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Playground safety
playground equipment have at least
12 inches wood chips, mulch, sand,
or pea gravel, or are mats made of
safety-tested rubber or rubber-like
materials.
Check that protective surfacing
extends at least 6 feet in all
directions from play equipment. For
swings, be sure surfacing extends, in
back and front, twice the height of
the suspending bar.
Make sure play structures more than
30 inches high are spaced at least 9
feet apart.
Check for dangerous hardware, like
open “S” hooks or protruding bolt
ends
Make sure spaces that could trap
children, such as openings in
guardrails or between ladder rungs,
measure less than 3.5 inches or
more than 9 inches.
Check for sharp points or edges in
equipment.
Look out for tripping hazards, like
exposed concrete footings, tree
stumps, and rocks.
Make sure elevated surfaces, like
platforms and ramps, have guardrails
to prevent falls.
Check playgrounds regularly to see
that equipment and surfacing are in
good condition.
and
Additional information on all aspects
of keeping our children safe can be
found at: US Consumer Product
Safety commission: www.cpsc.gov
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12 inches wood chips, mulch, sand,
or pea gravel, or are mats made of
safety-tested rubber or rubber-like
materials.
Check that protective surfacing
extends at least 6 feet in all
directions from play equipment. For
swings, be sure surfacing extends, in
back and front, twice the height of
the suspending bar.
Make sure play structures more than
30 inches high are spaced at least 9
feet apart.
Check for dangerous hardware, like
open “S” hooks or protruding bolt
ends
Make sure spaces that could trap
children, such as openings in
guardrails or between ladder rungs,
measure less than 3.5 inches or
more than 9 inches.
Check for sharp points or edges in
equipment.
Look out for tripping hazards, like
exposed concrete footings, tree
stumps, and rocks.
Make sure elevated surfaces, like
platforms and ramps, have guardrails
to prevent falls.
Check playgrounds regularly to see
that equipment and surfacing are in
good condition.
and
- Carefully supervise
children on playgrounds to
make sure they are safe.
Additional information on all aspects
of keeping our children safe can be
found at: US Consumer Product
Safety commission: www.cpsc.gov
| U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CPSC Releases the "Top Five Hidden Home Hazards" Safety Agency Places Popular Magnetic Toys on the List of Deadly Dangers WASHINGTON, D.C. - Whether it is an apartment, duplex or single-family residence, the home is a place that is supposed to give families a feeling of safety and security. For many Americans families however, an injury or death of a loved one can turn this place of happiness into one of tragedy. Each year, 33.1 million people are injured by consumer products in the home. Some hazards are from products the Agency has warned about for years; others come from new products and technologies. To keep Americans informed of dangers, the CPSC has identified the Top Five Hidden Home Hazards – associated with products that people may be using everyday, but are unaware of the dangers that they can cause. These home hazards are often unseen or unnoticed by consumers. "The home is where people feel comfortable and secure, but constant awareness is the key to keeping families safe," said Acting Chairman Nancy Nord. "CPSC is aiming to increase awareness of the hidden hazards around the home in order to help consumers protect against these dangers." With no or very little investment, incidents and injuries from these dangers are preventable. Simply by being aware of these Top Five Hidden Home Hazards, many lives can be spared and life-altering injuries avoided: #1 Magnets Since 2005: 1 Death, 86 Injuries; 8 million magnetic toys recalled. Today's rare-earth magnets can be very small and powerful making them popular in toys, building sets, and jewelry. As the number of products with magnets has increased, so has the number of serious injuries to children. In several hundred incidents, magnets have fallen out of various toys and been swallowed by children. Small intact pieces of building sets that contain magnets have also been swallowed by children. If two or more magnets, or a magnet and another metal object are swallowed separately, they can attract to one another through intestinal walls and get trapped in place. The injury is hard to diagnose. Parents and physicians may think that the materials will pass through the child without consequence, but magnets can attract in the body and twist or pinch the intestines, causing holes, blockages, infection, and death, if not treated properly and promptly. Watch carefully for loose magnets and magnetic pieces and keep away from younger children (less than 6). If you have a recalled product with magnets, stop using it, call the company today, and ask for the remedy. #2 Recalled Products Each year there about 400 recalls. CPSC is very effective at getting dangerous products off store shelves, such as recalled toys, clothing, children's jewelry, tools, appliances, electronics and electrical products. But once a product gets into the home, the consumer has to be on the lookout. Consumers need to be aware of the latest safety recalls to keep dangerous recalled products away from family members. Get dangerous products out of the home. Join CPSC's "Drive To One Million" campaign and sign up for free e-mail notifications at https://www.cpsc. gov/cpsclist.aspx - an e-mail from CPSC is not spam – it could save a life. #3 Tip-overs Average of 22 deaths per year; 31 in 2006 and an estimated 3,000 injuries. Furniture, TVs and ranges can tip over and crush young children. Deaths and injuries occur when children climb onto, fall against or pull themselves up on television stands, shelves, bookcases, dressers, desks, and chests. TVs placed on top of furniture can tip over causing head trauma and other injuries. Items left on top of the TV, furniture, and countertops, such as toys, remote controls and treats might tempt kids to climb. Verify that furniture is stable on its own. For added security, anchor to the floor or attach to a wall. Free standing ranges and stoves should be installed with anti-tip brackets. #4 Windows & Coverings Average of 12 deaths annually from window cords; Average of 9 deaths and an estimated 3,700 injuries to children annually from window falls. Children can strangle on window drapery and blind cords that can form a loop. Parents should use cordless blinds or keep cords and chains permanently out of the reach of children. Consumers should cut looped cords and install a safety tassel at the end of each pull cord or use a tie-down device, and install inner cord stays to prevent strangulation. Never place a child's crib or playpen within reach of a window blind. The dangers of windows don't end with window coverings and pull cords. Kids love to play around windows. Unfortunately, kids can be injured or die when they fall out of windows. Do not rely on window screens. Window screens are designed to keep bugs out, not to keep kids in. Safeguard your windows: repair pull cords ending in loops and install window guards or stops today. #5 Pool & Spa Drains 15 injuries, 2 fatalities from 2002-2004. The suction from a pool drain can be so powerful that it can hold an adult under water, but most incidents involve children. The body can become sealed against the drain or hair can be pulled in and tangled. Missing or broken drain covers are a major reason many entrapment incidents occur. Pool and spa owners can consider installing a Safety Vacuum Release System (SVRS), which detects when a drain is blocked and automatically shuts off the pool pump or interrupts the water circulation to prevent an entrapment. Every time you use a pool or spa, inspect it for entrapment hazards. Check to make sure appropriate drain covers are in place and undamaged. To learn more about these and other home hazards, and to sign up for recall information, visit our Web site at http://www.cpsc.gov. --- Send the link for this page to a friend! The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $800 billion annually. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years. To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or visit CPSC's web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. To join a CPSC email subscription list, please go to https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's Web site at www. cpsc.gov. |
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| It appears to me that today's child comprehends more than yesterday's. Maybe this is a figment of my imagination but.... my granddaughter aged 4 came running in to impart a very important item of information... 'Bonzai's changed - Bonzai's changed'. Not appreciating quite what this meant I replied that that was nice and enquired if he would change back again. My lovely granddaughter looked at me long and hard and then in a tone not unlike a long suffering teacher's she informs me "No Nanna he's evolved! He's Sudowoodo now'. Well of course he was! This incident made me ponder. Did we really know words such as evolve and then to actually be able to put them in a sentence and in the right context at the grand old age of 4? Somehow my old brain thinks not. |