Day4

=DAY 4=

Schedule for the day

 * Safety Considerations**


 * Why do we care about safety and playgrounds?**


 * Here is information about playground injuries.**


 * What does it tell you? What do these numbers mean?**


 * In order to make a safe playground, we need to think about what we put into it.**


 * Let's look at** equipment, surfaces, and fencing.

Next, visit the following web sites to discover standard playground safety regulations for equipment, surfaces, and fencing.

Here is a short video showing various playground surfaces. [|Playground Safety Survey]

ASTM Surfaces

Look here at ADA standards for surfaces and their costs.

Which equipment, surfaces, and fencing do we want and how much would they cost?

Next, your task is to stress the safety measurements for each of the playground equipment. Click [|here] to practice your measuring.

A site to tell you safety measurements. Scroll down to read, "Checking for Hazards in Playground Equipment"; read numbers 1-8.

[|Surface Video]

Here's an [|equipment maintenance video]

Keep in mind what you have learned so far as you move into the Budget Director's role.