Facilities-Playground Safety
Date: 09-22-2009

Facilities - Playground Safety

A recent article in USA Today  highlighted the importance of continued maintenance to ensure safety on playgrounds. 200,000 children go to the emergency room every year due to injuries suffered on a playground. Director of the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Dr. Gary Smith said, "Surfacing, surfacing, surfacing... it's everything." Specific recommendations about depth of loose-fill materials as well as other important safety considerations can be found at: http://www.pyxislearningcenter.org/DirtyDozen/DirtyDozen.html


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