Resources

• American Society Testing Materials – Web Site http://www.astm.org/
• Consumer Product Safety Commission – Web Site http://www.cpsc.gov/
  • CPSC Handbook for Public Playground Safety, 2008 edition - web address http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub...
  • CPSC Animal Swings Alert http://www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PREREL/PRHTML95/95059.html
  • CPSC Alert - Bike Helmets on Bikes Not On Playgrounds http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/5121.html
  • CPSC Fact Sheet – Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA) Treated Wood Used in Playground Equipment - http://www.cpsc.gov/phth/ccafact.html
  • CPSC Staff Recommendations for Identifying and Controlling Lead Paint on Public Playground Equipment - http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/lead/6006.html
  • N.E.I.S.S. CPSC Document #3002 Web address - http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/3002.html
• National Program for Playground Safety – Web Site http://www.uni.edu/playground/
• National Recreation and Park Association – Web Site http://www.nrpa.org/
• ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Play Areas - Web address http://www.access-board.gov/play/guide/intro.htm
• International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association - Web Site http://www.ipema.org/
• KaBoom! – Web Site http://kaboom.org/Home/tabid/36/Default.aspx

Articles

• What is the Minimum Standard of Care That the Playground Owner Must Provide? By Keith A. Wadell, Ph.D., CPRP, CPSI http://www.thefreelibrary.com/WHAT+IS+THE+MINIMUM+STANDARD+OF+CARE...
• Playground Best Practices – 11 steps to a successful playground by Monty Christiansen, CPSI http://www.fibar.com/playgrounds/Articles/Playground%20Best%20Practices.pdf
• Regular Playground Maintenance Inspection – The reasons it matters by Kenneth S. Kutska, CPRP, CPSI. Reprinted from Today’s Playground http://www.fibar.com/playgrounds/Articles/PlaygroundMagKutska.pdf
• New Playground Opens For Kids with Autism - http://www.myhometownnews.net/index.php?id=50201
• School Acts on Playground Concerns - http://www.lakeplacidnews.com/page/content.detail/id/500529.html
• National Study Evaluates Playground Equipment-Related Injuries - http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/544998/
• New Mulch Raises Debate - http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080918/NEWS01/809180305
• NYPIRG’s Playground Safety Report 2006 - http://www.nypirg.org/CONSUMER/playground06/results.html