Playground Safety: Sliding Poles

Vertical sliding poles are designed to be more challenging than some other types of climbing equipment.

They are not recommended for preschool-age children who may lack the upper body strength and coordination to successfully slide down the pole. Furthermore, once younger children have grasped the pole, they would be forced to slide down it since there is no alternative option.

Sliding poles should be continuous with no protruding welds or seams along the sliding surface and the pole should not change direction along the sliding portion. The horizontal distance between a sliding pole and the edge of the platform or other structure used for access to the sliding pole should be at least 18 inches. This minimum distance applies to all points down the sliding pole. No point on the sliding pole at or above the level of the access structure, where a child is likely to reach for the pole, should be more than 20 inches away from the edge of the access structure.

The pole should extend at least 60 inches above the level of the platform or other structure used for access to the sliding pole.

The diameter of sliding poles should be no greater than 1.9 inches.

Sliding poles and their access structures should be located so that traffic from other events will not interfere with the users during descent.

source: http://www.cpsc.gov

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