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Playgrounds are an essential part of every child’s life and places where children spend quite a bit of time. For this reason, children should feel and be safe when playing on a playground. However, the environment of a playground calls for many potential safety hazards. The equipment, surfaces, and structure of the playground could all lead to potential injuries on the playground.

Who should be held accountable for the injuries to your child from a playground? Depending on the nature of your child’s injury, many different people could be liable for the harm caused. Some of these include:

• The owner of the property
• The playground manufacturer
• Contractors who set up the playground
• Contractors who maintain the playground
• Those responsible for supervising your child

Has your child been seriously injured on a playground? Contact a Child Safety Attorney at the Law Office of D. Hardison Wood. 1-877-829-7211.

Close supervision can create an enjoyable experience on the playground and at the same time assist in preventing injuries. Inspecting the area, surfaces, and equipment which your child is playing on can help ensure your child is playing in a safe environment. Further, make sure that your child is using and playing on equipment that is appropriate for his or her age. Most importantly, always keep a close watch on your child while he or she is at play. Dangerous situations can possibly be avoided by making sure your child is playing and behaving properly on the playground. For more playground safety tips refer to the CPSC playground safety checklist below:

• Make sure surfaces around playground equipment have at least 12 inches of wood chips, mulch, sand, or pea gravel, or are mats made of safety-tested rubber or rubber-like materials.
• Check that protective surfacing extends at least 6 feet in all directions from play equipment. For swings, be sure surfacing extends, in back and front, twice the height of the suspending bar.
• Make sure play structures more than 30 inches high are spaced at least 9 feet apart.
• Check for dangerous hardware, like open "S" hooks or protruding bolt ends.
• Make sure spaces that could trap children, such as openings in guardrails or between ladder rungs, measure less than 3.5 inches or more than 9 inches.
• Check for sharp points or edges in equipment.
• Look out for tripping hazards, like exposed concrete footings, tree stumps, and rocks.
• Make sure elevated surfaces, like platforms and ramps, have guardrails to prevent falls.
• Check playgrounds regularly to see that equipment and surfacing are in good condition.
• Carefully supervise children on playgrounds to make sure they're safe.

Playgrounds should be a place where you and your children have fun. At the same time, precautions and preventive measures should always be taken in order to protect your child from injuries. However, not all injuries on the playground are preventable as some are due to the negligence of another. The carelessness of an owner, manufacturer, or anyone else should not come at the cost of a child’s pain.

If your child has been injured on a playground due to another’s negligence, contact a Child Safety Attorney at the Law Office of D. Hardison Wood. 1-877-829-7211.