First Presbyterian Church

Created by:Jill White and Rebecca Peel

I took my information from the “Handbook for Public Playground Safety Book”

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

About the Playground

• Owned by the Church• Used by children in the

church • This is a private park

that is used by the church

• The size of the park is small

Layout of Playground

The Playground

Surfacing

•Protective surfacing•Loose-fill surfacing

•Has debris from storm• Sticks• leaves

General Hazards

•No protruding bolts •No protective caps (if there are suppose to be)

Hazards cont.

•Rocks in the play area• Could snag cloths• Could cause tripping

•Obstacles in the play area• Loose toys• Sticks

Hazards cont.

•Exposed questionable part•Sharp stick

•No sharp corners or edges•No exposed moving parts

Deterioration of Equipment

•Missing parts on doll house

•Benches are made of plastic (therefore no splinters)

Deterioration cont.

•No missing signs •Equipment has rust

Security of Hardware

• Having somebody come and inspect the playing equipment will prevent injuries.

• This slide was loose at the top right corner.

Drainage

The water drained well offof this landing pad.

Water seemed to stay gathered at the bottom of this slide.

Leaded Paint

This metal train has some paint starting to deteriorate. Kids could accidently get chips of this paint on their hands and transfer this to their mouths. Could result in lead poisoning.

The wood on this pavilion could probably use some chemical treatment to help strengthen the wood.

General Upkeep cont.

Trashcan is full and ready to be taken out.

It is wise to have some kind of maintenance program. This lady is cleaning up around the playground and inspecting for hazardous materials that could injure a child.

A Day on the Playground

Rebecca is having fun at the playground!

Jill is hanging out in the fire truck!

Findings

Strengths• Mats at the bottom of slides• Safe playground equipment• Movable toys• Plastic benches instead of

wooden

Weaknesses• Old toys that had rust or

paint chipped• A lot of the same

equipment instead of diversity

• A lot of movable toys

Suggestions…

• Maybe add some swings