Does your public
playground need to be inspected? Each year approximately
205,860 preschool and elementary children receive emergency department
care for injuries that occur on playground equipment.
- 76% of the injuries happened on public playground equipment
- 23% occured on home playground equipment
ELA Group can perform a thorough safety audit on your community
playground. Our Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI)
can determine if serious or potentially life-threatening
safety concerns exist with your play equipment. By identifying safety
concerns you can correct deficiencies before an accident
occurs and prioritize maintenance according to your risk potential.
Here are some playground injury statistics you
should know: Approximately 156,040 (75.8 %) of the
1999 injuries occurred on
equipment designed for public
use
46,930 (22.8 %) occurred on equipment designed for home use
2,880 (1.4 %) occurred on homemade playground equipment
Percentage of injuries involving public equipment
About 45% occurred in schools
About 31% occurred in public parks
About 10% commercial childcare centers
About 3% occurred in home childcare
About 3% occurred in apartment complexes
About 2% occurred in fast food restaurants
About 9% occurred in other locations
The Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI)
is a certification offered by the National Playground Safety Institute
(a program of the National Recreation and Park Association). CPSIs
are certified to inspect playgrounds for safety issues, making
sure that each playground that they inspect is up to the current
national standards. The national standards are developed by the
ASTM and CPSC.
ELA GROUP’s Playground Certification Services include
inspection of:
Surfacing
Fall Zones
Protrusion Hazard
Entanglement Hazard
Entrapment Hazard
Guardrails
Overall Condition of Equipment
Inappropriate Equipment
Playground Safety-related Links
Playground
Safety Inspection Certification
Why
& How to get a Playground Inspected
The
Dirty Dozen: Download a Sample Checklist for
Safe Playgrounds
National
Program for Playground Safety: Playground
Injury Statistics
National
Program for Playground Safety: Newsletters
US
Consumer Product Safety Commission:
Recalls and Product Safety News
National
Program for Playground Safety: Fall Surfacing
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