Transcription of Public Playground Safety - CPSC.gov
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Vin g Lives an d Keeping Families SafePublicPlaygroundSafetyHandbookDecemb er 29, 2015 The Consumer Product Safety Commission s ( cpsc or Commission ) Public Playground Safety Handbook was first published in 1981 under the name A Handbook for Public Playground Safety . The recommendations in the Handbook are focused on Playground -related injuries and mechanical mechanisms of injury; falls from Playground equipment have remained the largest single hazard pattern associated with Playground use. Since the first edition, the Commission has included recommendations that playgrounds not be installed over concrete, asphalt, or paved surfaces to address serious head injuries due to falls from the equipment.
• Age ranges expanded to include children as young as 6 months based on ASTM F2373 • Guidelines for track rides and log rolls added • Exit zone requirements for slides harmonized with ASTM F1487 1.5.2Surfacingguidelines • Critical height table revised • Suggestions for surfacing over asphalt added 1.5.3Generalguidelines
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