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The fall zone is the area that surrounds slides, swings or climbing equipment where playground surfacing must be installed to prevent injury. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the fall zone’s surfacing must extend beyond the equipment for a minimum of six feet. Fall-related injuries on swings and slides are Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins.

December 29, The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (“CPSC” or “Commission”) Public Playground Safety Handbook was first published in under the name A Handbook for Public Playground Safety. The recommendations in the Handbook are focused on playground-related injuries and mechanical mechanisms of injury; falls from playground equipment have remained the largest File Size: 1MB.

The fall zone for single-axis swings is 2 times the distance from the pivot point to the ground, both in front and back of swings and cannot overlap with the fall zone of any other equipment. A 3 ft. fall zone is required from the perimeter of the supporting structure.

Bucket swings should have a pivot point between 47" and 95", and the seat File Size: 99KB. 2. Inadequate Fall Zone A fall zone or use zone is under the area under and around the playground equipment where a child might fall. A fall zone should be covered with protective surfacing material and extend a minimum of six feet in all directions from the edge of stationary play equipment such as climbers and chin up bars.

Sep 23, Auditory stimulation. Some plants, especially in the fall, produce interesting sounds when thewind blows statute limitation cut neighbors trees their dry leaves.

Plants such as clumping bamboo and pine trees produce sounds year-round. Consider plants as design elements in naturalized playground design to perform the following functions: Enclosure.