Definitions Flashcards
An enclosing device around an elevated platform that is intended to prevent both inadvertent and deliberate attempts to pass through the device
Barrier / Protective Barrier
Two or more play structures attached or functionally linked, to create one integral unit that provides more than one play activity
Composite Structure
The fall height below which a life-threatening head injury would not be expected to occur
Critical Height
Any elevated surface for standing, walking, crawling, sitting or climbing, or a flat surface greater than 2 inches wide by 2 inches long having an angle less than 30° from horizontal
Designated Play Surface
A slide that follows the contour of the ground and at no point is the bottom of the chute greater than 12 inches above the surrounding ground
Embankment Slide
A condition in which the user’s clothes or something around the user’s neck becomes caught or entwined on a component of playground equipment
Entanglement
Any condition that impedes withdrawal of a body or body part that has penetrated an opening
Entrapment
The vertical distance between the highest designated play surface on a piece of equipment and the protective surfacing beneath it
Fall Height
A means for anchoring playground equipment to the ground
Footing
A swing generally appropriate for children under 4 years of age that provides support on all sides and between the legs of the occupant and cannot be entered or exited without adult assistance
Full Bucket Seat Swing
A fabric that retains its relative structure during handling, placement, and long-term service to enhance water movement, retard soil movement, and to add reinforcement and separation between the soil and the surfacing and/or sub-base.
Geotextile (filter) Cloth
An enclosing device around an elevated platform that is intended to prevent inadvertent falls from the elevated surface
Guardrail
Material(s) used in a protective barrier or between decks to prevent a user from passing through the barrier (e.g., vertical bars, lattice, solid panel, etc.)
Infill
A material used for protective surfacing in the use zone that consists of loose particles such as sand, gravel, engineered wood fibers, or shredded rubber
Loose-Fill Surfacing Material
Children 2 years of age through 5 years of age
Preschool-Age Children
Anything that extends extends outward from a surface of the playground equipment and must be tested to determine whether it is a protrusion or entanglement hazard, or both
Projection
Shock absorbing (i.e., impact attenuating) surfacing material in the use zone that conforms to the recommendations in §2.4 of this handbook
Protective Surfacing
A projection which, when tested, is found to be a hazard having the potential to cause bodily injury to a user who impacts it
Protrusion
A slide that has a chute consisting of a series of individual rollers over which the user travels
Roller Slide
Children 5 years of age through 12 years of age
School-Age Children
The inclined sliding surface of a slide
Slide Chute
Any play structure that has a fixed base and does not move
Stationary Play Equipment
Any person tasked with watching children on a playground. Supervisors may be paid professionals (e.g., childcare, elementary school or park and recreation personnel), paid seasonal workers (e.g., college or high school students), volunteers (e.g., PTA members), or unpaid caregivers (e.g., parents) of the children playing in the playground
Supervisor
Children 6 months through 23 months of age
Toddlers
