backyard playset safety checklist |by Jay Harris
Climbing, sliding, swinging‌ the backyard play set plays host to hours of summer fun and memories. Make sure it’s in shipshape safety-wise, and you might just find yourself seeing how high you can swing, too! ** Secure structure by sinking supports in concrete or bolting them to a solid surface. ** Swings are at least 30 inches from support beams and set at least 24 inches apart ** There are only two swings per section. ** Spaced bars such as ladders, guardrails and monkey bars are either less than three and a half inches apart or greater than nine inches to prevent fall and choking hazards
** There are no protruding bolts, rusted sections or equipment with loose or broken parts ** Moving equipment has no potential pinch points
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Photography by Alana Beall
** The area is free of roots, stumps, loose rope and rocks