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its own safety zone, and these cannot overlap. So, if you have an exisiting 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:
Playground equipment must be installed on a soft, resilient, energy-absorbing ground surface.
NEVER INSTALL EQUIPMENT ON CONCRETE, ASPHALT OR EVEN GRASS! A fall on a hard
surface from even as low as a 3 foot high deck has been found to result in serious injury to
the user. For most play equipment, these surfaces should contain a minimum of 12 inches of
wood chips, mulch, sand, or pea gravel. For more information on the proper surfacing materi-
als, call the CPSC hotline at 1-800-638-2772.
Soft, resilient surfacing should be placed in the use zones of all equipment, as speci fi ed for
each type of equipment, and at depths to meet the critical fall heights as speci fi ed by the U.S.
Product Safety Commission, ASTM standard F-1487 and Canadian Standard CAN/CSA-Z-
614. Equipment should be placed to eliminate con
fl icting traf fi c patterns.
Worn surfaces around equipment should be restored. Concrete footing should never be ex-
posed. Surface depth should comply with installation instructions.
Check for erosion and cratering of surfaces under swings, slides, and heavy traf
fi c areas and
restore surfacing as necessary.
Surfacing leading to play opportunities for children with disabilities should be
fi rm, stable, slip
resistant, and resilient.
Tip: If your surfacing is of the loose variety, checking for proper depth over time can be made
easy by applying a non-removable
fl uorescent tape of paint in a bright color at the proper level
on each upright post. Thereafter, as the resilient material compacts or washes away, the per-
son responsible for regular maintenance inspections can easily see it must be replenished as
the marks become visible.
OVERHEAD OBSTRUCTIONS:
Overhead obstructions within the use zones of playground equipment that are not part of the
play structure (for example, tree limbs) shall be at least 84 inches (2130 mm) above each des-
ignated play surface or 84 inches (2130 mm) above the pivot point of swings.
All overhead utility line clearances above the use zone areas shall comply with all local, state,
and national codes, such as the National Electrical Safety Code. For speci
fi c equipment fall
zone requirements, refer to the CPSC and ASTM 1487 and use the more stringent of the two.
CATCH POINT & PROTRUDING HARDWARE:
There should be no dangerous pieces of hardware, such as protruding bolt ends and narrow
gaps in metal connections or open “S” hooks at the top and bottom of swings. Exposed hard-