Safety
Playground Safety: It’s Everyone’s Responsibility.
In a typical year, more than 200,000 playground accidents require emergency hospital treatment. And according to the U.S. Center for Disease Control, 60% of these accidents involve children under six years of age. Many of these childhood injuries could be prevented, but it takes effort by everyone involved with the playground—from the designer to the owner to the user of the play equipment.
What are the major causes of playground accidents? Misuse of equipment and lack of adequate supervision contribute to the largest number of playground mishaps each year. Poor maintenance is the second highest factor. Together, these causes account for over three-fourths of all playground injuries suffered every year. And all of the injury causes listed—including inadequate site planning and poor equipment design, installation and performance—can be minimized when everyone takes responsibility for playground safety.
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