A child was injured every two minutes. While many of the accidents were minor, involving scrapes and bruises, there were a number which were a major cause of death and serious debilitating injury. Falls to hard surfaces were the number one cause of these accidents. As the chart shows, almost sixty percent of serious accidents might have been prevented if proper safety surfacing were utilized. There are many choices in safety surfacing.
Budgets often determine the final selection of the medium used.
All will work if proper depth and minimum fall zones are strictly adhered to. For a comparison chart of Playground Surfacing Systems please fill out our literature request form.