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Playground Safety
It’s a beautiful Sunday morning and the kids in children’s church can feel the energy the sun is bringing. You start thinking about how great it would be to take the children outside to play on the church playground. It’s time to think about playground safety.
One of the best things we can do to prevent accidents from happening is to have adult supervision, the more adults the better. Don’t you remember as a kid watching the adults to see when they turned their head so you could take that daring jump out of the swing or go down the slide backwards? The fact is when more adults are around kids are less daring.
Make sure the children are not wearing anything that dangles (i.e., jewelry and anything with a drawstring). Seventy percent of playground accidents are due to children choking from getting an article of clothing caught on a bolt, v-shape opening or other gaps in equipment. It’s also a good idea to do a once a month check on the equipment looking for such things these listed above and make sure all sharp points, corners or edges have been sanded or filed.
For more information on playground safety, view the Church Mutual brochure: