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On average, 17 children die each year playing on playgrounds. Many of these deaths and injuries could be prevented if playgrounds - from equipment to surfacing to layout - were designed with safety in mind. * |
American Academy of Pediatrics. Safety Tips for Home Playground Equipment.
www.aap.org/family/playgrd.htm
Caring for Kids.
Playground Safety.
www.caringforkids.cps.ca/keepingkidssafe/playgroundsafety.htm
National Network for Child Care.
Make Playgrounds Safe.
www.nncc.org/Health/dc25_playground.safe.html
National Program for Playground Safety.
Playground Safety.
www.playgroundsafety.org/safety/
National Safety Council.
Playground Safety Facts.
www.nsc.org/library/facts/plgrdgen.htm
Nemours Foundation.
Playground Safety.
http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/outdoor/playground.html
Public Interest Research Group.
Playing It Safe: A Fifth Nationwide Safety Survey of Public Playgrounds. 2000.
www.uspirg.org/uploads/Vz/Vh/VzVh6MeESSw6tp2AwB
_Vfw/playgroundreport2000.pdf
Playground Safety at School
Consumer Federation of America Foundation.
Parent CheckList: How Safe Is Your Local Playground?
www.consumerfed.org/pdfs/chcklist.pdf
PTA.
Supervision + Recess = Injury Prevention. 2002. www.pta.org/archive_article_details_1117833728250.html
More Info
Children's Hospital Seattle. Center for Children with Special Needs.
Playground Safety for Your Child with Special Needs.
www.cshcn.org/forms/PlaygroundSafety_English.pdf
Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Public Playground Safety Checklist: Is Your Public Playground a
Safe Place to Play?
www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/327.html
National Center on Accessibility.
Playgrounds -- Status of Rulemaking.
www.ncaonline.org/playgrounds/index.shtml
*Fact Box Reference
Public Interest Research Group. Playing It Safe: A Fifth Nationwide Safety Survey of Public Playgrounds.
www.uspirg.org/uploads/Vz/Vh/VzVh6MeESSw6tp2AwB_
Vfw/playgroundreport2000.pdf
