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In July 2001, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reported that each year, more than 200,000 children are taken to hospital emergency rooms due to playground-related injuries. Most injuries occur when a child falls onto the playground surface.
Consumer Product Safety Commission "Public Playground Safety Checklist" provides an open forum for the development of high-quality, market-relevant international standards used around the world. The International Play Equipment Manufactures Association is a member-driven resource for information on safe playground equipment and surfacing.
National Program for Playground Safety – U.S. clearinghouse for playground safety information; The Overprotected Kid – article about adventure playgrounds in The Atlantic; This new ‘risky’ playground is a work of art – and a place for kids to escape their mollycoddling parents (Sanné Mestrom, The Conversation, November 9, 2022)
Outdoor fun in the summer can turn dangerous during high temperatures,. Play equipment can pose a burn risk for kids. How to protect them.
Magnetix, a popular construction toy selling over 3.8 million units, was recalled after injuries and a fatality when magnets came loose.. Toy safety is the practice of ensuring that toys, especially those made for children, are safe, usually through the application of set safety standards.
A playscape is either a piece of land modified for children's play (a natural playscape), a particular structure on a playground, or a nontraditional type of play environment. Landscape architects and designers are increasingly using the term to express areas of cities that encourage interaction and enjoyment for all ages. [ 1 ]
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pages in category "Playground equipment" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.
Beginning in 2000, CEH joined by the California Attorney General, sued 34 companies that made playground equipment or picnic tables from wood treated with an arsenic-based preservative. [5] Until 2003, most wood sold in the U.S. for outdoor use was treated with chromated copper arsenate (CCA), an arsenic-based preservative. [6]