CPSC Promotes the Building of Safer Playgrounds to Help Reduce 200,000 Annual
Injuries
Children and playgrounds go together like chocolate and milk. Drop by any
playground this spring and summer and you are bound to find dozens of active kids swinging, sliding, climbing and
having a good time. Yet a good time on the community or school playground can be ruined by a fall, entrapment, cut
or another type of injury. Each year, about 200,000 children are treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries
related to playground equipment. During National Playground Safety Week (April 21-25), CPSC staff is releasing an
update to the popular "Handbook for Public Playground Safety" which contains guidance for
childcare personnel, school officials, designers, inspectors, parents and school groups on building safer
playgrounds. CPSC offers the following tips to help prevent injuries and other hazards on public and home
