Operating Instructions:
NOTE
: Your children’s safety is our #1 concern. Observing the
following statements and warnings reduces the likelihood of serious or
fatal injury. Please review these safety rules regularly with your
children.
1. This Playcenter is designed for the use of 6 occupants, per tower, who have a combined
weight
not exceeding
420 pounds, per tower, 4 occupants on the bridge, who have a combined
weight of 280 pounds, 4 occupants on the swing area, who have a combined weight of 350 pounds,
for a total unit cpacity of 20 occupants who have a combined total weight of 1,470 pounds.
(this weight is not including the picnic table area)
2. On-site adult supervision is
required
.
3. Instruct children
not
to walk close to, in front of, behind, or between moving
swings or other moving playground equipment.
4. Instruct children to sit in and
never
stand on swings
5. Instruct children
not
to twist the chains and ropes and not to loop them over the
top support bar, since this may reduce the strength of the chain or rope.
6. Instruct children
not
to jump from swings or other playground equipment in
motion.
7. Instruct children to
not push
empty seats. The seat may hit them and cause
serious injury.
8. Instruct and teach children to sit in the center of the swings with their full weight
on the seats.
9. Instruct children
not
to use the equipment in a manner other than intended.
10. Instruct children to
always
go down slides feet first. Never slide headfirst.
11. Instruct children to
look
before they slide to make sure no one is at the bottom.
12. Instruct children to
never
run up a slide, as this increases their chances of falling.
13. The parents should have the children
dress appropriately
with well-fitting shoes.
Loose clothing such as scarves and ponchos should not be worn. Always take off,
tie up or tuck in cords and drawstrings on children’s clothing. These things can
get caught on playground equipment and strangle a child.
14. Instruct children
not
to climb when the equipment is wet.
15. Instruct children to
never
jump from a fort deck. They should always use the
ladder, ramp or slide.
16. Instruct children to
never
crawl on top of a fort roof.
17. Verify that any suspended climbing ropes, chain, or cable are secured at both ends
and that they cannot be looped back on it.
18. Instruct children
not
to attach items to the playground equipment that are not
specifically designed for use with the equipment, such as, but not limited to, jump
ropes, clothesline, pet leashes, cables and chain as they may cause a strangulation
hazard.
19. Instruct children to
never
wrap their legs around swing chain.
20.
Instruct children to
never
slide down the swing chain.
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