also lose their ability to shock through wear and environmental conditions to absorb. Avoid surfaces such as floors and hard ground full of dirt. Always useprotective surfacing.
What should I use?
Surface of bulk materials. These include double-shredded bark mulch, shredded tires, wood chips, fine sand or fine gravel. The greater the depth, the greater the attenuation. Bulk material should not be installed as hard surfaces like asphalt or concrete.
Made of plastic surfaces. These include rubber or foam mats or tiles, poured in place urethane and rubber compositions. The initial costhigher maintenance, but less is required. Be sure to ask the manufacturer for test data on shock absorption. Some materials require the installation of a hard surface, some do not.
How much should you use?
When using bulk material at home, a constant depth of at least 6 inches of material. 9 or 12 inches is recommended. The advantages of fine sand and gravel damping increased 12 inches, according to the CPSC.
What is the buffer zone?
Creating a bufferAreas, covered with a protective layer of surfacing material under and around all equipment could fall to a child. The protective effect of the surface material must be a minimum of 6 feet in all directions extending from the circumference of the equipment. To prevent further damage from a fall, this area must be free of obstacles and other devices that could beat a child.
A well dug
Bulk (sand, fine gravel, bark mulch, wood chips, etc.) material requires a method of containment, such as a locking ringFence or ditch dug. It also requires good drainage below the material, periodic renewal or replacement and continuous maintenance (eg course, sorting, screening, screens) to reach its depth and remove foreign bodies.
Replace loose fill up at regular intervals
To rot in wet weather, frost, normal use over time, and impurities, to pulverize and compact material. Be sure to renew or replace before it hardens.
The Nitty Gritty on the sand andGravel
Though cheap, the sand is the least desirable option. Sand can easily spread outside the containment. Hardens quickly in the event of rain is abrasive to floors when tracked into the house, and attracts animals and waste. Gravel is more difficult to commit and can be taken before, if missing.
Swing-security zones
Swings should be firmly anchored. Swings should also include a buffer zone protection with a minimum of 6 feet Extensionfrom the outer edge of the support structure on each side. The area of use in the front and back of the swing should be even larger, and extend a minimum of two times the height of the swing, measured from the ground to the swing hangers on support structure.
Rules for spacing Swing
To prevent injuries from impact-resistant with swings in motion, changes should not be too close together or too close to support structures. Swing distance must be at least 8 inches between suspended swings and 8Cm from the backbone. The minimum distance between the ground and the bottom of the swing seat should be 8 inches.
That is, the best way to create a buffer zone between the child and possible injury. Well, read on as device security policies.
Consider an entrepreneur if you are not at hand. Playgrounds can be just installed an additional risk.
Playgrounds should be inspected regularly. Check areas of protection, in particular bulk and maintain the correctDepth. The following conditions must be removed, corrected or repaired immediately to avoid injuries:
Equipment exposed foundations.
Scattered debris, trash, rocks or tree roots.
Rust and chipped paint on metal components.
Splinters, large cracks and rotted wood components.
Degradation and corrosion on components that are connected to the ground.
Missing or damaged parts of plants, such as handles, handrails, swing seats. 1 Install GuardPlatforms should be more than 30 "above ground have guardrails to prevent falls - Rails.
2 Avoid unsafe openings - openings that are usually closed on all sides, must be less than 3 1 / 2 "or greater than 9" are. Openings between 3 '1 / 2 "and 9" are available to stay, hang a head and choking hazards.
Remove 3 points Pinch or Crush - There should be no moving parts exposed to a risk of pinching or squeezing can.
4 Do not wear a helmet cycling in the playground - BikeHelmets can get stuck in openings for children, what to strangle or hang up.
5 Avoid dressing children in clothing or loose strings at the playground. Strings of clothing, loose clothing, and stringed instruments, products placed around the neck to play ball and strangle children.
Think you watch them, and teach your child to play safely. Bring your child is not going to walk or play near a swing in motion, and never tie on ropes to playground equipment.
It is nothard to make your playground safe when working on the ground.
Install protection to the ground surface, using safe equipment, and stay in the game.
With this game plan, the call is "safe at home!"
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