ERIC Number: ED147039
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1977
Pages: 19
Abstractor: N/A
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Playground Equipment Guide: For Teachers, Park and Recreation Directors, Parents, Youth Leaders, and Other Concerned Adults.
Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC.
This guide was designed to assist parents, teachers, youth leaders, and park and recreation directors in the safe selection, use, installation, maintenance and repair of playground equipment. The nature and necessity of children's play are discussed briefly and information is presented on four main types of playground equipment: (1) swings, (2) slides, (3) climbing apparatus and (4) seesaws. Nine especially dangerous features of playground equipment are identified and pictured. (JMB)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Equipment Evaluation, Equipment Maintenance, Guides, Play, Playgrounds, Safety, Safety Education
Publication Type: Guides - General
Education Level: N/A
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Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
