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Outdoor Home Playground Safety Checklist
Use this to help make your home playground a safe place to play!
Supervision
Be sure to always supervise children on play equipment.
Surfacing
Install a protective surface under and around play equipment to reduce the likelihood of
serious head injuries.
For most play equipment, install protective surfacing 6 feet in all directions beyond the
equipment.
For swings, extend protective surfacing in front and back of the swing to a distance that is
twice the height of the bar from which the swing is suspended.
For tire swings, install protective surfacing outward from the swing equal to the suspension
chain plus 6 feet.
Types of
Surfacing
Carpeting and thin mats are not adequate as protective surfacing. Maintain at least 9 inches of
loose-fill material (see page6) or use an ASTM F1292 rated material at the depth required for
the equipment height.
Use wood mulch/chips, shredded rubber mulch, or engineered wood fiber for equipment up to
8 feet high.
Use sand, pea gravel, or mulch products listed above for play equipment up to 5 feet high; or
Use surface mats tested to provide impact protection equal to or greater than the height of the
play equipment.
Equipment
Maintenance
Periodically check nuts, bolts, caps, swing seats, suspension ropes, chains, and cables and
replace as necessary. Maintain loose-fill surfacing and surface mats.
Opening
Eliminate openings that can trap a child's head or neck, such as openings in guardrails or
ladders.
Openings should be smaller than 3 1/2 inches to prevent entry of a small child's body,
or larger than 9 inches to allow a child's head and body to slide completely through.
Ropes
Never attach jump ropes, clotheslines, pet leashes, or cords of any kind to play equipment.
Anchor any climbing ropes at both ends. Remove drawstrings from children's clothes.
Children can strangle on these.
Anchors
Bury or cover anchors with adequate surfacing material to prevent tripping. Play equipment
should not tip over.
Guardrails
or
Barriers
Make sure that platforms and ramps over 30 inches high have guardrails and barriers to
prevent falls.
Repair
Repair sharp points and edges on equipment that can cause injuries.
Upkeep of
Hardware
Replace missing hardware, eliminate protruding bolts, and close "S" hooks that can cause
injuries.
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