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2. Twice a month during play season:
2.1 Tighten all hardware.
2.2 Check all protective coverings on bolts, pipes, edges, and corners.
Replace if they are loose, cracked, or missing.
2.3 Rake and check depth of loose fifill protective surfacing materials
to prevent compaction and to maintain appropriate depth. Replace as
necessary.
3. Once a month during play season:
3.1 Lubricate all metallic moving parts per manufacturer's instructions.
3.2 Check all moving parts including swing seats, ropes, cables, and
chains for wear, rust, or other deteriora-tion. Replace as needed.
4. At the end of each play season or when the temperature drops
below 90°C (temperature to be selected by t he manufacturer):
4.1 Remove plastic swing seats and other items as specified by the
manufacturer and take indoors or do not use.
4.2 Check depth of loose fill protective surfacing materials to prevent
compaction and to maintain appropriate depth. Replace as necessary.
5. Owners shall be responsible for maintaining the legibility of
the warning labels.
6. THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION'S
OUTDOOR HOME PLAYGROUND SAFETY HANDBOOK
1 Select Protective Surfacing – One of the most important things you
can do to reduce the likelihood of serious head injuries is to install
shock-absorbing protective surfacing under and around your play
equipment. The protective surfacing should be applied to a depth that
is suitable for the equipment height in accordance with ASTM
Specification F 1292. There are different types of surfacing to choose
from; whichever product you select, follow these guidelines:
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1.1 Loose Fill Materials:
1.1.1 Maintain a minimum depth of 22.9 cm of loose-fill materials such
as wood mulch/ chips, engineered wood fiber (EWF), or shredded/
recycled rubber mulch for equipment up to 2.5 m high; and 22.9 cm of
sand or pea gravel for equipment up to 1.5 m high. NOTE: An initial
fill level of 30.5 cm will compress to about 22.9 cm depth of surfacing
over time. The surfacing will also compact, displace, and settle,
and should be periodically refilled to maintain at least 22.9 cm depth.
1.2 Use a minimum of 15.3 cm of protective surfacing for play
equipment less than 1.2 m in height. If maintained properly, this
should be adequate. (At depths less than 15.3 cm, the protective
material is too easily displaced or compacted.) NOTE: Do not install
home playground equipment over concrete, asphalt, or any other hard
surface. A fall onto a hard surface can result in serious injury to the
equipment user. Grass and dirt are not considered protective
surfacing because wear and environmental factors can reduce their
shock absorbing effectiveness. Carpeting and thin mats are generally
not adequate protective surfacing. Ground level equipment such as a
sandbox, activity wall, playhouse or other equipment that has no
elevated play surface does not need any protective surfacing.
1.3 Use containment, such as digging out around the perimeter
and/orv lining the perimeter with landscape edging. Don't forget to
account for water drainage.
1.3.1 Check and maintain the depth of the loose-fill surfacing material.
To maintain the right amount of loose-fill materials, mark the correct
level on play equipment support posts. That way you can easily see
when to replenish and/or redistribute the surfacing.
1.3.2 Do not install loose fill surfacing over hard surfaces such as
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