1. Playground Safety
Alma Martinez
Victor Lemus
Kasey Peterson
Veronica Compton
Coley O’Brien Ruiz

2. Playground Injuries
Each year, Emergency Departments
treat about 200,000 children 15 years
old and younger for playground
related injuries.
The American Academy of Orthopedic
Surgeons estimates 527,000 children
are treated in hospitals, Emergency
departments, doctors offices, and
ambulatory surgery centers.

3. Playground Injuries
45 percent of the playground injuries
that take place are severe: fractures,
concussions, and dislocations.
75 percent of the non-fatal injuries
take place on public playgrounds like
those in schools and parks.
70 percent of the deaths that take
place on playgrounds happen on home
playgrounds.

4. Playground Injuries
Falls to the surface cause 70 percent
of the injuries on playgrounds
Entanglement of clothing, strings and ropes are the number o
deaths on playgrounds
Other dangers include:
Head entrapment in equipment openings
Impact by moving swings
Tripping on loose equipment

5. Playground injuries
are preventable

6. Follow theSAFEmodel
Supervision&Survey
Ageappropriate and design
Fall Surface Cushioning
Equipment Maintenance
* Adapted from the National Program for Playground Safety

7. Why are safe playgrounds
Important?

8. Play is the work of children
Play is how children learn about
objects and social relations
Play is the vehicle for the infant/child
to be able to make sense of the world
(Piaget)
Quality of play is affected by the
environment in which children play

9. Importance of outdoor play
Slides and climbing equipment assist with the development of motor
skills
Elevation assists with developing different perspectives
Imagination is stimulated

10. Importance of outdoor play
Children learn about cause and effect, physical mastery and
manipulation.
Children learn how to get along with other children.
Children avoid obesity through physical activity

11. • UniformWood Chips-in some areas its Five feet
or less and 6 inches and in others there's
10inches and 9inches of it.
• The equipment spacing was a little close but just
far enough for it to not cause a problem. one
with more excessive moving bars to stand on
and cross to the bigger structure and parts of it
branching off into monkey bars up to the top of
the level.

12. The fall zones in-front of the slides were
large enough to be safe for use with out
any problems or for see able injury from
them.

15. Tripping hazards for sure but they cut off up to the
woodchips, however, consistent use, treading and
digging of chips can discover those hazards and
become a liability for injury

16. There was no ability for entrapment they
were in the spacing of 3.5 inches and 9
inches

22. Ample space, however, there is a piece
of concrete that poses a danger to
children if they run/walk and don't watch
their step.

23. Though a sunny day, the tree provides
shading for these four year old girls to
swing. The swings are also at an
adequate height in order to prevent
injury.

24. Many age-appropriate activities for
the children to develop their gross
motor skills

25. Different protecting surfacing for
different areas are used at this
playground. I did not witness any
dangerous pieces of hardware besides
the danger that I believe the wood
chips poses to all on any given
playground

28. I didn't see any possible area where a
child could become trapped on any of
the equipment's. They seemed to be
quite safe. I also checked for any sharp
edges and points where a child could cut
themselves and also didn't witness any
areas where that could occur.

30. Front side looks safe, while the back is
definitely missing more protective barriers
around the steps, and maybe even and
additional rail between the handrails as you
are walking up the steps. Children's bodies at
3 and 4 years old, look like they could fit.
Possibly could have better protective barriers.
The other playhouse, has great protective
barriers although children definitely can and do
climb over those doors and through the
windows.

31. I believe the height of this slide poses a
danger to such small children. Though there
are some tall children, the average three year
old or four year old, needs to stop before the
end of the slide in order to not slide off and
hurt themselves.

32. • Playground had the correct barriers
enclosing children from the height
• surfaces were marginally correct
being no more than 2 inches wide
and long
• playground contained a bit of rust on
the metal railing, but otherwise in
good condition
• Contains wood chips

33. • Playground chute slides and open
slides that all had rough and creviced
surfaces
• equipment was supported and
anchored to the ground

35. • Playground had the appropriate height of
bridges and platforms exceeding no more
than 5 and a half ft.
• playground had a swing set of two with the
swings hanging roughly 2 feet from the
ground which is safe

37. • playground had an appropriate chute
slide with rough surfaces as well as
360 slide
• The spiral slide did a complete 360
and the exits were safe

39. Playground had a squiggly vertical slide that
had a smudge of wear and tear but in good
shape. It was roughly 7 ft tall and
appropriate

42. Entrapment – there seems to be no
potential obvious issues in structure and
all openings are considered safe and up
to code.
Protective Barriers – there were no
openings other than stairs or slides all of
which were safe and not at too high of an
incline. Very safe

43. Tripping Hazards – no exposed tripping
hazards, all surfaces were intact and level
Protective surfacing – both sand and rubber
were under play structure and the swings
Fall zones – more than ample space for fall
zones all around the play area
Equipment spacing – nothing was in danger of
bumping into another play area
Over all very age appropriate!

44. Only thing I could say that could be improved would be
a gate at the entrance by the parking lot (a bit of a walk
from play structure) since the rest of the play area is
surrounded by a fence.
Love this park simply because its well-built and they
have a separate play area for older kids as well but it’s
all within one fence but still separated so younger
children are safe.

45. Entrapment – there seems to be
no potential obvious issues in
structure and all openings are
considered safe and up to code.