Fall-Zones & Resilient Playground Surfacing

The “fall-zone” from a piece of playground equipment is the area in which any activity or movement can be expected to take place around the playground equipment and includes the area under and around the playground equipment where a child might fall.

Over seventy percent of all accidents on playgrounds are from children falling. The surface under and around
playground equipment can be a major factor in determining the injury-causing potential of a fall. A fall
onto a shock-absorbing surface like the FallZone Poured-in-Place system is less likely to cause a serious injury because the surface is yielding. Hard surfacing materials, such as asphalt or concrete, are unsuitable for use under and around playground equipment of any height even if covered with loose-fill shock-absorbing material. Hard surface materials should be removed or mitigated based on layered installation of protective materials according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Public Playground Safety Handbook

Playground equipment used for climbing and swinging should not be placed over, or immediately next to, hard surfaces such as asphalt, concrete, dirt, grass, or flooring covered by carpet or gym mats not intended for use as playground surfacing for climbing and swinging equipment. This type of playground equipment must be placed over a resilient FallZone Safety Surface which is composed of materials that provide a buffer, or shock absorber, that reduces the risk of injury if children accidentally fall from the playground equipment.

Resilient playground safety surface materials should be uniform not loose fill materials. Test data must be obtained from the manufacturer of the material when it is used. The test data should include the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard Specifications.

The extension of a fall-zone is determined by the type of playground equipment (i.e., stationary climber, slide, or swing) and the entire fall-zone area must be covered with FallZone Safety Surfacing material to protect children from injury. Playground equipment must be arranged so that there is no overlap of fall-zones except those which are acceptable based on national safety standards.

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