FallZone Safety Surfacing Your Nationwide Industry Leading Authority for Playground Safety Surfacing Systems 

Organizing A Safe Playground For Equipment And FallZone Safety Surfacing The playground area should be organized into different sections to prevent injuries caused by conflicting activities and children running between activities. Active, physical activities should be...

Playground Accessibility Special consideration should be given to providing accessible surfaces in a play area that meets the ASTM Standard Specification for Determination of Accessibility of Surface Systems Under and Around Playground Equipment, ASTM F1951. Equipment...

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...