Playground Safety For Parents, Gaurdians and Caregivers
You can help make the playground an entertaining and safe place for your children by following some basic safety guidelines and teaching kids how to play safely. To assist in this effort, the New York State Department of State Division of Consumer Protection offers the resources below.
Home Playground Safety Checklist
Follow this safety checklist issued by the Division, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Safe Kids USA to keep your children safe during their playground time.
Public Playground Safety
Operators of public playgrounds can reduce dangers by following recommended guidelines issued by the CPSC. As a State designee and New York's top consumer watchdog, the Division joins with the CPSC in urging those who construct or design playground equipment, school officials, child care personnel, inspectors, parents and community groups to make sure that all public playgrounds and equipment meet these safety standards.
CPSC Handbook for Public Playground Safety
The goal of this handbook is to promote greater safety awareness among those who purchase, install and maintain public playground equipment. In the interest of safety, public operators are encouraged to comply with the guidelines for public playground equipment.
Public Playground Safety Rules Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently asked questions relating to the CPSC's Handbook for Public Playground Safety.
New York State General Business Law 399-dd
The section of New York State Law relating to public playgrounds.
Text of the Public Playground Rules
The implementing rules to the New York State Law relating to the design, installation, inspection and maintenance of public playground equipment.