Iowa Department of Education

It is estimated that every two-and-a-half minutes a child is treated in an emergency room for a playground-related injury. This does not include the children whose injuries receive treatment outside the emergency room. Typically on an average, 15 children die every year simply because they want to play. It shouldn't take a death or debilitating injury for adults to realize that providing safe play environments should be a top priority.

Contact:  Gary Schwartz  

Links

Links below provide information and guidelines for public playground safety and how public playgrounds need to be accessible for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

National Program for Playground Safety Resource site for information on playground safety.   Play Area Guidelines ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) for Play Areas.  Playground Safety Publications At this site the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission provides several playground safety publications, including a Handbook for Public Playground Safety.   Tips for Public Playground Safety A factsheet provided by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.