Playground Safety

We can offer technical assistance on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Standards for Public Playground, ADA playground accessibility guidelines, NJ Playground Subcode, and playground equipment section of the NJ Barrier-Free Subcode.

• CPSC Handbook for Playground Safety [pdf 1,024kB]
• Change to CPSC 2008 Handbook for Playground Safety [pdf 29kB]
• Playground Equipment Compliance Deadline [pdf 12kB]
• Playground Compliance Deadline [pdf 73kB]
• Bike Hazard 
• Clothing String Hazard 
• Hot Surface Burns 
• Lead Paint [pdf 80kB]
• Playground Safety Article 
• Playground Publications:

  • Handbook for Public Playground Safety
    Publication Number 325 (CPSC Handbook)
    U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission November 1997, Date Code: 009711
    Available from the Office of Information and Public Affairs, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, D.C. 20207
    www.CPSC.gov/cpscpub/pubs/325.pdf

  • Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use Designation: F 1487 - 98
    (ASTM Standard), American Society for Testing and Materials, 1998
    Available from the American Society for Testing and Materials, 100 Barr Harbor Dr., West Conshohocken, PA 19428 (Approx. $45. plus shipping and handling)
    www.astm.org