PLAYGROUND WOOD CHIPS

 

 

 

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

 

Organic Solutions’ Playground Chips are ½”- in a uniform size with some fines for a better impact rating.  According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, “about 200,000 children are treated in U.S. hospital emergency rooms for playground equipment-related injuries.”  “Most of these injuries are the result of falls.”   The U.S. CPSC has developed a series of “safety tips” for its “Handbook for Public Playground Safety”, these tips include a table concerning certain loose-fill surfacing material for playgrounds.

 

 

 

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FALL HEIGHT IN FEET FROM WHICH A LIFE THREATENING HEAD INJURY WOULD NOT BE EXPECTED

 

TYPE OF MATERIAL                                        

 

Double Shredded Bark Mulch

Wood Chips   

Fine Sand

Fine Gravel     

 

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*When using Organic Solutions’ Playground Chips we suggest that you install the material according to the guide lines that are set for in the consumer Product Safety Commissions’ “Handbook for Public Playground Safety,” publication #CPSC-324.  You can obtain a free copy by sending your name and address to Publication Request, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, and Washington D. C.  20207, and ask for publication #CPSC-324.