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IMPORTANT
CONSUMER INFORMATION SHEET
The Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that about 100,000 Playground equipments. Related injuries
resulting from falls to the ground equipment treated annually In U.S. 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
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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 onto 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 surface when installed and maintained at a
sufficient depth under and around playground equipment.
Table below lists the maximum height from which a child would not be expected to sustain a life-threatening head injury
in a fall onto four different loose-
fill surfacing materials if they are installed and maintained at depths of 6” (15.25CM), 9”
(22.9CM), and 12” (30.5CM).
However, it should be recognized that all injuries due to falls cannot be prevented no matter what surfacing material is
used.
We recommend that a shock absorbing material should extend a minimum of 6ft in all directions from the perimeter of
stationary equipment such as climbers 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 2 times 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 your
equipment. The choice of a material depends on the type and height of the playground equipment, the availability of the
material in your area and its cost.
Note: The maximum fall height for this product is 6 feet. The minimum ground Clearance between the bottom of the suspended
plays and the playing or ground service must be 8 inches.
This information has been extracted from the CPSC publication on" Playground Safety". You can obtain more information by sending a postcard to
the: Office of public Affairs
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
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Washington
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D.C.20207
Summary of Contents for Me and My Puppy Playhouse WP-379
Page 11: ...10 EXPLODED DIAGRAM...
Page 14: ...13 WOOD PARTS LIST KP2 x 1pc KP1 x 1pc KP3 x 1pc...
Page 15: ...14 KP5 x 1pc KP4 x 1pc KP6 x 1pc...
Page 16: ...15 KP7 x 1pc KP12 x 1pc KP9 x 2pcs KP13 x 1pc KP8 x 1pc KP10 x 1pc KP11 x 1pc...
Page 17: ...16 KP14 x 1pc KP15 x 1pc KP16 x 2pcs...
Page 18: ...17 K18 x 2pcs K17 x 1pc KP19 x 2pcs KP20 x 1pc KP21 x 2pcs KP22 x 1pc...
Page 21: ...20 Connect KP2 and KP3 together using S7 as shown in FIGURE 2 FIGURE 2...
Page 29: ...28 Connect SB32 and SB33 to SA49 using S5 as shown in FIGURE 11 FIGURE 11...
Page 32: ...31 Connect KP10 and KP11 to KP5 with U32 by using S10 as shown in FIGURE 14 FIGURE 14...
Page 33: ...32 Connect KP12 to KP10 and KP11 by using S7 as shown in FIGURE 15 FIGURE 15...
