In the late 1990s, I met a Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI) candidate by the name of Dwight Curtis. This young man was very interested in conducting his Ph.D. research on the parks side of…
Our playgrounds and the surfacing beneath them are not usually the primary focus of our day until our organization is choosing new playgrounds or renovating the ones we already have. When playground s…
Step 1: Concept & Budget Create a vision for the playground. When creating your vision, start with the end in mind. These questions will help you get started. Location Where will the playground be…
What more can we do to reduce playground-related injuries? This should be the most important playground safety question that we are asking today. And to answer this question a battle must be waged on …
Playground safety begins when you start the process of obtaining playground equipment. Safety must be included in your playground from design through construction and throughout its life. This means t…
…scussion: Risk-Benefit: Balancing Creativity and Concern in Playground Design held at CUNY, “Are we entering a post-playground era?” Since I wasn’t at the event, I won’t attempt to suggest what Paige …
…part of my Midwestern summer road trip, I stopped at Noah’s Playground for Everyone in Evanston, IL. Evanston is the home of Northwestern University and is just north of Chicago. The origins of this p…
Have you ever driven by a beautiful new playground and thought “That looks really good. I wonder who made the equipment, and who supplied the surfacing?” It’s easy to forget that the second part of th…
Slyde the Playground Hound may not be on the tips of every child’s tongue yet, but the fastest rising star in playground safety education is set to take the world by storm. Slyde, the victim of a near…
Designing and building a playground is always a unique experience. Each area has individual character that is defined by any number of man-made or natural elements. Every playground should be approach…
…s time, falls to the surface have been the leading cause of playground injuries requiring medical attention. Fall-related injuries continue to be one of the four leading causes of death on playgrounds…
On behalf of the tens of thousands of playground owners/operators who have and will continue to use the contents of Playground Safety Is No Accident (PSINA) as a guide for training staff to inspect an…