Playground Safety

• Maintenance of playground equipment such as swings, seesaws, monkey bars, etc.
  
  
• Installation and maintenance of appropriate protective railings
  
  
• Use of appropriate surfaces under swings and seesaws to protect from injury (e.g., deep sand, compost, etc.). Maintenance of skates, skateboards, sleds, etc.
  
  
• Use of appropriate protective equipment (e.g., helmets, and knee, elbow, chest protectors).
  
  
• Use of safety habits:
  • Stay clear of swings, seesaws, and monkey bars
  • Wait turns for rides
  • Look around before swinging a bat or tennis racket and don't ever throw a bat or racket
  • Don't play near the road or dart into the road to get a ball
  • Don't climb to get a kite or fly it around trees or power lines