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Publication Type:
| Proceedings |
Author(s): | Schneider, Kenneth P. |
Author Affiliation: | Saftey Manager, Hamilton County Park District |
Title: | Playground safety and maintenance |
Meeting Info.: | Pokagon State Park, Angola, IN; February 18-22, 1990 |
Source: | 44th Annual Proceedings of the Great Lakes Park Training Institute. Vol. 44, 1990, p. 121-123. |
Publishing Information: | Bloomington, IN: Department of Recreation and Park Administration, Indiana University |
# of Pages: | 3 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Playgrounds; Safety; Liability; Surfaces; Surface hardness; Equipment; Equipment safety; Case studies
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Facility Names: | Hamilton County Park District |
Abstract/Contents: | Emphasizes the importance of safety on playgrounds, noting that courts generally use A Handbook for Public Playground Safety (produced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission) to determine negligence in playground injury lawsuits. Two major areas of litigation involve surface hardness and playground equipment. Presents the safety planning for the Hamilton County Park District. |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Schneider, K. P. 1990. Playground safety and maintenance. p. 121-123. In 44th Annual Proceedings of the Great Lakes Park Training Institute. Pokagon State Park, Angola, IN; February 18-22, 1990. Bloomington, IN: Department of Recreation and Park Administration, Indiana University. |
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