Playground Safety: Climbers

Climbers may be fun for your child but its safety can be a concern for the parent.

Net and chain climbers on the playground use a flexible grid of ropes or chains for climbing. Tire climbers are also described as flexible climbers. These may have the tires secured tread-to-tread in the form of a sloping grid or the tires may be suspended individually by chains or other means to provide access to an elevated platform. Since net, chain, and tire climbers have flexible components that do not provide a steady means of support, they require more advanced balance abilities than conventional ladders.

Flexible grid climbing devices which provide access to platforms should be securely anchored at both ends. When one end is connected to the ground, the anchoring devices should be installed below ground level, beneath the base of the protective surfacing material.

Connections between ropes, cables, or chains within the climbing grid or between tires should be securely fixed. Spacing between the horizontal and vertical components of a climbing grid should satisfy all entrapment criteria.

Flexible grid climbing devices are not recommended as the sole means of access to equipment intended for preschool-age children.

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see also:

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