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Playground
Play equipment in playgrounds
Into: General product safety 
Product categories Children’s items Playground equipment
Children may use play equipment such as swings, slides and climbing frames either at home (domestic use) or in a commercial playground setting such as in a park or a public house garden. The Toy (Safety) Regulations 1995 covers the safety of a wide range of play equipment used domestically for both indoor and outdoor use. This legislation defines a toy as: ‘any product or material designed or clearly intended for use in play by children of less than 14 years of age’. Directive 2009/48 on (...) Read more
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Types of injuries
Into: General product safety Product categories Children’s items Playground equipment
Unfortunately, there are a range of potential injuries that can occur when using playgrounds. Death or serious injury can be caused by: strangulation (e.g. being caught in rope swings or clothing drawstrings), falls asphyxiation Minor injuries can be caused by: collisions cuts bruises collisions Read more
Equipment-related accidents
Into: General product safety Product categories Children’s items Playground equipment
The hazards that are caused by the most common types of equipment found in a playground are: Swings Hazards include falls from heights, strangulation, being hit by the swing, splinters from a damaged swing, collapse of equipment and being struck by debris. Slides Hazards include falls from heights, burns from hot metal of the chutes, cuts and splinters from poorly maintained equipment and the risk of entrapment. Rotating Items (including rotating chairs, roundabouts, etc) Hazards (...) Read more
Types of accidents
Into: General product safety Product categories Children’s items Playground equipment
Approximately 40,000 children are injured in playgrounds every year. Accidents can be caused by a number of factor, including: poor maintenance of equipment poor design and layout of the playground lack of supervision misuse of equipment unsuitable equipment for age group Read more
Annual inspections
Into: General product safety Product categories Children’s items Playground equipment
Playground owners will usually conduct weekly and monthly inspections to ensure that any faults with play areas are identified. Anyone who owns a public playground should have an independent annual inspection, as required by EN1176. Although this is not a legal requirement, it helps the owner of the playground to ensure that their playground is safe and complies with relevant standards. The types of issues considered at an annual inspection includes: The safety of the site The (...) Read more
Safety requirements
Into: General product safety Product categories Children’s items Playground equipment
There are 2 European Standards relating to the Playground Equipment - EN1176 and EN1777. These standards came into force in January 1999 and harmonise existing European Standards. EN1176 covers the design, manufacture and installation of playground equipment. The standard currently covers 7 main areas (listed below) however, further parts may be introduced over the next few years: General safety requirements and test methods Specific safety requirements and test methods for swings (...) Read more
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