Equipment with less than these recommended distances should not be used until corrected. Overcrowding and unsafe traffic patterns can result in injuries. All playground equipment has a limit on the number of children it can safely accommodate. Supervisors must limit the number of children on any given piece of equipment according to manufacturers recommendations. If possible, post the limit.
Strangulation can occur from mishaps with strings and ropes.
Strings on clothing, such as draw strings on hooded sweat shirts, and rope, such as jump ropes can get caught in or on equipment and result in accidental strangulation. Draw strings should removed or not be worn by young children. Equipment can trap children. Playground equipment which leaves children no alternative method of descending or escaping must be given close supervision. Children can become frozen at the top of tall slides or climbing structures, especially when other children are waiting close behind.