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Playgrounds - Safety AlertsBack to Safety Education Resources

Burn Safety Awareness on Playgrounds
Burn Safety Awareness on Playgrounds

Keep your child from getting burned on hot playground equipment.

Never Put Children’s Climbing Gyms On Hard Surfaces, Indoors Or Outdoors

Kids can fall from climbing equipment and get hurt. Never put climbing equipment inside or outside on hard surfaces such as wooden floors, cement or asphalt.

Public Playground Safety Checklist
Public Playground Safety Checklist

Is your public playground a safe place to play? Use this simple list to check.

Soft Contained Play Equipment Safety Checklist

Follow these safety tips to prevent injuries to your child on play equipment often found in fast food restaurant play areas and elsewhere.

Strangulation Hazard with Playground Cargo Nets
Strangulation Hazard with Playground Cargo Nets

Cargo nets are popular on children’s playgrounds. But kids can get trapped in them if the net openings are too big.

Playgrounds - Safety GuidesBack to Safety Education Resources

Home Playground Safety Checklist
Home Playground Safety Checklist

Make your backyard playground a fun and safe place for children to play. Follow these simple safety steps for your backyard playground.

Home Playground Safety Checklist in Spanish
Outdoor Home Playground Safety Handbook
Outdoor Home Playground Safety Handbook

Falls are the biggest source of injuries to children on playgrounds. Learn how to find the right place in your yard for playground equipment, and how best to assemble and maintain the equipment.

Public Playground Safety Handbook
Public Playground Safety Handbook

CPSC’s public playground guidelines are detailed here and are intended to help parks, schools, installers and others choose the safest equipment. Many local jurisdictions have incorporated this handbook into their building codes.

Public Playground Safety Handbook in Spanish

Playgrounds - Neighborhood Safety Network (NSN) PostersBack to Safety Education Resources

Defeat the Villains of Playground Safety
Defeat the Villains of Playground Safety

Swing, slide, have fun, and play safe as you defeat the villains of playground safety!

Defeat the Villains of Playground Safety in Spanish
Playground Safety
Playground Safety

Each year, more than 200,000 children go to hospital emergency rooms with playground-related injuries. Most of the injuries occur when a child falls from the equipment onto the ground.

Safer Playgrounds, Safer Play for Kids
Safer Playgrounds, Safer Play for Kids

Get CPSC’s free Public Playground Safety Checklist to ensure a safer play area for kids.

Safer Playgrounds, Safer Play for Kids in Spanish
Safety Is The New Cool
Safety Is The New Cool

Be Smart And Stay Safe As You Head Back To School!

Safety Is The New Cool in Spanish
Safety Rules, As You Head Back to School!
Safety Rules, As You Head Back to School!

Take a look at some of the data and smart safety tips.

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