Owner’s Manual Play Set
Rev5/09/12
APPENDIX A
Information on Playground Surfacing Materials:
The following information is from the
United States Consumer Product Safety Commission’s
Information Sheet for playground surfacing material;
also see the following website for additional
information:
www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/323.html
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