Health TO DO NO HARM: We Must Re-Think Our Playgrounds “First, do no harm” is a popular mantra of the medical profession. At least that was the phrase that was drilled into me all through my undergraduate and… Updated Dec 7, 2022 Angela Hanscom
Maintenance Reality Check - Where Are We Today versus Yesterday? Here I am at 37,000 feet on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner on route to Narita Tokyo International Airport. The Dreamliner is an impressive piece of modern technology… Updated Dec 7, 2022 Kenneth Kutska
Play Risky Play is Good Play! Play without risk is like a hotdog without mustard. It’s better than nothing but so much tastier when the two are together. Play without risk still has some… Updated Nov 21, 2023 Joan Almon
Safety Hazard versus Risk versus Injury Outcome Part 1 of 2 In my last column I said I was going to write about how to bring more challenge and risk into the play area without creating a hazardous condition. I talked… Updated Dec 7, 2022 Kenneth Kutska
Playground The Importance of Challenge on Playgrounds The late ’90s saw a wave of playgrounds retrofitted to conform to ASTM and ADA are these now beginning to show their age and we will soon be seeing an uptick… Updated Nov 17, 2023 Jay Beckwith
Play The Benefits of Risky Play My last two columns came about as a result of some recent developments related to the ASTM Standards Subcommittee meetings in May. I intended to start this… Updated Mar 2, 2026 Kenneth Kutska
