Playground Equipment Safety
Do you remember growing up, all the fun you had on the playground? The teeter totters, the carousel, monkey bars and slides, all the fun of childhood memories. What you probably don't remember is the safety hazards that accompanied those pieces of playground equipment. The teeter totters were just waiting to knock out teeth. The carousel could break an arm or leg if a child tried to get on or off while it was moving. Way back when, there was nothing wrong with the risks associated with the classic playground items. Today however, liability issues and raised health awareness have forced a transformation in the way a playground is built and assembled. ok One of the first things that changed in playground assemblies was the composition. Thirty years ago, the most common playground equipment materials were metal and wood. Metal heats up in the sun, and even steel can reach temperatures in the summer that can cause burns. Wood... well wood doesn't age well. Ten years after construc
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