Handbook for Public Playground Safety.

Institution	Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC.
Titel	Handbook for Public Playground Safety.
Quelle	(1997), (49 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Accident Prevention; Design Requirements; Equipment Maintenance; Equipment Standards; Facility Guidelines; Injuries; Playgrounds; Safety; Site Analysis; Site Selection + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Accident statistics; Unfall; Statistik; Unfallstatistik; Design preferences; Gestaltungsmittel; Maintenance and repair; Instandhaltung; Playground; Spielplatz; Sicherheit
Abstract	Playgrounds, being a fundamental part of the childhood experience, should be safe havens for children. This handbook includes technical safety guidelines for designing, constructing, operating, and maintaining public playgrounds. It also includes a "Public Playground Safety Checklist" to highlight some of the most important safety issues for parents and community groups. The handbook covers the following topics: surfacing; use zones for equipment; layout and design of playgrounds; installation and maintenance of equipment; materials of manufacture and construction; general hazards; stairways, ladders, and handrails; platforms, guardrails, and protective barriers. Additionally, it addresses safety issues concerning major types of playground equipment: climbing equipment, merry-go-rounds, seesaws, slides, swings, spring rockers, and trampolines. Five appendices include: suggested general maintenance checklist; entrapment recommendations and test methods; characteristics of surfacing materials; a description of loose-fill surfacing materials; and noteworth revisions to the 1997 handbook. (Contains 12 references.) (GR)
Anmerkungen	Playground Checklist, CPSC, Washington, DC 20207; Tel: 800-638-2772 (Toll-Free); Web site: http://www.cpsc.gov.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC