Additional Resources

Materials


Handbook for Public Playground Safety (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission) (note: this may take some time to load if you don’t have broadband Internet service)
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/325.pdf

Outdoor Home Playground Safety Handbook (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission) (note: this may take some time to load if you don’t have broadband Internet service)
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/324.pdf

Is your home playground a safe place to play? (US Consumer Product Safety Commission)
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/pg1.pdf

Keep Your Children Safe: A Quick Checklist for Parents (National Program for Playground Safety)
http://www.playgroundsafety.org/safety/checklist.htm

Tips for Limiting Sun Exposure (National Program for Playground Safety)
http://www.playgroundsafety.org/safety/sunexposure.htm

When is it too hot or too cold to play outside? (Healthy Child Care Iowa)
http://www.idph.state.ia.us/hcci/common/pdf/weatherwatch.pdf


Organizations


National Program for Playground Safety
Phone: (800) 554-PLAY
http://www.playgroundsafety.org/

National Recreation and Park Association
Phone: (703) 858-0784
http://www.nrpa.org

KaBoom
Planning Kits for volunteers who want to build or upgrade playgrounds
http://kaboom.org/


Research


Research on Injuries
http://www.playgroundsafety.org/research/index.htm

13 Indicators of Quality Child Care: Research Update: Outdoor Playground Indicator
http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/ccquality-ind02/index.htm#Outdoor


Based on Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs, 2nd Edition, 2002, (American Academy of Pediatrics, American Public Health Administration, and National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care)

STANDARD 2.009 - PLAYING OUTDOORS
STANDARDS 5.162-5.197 - ACTIVE PLAY INDOOR AND OUTDOOR AREAS
APPENDIX V - DEPTH REQUIRED FOR TESTED SHOCK ABSORBING SURFACING MATERIALS FOR USE UNDER PLAY EQUIPMENT