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Playground Injuries mostly due to Falls  The U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has long recognized the potential hazards that exist with the use of playground equipment, with over 200,000 estimated emergency room-treated injuries annually. The most recent study...

The Most Important Safety Feature on the Playground to Look for.  Kids get hurt, they especially get hurt on playgrounds and most injuries are caused by falls from the equipment to the playground surface. More than 200,000 children under the age of 14 receive...

Playground Surfacing & Equipment by Age Group When selecting age appropriate equipment, playground area's should be planned for different ages of children. 6 months through 23 months 2 to 5 years 5 to 12 years. Children are developmentally different in size and...

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...

Safety First with Sun Exposure on Playgrounds Children’s playgrounds often lack adequate protection from sun exposure. Overexposure to solar radiation can negatively impact long-term child health, as research has shown that UV exposure and sunburns as a child are...

Playground Equipment Fall Heights Playground design trends have been evolving to include higher and more complex playground equipment, which require testing and certification of the FallZone surfacing material to higher fall heights to ensure the safety of our...

ADA and Playground Accessibility The Department of Justice’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 is a federal law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability, ensuring equal access and benefit to all people. Stemming from ADA, the 2010 ADA...

The Learning Experience FallZone Playground Surface Renovation  https://youtu.be/AOKrl5M7oOE FallZone Safety Surface is your premier nationwide turn-key supplier and installer of all your eco-friendly Playground Flooring, Sports Surfacing and Recreational Surfacing...

Playground Equipment Injury Prevention Supervision Close supervision by a responsible adult may be the most important factor in preventing or minimizing playground injuries. Age-appropriate equipment and carefully designed playground layouts, by themselves, won't be...