FallZone Safety Surfacing Swing Set Fall-Zone & Fall-Height
Swing Set Fall-Zone & Fall-Height Fall-Zone — The playground surface under and around a piece of equipment onto which a child falling from or exiting from the equipment would be…
Playground Surfaces
Playground Track Rides Fall-Height & Fall-Zone For FallZone Safety Surfacing
Playground Track Rides Fall-Height & Fall-Zone For FallZone Safety Surfacing Track rides are a form of upper body equipment where the child holds on to a handle or other device…
Climbing Equipment Fall-Zone & Fall-Height for FallZone Playground Surfacing
Climbing Equipment Fall-Zone & Fall-Height for FallZone Playground Safety Surfacing Climbing equipment is generally designed to present a greater degree of physical challenge than other equipment on playgrounds. This type…
Playground Slides Protective FallZone Area & Critical Fall Height
Toddlers Slides Playground Fall-Zones In a limited access environment the fall-zone should be at least 3 feet around the perimeter of the slide. The area at the end of the…
Fall-Height & Fall-Zone Of A Vertical Sliding Pole Playground Equipment
Vertical Sliding Pole Fall-Height & Fall-Zone Vertical sliding poles are more challenging than some other types of climbing equipment. They require upper body strength and coordination to successfully slide down…
The Worst To First Playground Surfacing
The Worst To First Playground Surfacing Every year, about a dozen children die in playground accidents and over 200,000 are injured, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission with…
Wood Chips & Engineered Wood Fiber Do Not Meet ASTM F1292 Critical Fall Height Playground Requirements
Wood Chips & Engineered Wood Fiber Do Not Meet ASTM F1292 Critical Fall Height Playground Requirements With cold temperatures still in many parts of the country, kids still spend time…
Broken Glass and Animal Feces Found in Playground Wood Chips & Rubber Mulch
The Dangers of Loose-fill Playground Surfacing Products Loose-fill playground surfacing materials like wood chips, sand & rubber mulch, are unfortunately a common type of surfacing material used on playgrounds and…
Top 5 Most Dangerous Playground Surfaces to Avoid
Top 5 Most Dangerous Playground Surfaces No shock absorbing surface– A playground should never be installed without the proper protective fall- zone safety surfacing. Concrete, asphalt, or other hard surfaces…
Toxic CCA Treated Wood Mulch Being Used On Playgrounds
Toxic CCA Treated Wood Mulch Being Used On Playgrounds Chromated copper arsenate (CCA) is a water-soluble inorganic pesticide most commonly used as a wood preservative to make it resistant to…