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Information on Playground surfacing materials:
Maximum fall height for this product is 1 ft 9 inch / 527 mm.

Consumer Information

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates that about 100 000 playground equipment related injuries

resulting from falls to the ground surface are treated annually in US hospital emergency rooms. Injuries involving this

hazard pattern tend to be among the most serious of all playground injuries, and have the potential to be fatal, particularly

when the injury is to the head. The surface under and around playground equipment can be a major factor in determining

the injury-causing potential of a fall. It is self-evident that a fall on to a shock-absorbing surface is less likely to cause a

serious injury than a fall onto a hard surface.

Playground equipment should never be placed on hard surfaces, such as concrete or asphalt, and while grass may appear

to be acceptable, it may quickly turn to hard-packed earth in areas of high traffic. Shredded bark mulch, wood chips, fine

sand or fine gravel are considered to be acceptable shock absorbing surfaces when installed and maintained at a sufficient

depth under and around playground equipment.
Table B.1 lists the maximum height from which a child would not be expected to sustain a life-threatening head injury in a

fall on to four different loose-fill surfacing materials if they are installed and maintained at depths of

150 mm, 225 mm and 300 mm.

However, it should be recognised that all injuries due to falls cannot be prevented, no matter what surfacing material is used.
It is recommended that a shock absorbing material extend a minimum of 1 800 mm in all directions from the perimeter of

stationary equipment such as climbing frames and slides. However, because children may deliberately jump from a moving

swing, the shock absorbing material should extend in the front and rear of a swing a minimum distance of twice the height

of the pivot point measured from a point directly beneath the pivot on the supporting structure.
This information is intended to assist in comparing the relative shock-absorbing properties of various materials. No

particular material is recommended over another. However, each material is only effective when properly maintained.

Materials should be checked periodically and replenished to maintain correct depth as determined necessary for the

equipment in question. The choice of a material depends on the type and height of the playground equipment, the

availability of the material in a particular area, and its cost.
This information has been extracted from the CPSC publications

“Playground Surfacing — Technical Information Guide”

and “Handbook for Public Playground Safety”.

Table B.1 — Fall height in millimetres from which a life-threatening head injury would not be expected

Type of material

Double shredded bark mulch

Wood chips

Fine sand

Fine gravel