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Playground safety ps
• Always supervise kids and make sure kids use playground equipment appropriate for their age.
• Never a ach ropes, jump ropes, pet leashes, or strings to playground equipment; children can strangle on these.
• Make sure children’s clothing does not have any drawstrings as they can catch on slides and other equipment.
• Make sure surfaces around playgrounds have 9-12 inches of wood chips, mulch, sand, pea gravel, or mats made of safety-tested rubber.
• Check that protec ve surfacing extends at least 6 feet in all direc ons from play equipment. For swings, be sure surfacing extends, in back and front, twice the height of the suspending bar. Look out for tripping hazards, like exposed concrete foo ngs, tree stumps, and rocks.
• Don’t let kids play on slides/surfaces that are burning hot. The weather does not have be 100 degrees in order for equipment to heat up and cause burns. If it feels hot to your hand, it may be too hot for a child’s bare skin!
Prepare your yard for being overrun with playing children by following these safety ps and protec ng yourself with an umbrella policy, in case an injury claim should occur.
Source: Jayleen R. He