Creating A Safety Play Environment

Playgrounds offer the kids a lot of fun and the opportunities to learn various social skills. But it’s imperative to create a safe environment in the ground to let the kids play without the risk of injuries. This article highlights some important factors which should be accounted to prevent the playground injuries and create a safe play environment.

Usually, kids get some kind of injuries playing with the equipment, and virtually 70% of them are due to falls on the ground. If the surface is hard, kids are more likely to get injured, which could be serious too. The solution is to use appropriate materials for surfacing and create a safe play environment in the ground. However, use of appropriate play-equipment has equal importance to prevent injuries and provide them a lot of fun and joy.

Although the kids love to play with different play-equipment, use of inappropriate ones could hurt them. It involves a great risk to place the kids on equipment that are too large to their capacity. Playing with the equipment like climbers and sliders, kids usually fall down. And if the height of equipment is is not suitable, they could meet serious injuries. It’s therefore essential to understand the need of age-appropriate play-equipment. Placing the equipment in accordance to kids’ height and age, you could avoid the risk of injuries and ensure them having a great fun

Inappropriate surfacing alike high play-equipment is another contributing factor to playground injuries. Notably, all surfacing materials don’t have same shock-absorbing attributes. Therefore, it makes sense to use the right material under/around the play-equipment in order to avoid injuries due to falls. There is a number of materials used for playground surfacing. They are divided into two categories – Loose fill and unitary materials. Loose fill materials are prepared with multiple particles, and their cushioning ability depends upon air trapped within individual particles at a specific depth. The common loose fill materials are wood chips, bark mulches, sand and pea gravel etc. On the other hand, Unitary materials are made of particles that are bonded either through heating or cooling process. They include rubber-tiles, rubber mats and other similar materials.