The U.S. Department of Justice recently revised their Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements for playgrounds so IPEMA has created an excellent 12-step checklist and accompanying infographic to explain the ins and outs of these new standards.
Rubber bark is an excellent material for protecting against falls on a playground. It looks good, requires little maintenance, and is very environmentally friendly. Unfortunately, no two rubber bark manufacturers are the same. We got a call recently from a local school district asking us to come out and take a look at the rubber bark they had put in to their playgrounds less than a year ago. What we found was pretty shocking.
NSP3 has always been committed to providing products that are manufactured in environmentally responsible ways, and are safe for children. Today we are announcing that many of our Playworld Systems playground structures and accessories are now Cradle to Cradle Basic Certified. Cradle to Cradle Certification is a multi-attribute program to ensure products are safe [...]
Though modern playgrounds are extremely safe there are still many relics from a darker playground past in existence around the world. This especially evil swing spinner seems to have been lubricated a little too much. Watch as hilarity ensues when a few children decide to be daring and try to grab on. Word of [...]