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GENERAL COMMERCIAL PLAYGROUND SAFETY GUIDELINES
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4/12/2018
Maintaining your playground equipment and its surrounding area is essential to minimizing the risk of
injury to users as well as maximizing its useful lifespan. UPlayToday STRONGLY recommends that you
follow these Safety Guidelines in conjunction with conducting periodic maintenance inspections using
the accompanying
Playground Maintenance Checklist.
When installing your playground, always consider local conditions. Good common sense works
hand-in-hand with the instructions.
LOCATING YOUR PLAY STRUCTURE:
Comply with the following when choosing the location for your new equipment:
Equipment shall
be positioned to eliminate conflicting traffic patterns. As a general rule, allow at least 72" of free space
around the entire structure, EXCEPT for slide exits, which require a distance X equal to the highest point
of the sliding surface with a minimum of 72" and maximum of 96" from the edge of the slide. (example: a
Wave Slide from a 72" deck requires 72" of clear space with resilient surfacing in front of its exit.) Swings
must have a minimum Use Zone in each direction of twice the swing beam height. This minimum area
should be filled with the appropriate resilient surface material. Read further for resilient surfacing
recommendations.
If your equipment includes any metal slides, they should be positioned in a shaded area, or at least be
placed to avoid the direct rays of the sun.
Never overlap the safety zones of adjacent equipment. All separate play equipment must have its own
safety zone, and these cannot overlap. So, if you have an existing structure with a slide exit oriented
toward your new one, add a minimum safety zone to that of the existing slide to determine how far away
you need to be. Never install playground equipment near, around, or in conjunction with swimming
pools, ponds, lakes, or any other bodies of water.
CHOOSING RESILIENT SURFACE MATERIAL:
NEVER INSTALL EQUIPMENT ON CONCRETE, ASPHALT OR EVEN GRASS WITHOUT RESILIENT
SURFACING! A fall on a hard surface from as low as a 36" high deck has been found to result in serious
injury to the user.
According to ASTM guidelines: "Unacceptable material for use zones of play structures with fall heights
of 18" or less shall include all hard or abrasive materials such as asphalt, concrete, terrazzo, or other
materials with similar characteristics. "Other standards apply for equipment with fall heights greater than
18".
Soft, resilient surfacing should be placed in the use zones of all equipment, as specified for each type of
equipment, and at depths to meet the critical fall heights as specified by the U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission, ASTM standard F-1487 and Canadian Standard CAN/CSA-Z-614.
Your UPlayToday structure has a maximum fall height of 72".