Early childhood

Question 1

What is the max height of moveable boxes or similar?

Answer 1

Moveable boxes or similar equipment 1200

Question 2

What is the max height of all other equipment in EC

Answer 2

All other equipment 1500

Question 3

Does moveable equipment need to be supervised?

Answer 3

yep, When not in use, moveable playground equipment shall be inaccessible.

Question 4

What is the min fall zone for moveable equip?

Answer 4

1500 and if over 600mm needs impact attenuation.

Question 5

Do moveable play equipment require handrails? Guardrails or barriers?

Answer 5

No.

Question 6

What sort of attachments do moveable playground equipment need?

Answer 6

attachments that connect securely and are unable to move or slip out while in use.

Question 7

If equipment is under 600 does there need to be impact attenuation?

Answer 7

should have some impact attenuating properties, but in such situations no test of its critical height is required.

Question 8

When setting up equipment, what do caregivers need to watch out for?

Answer 8

tipping or falling while in use and to prevent entrapment.

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Question 9

Can swing frames have more than two swings per bay?

Answer 9

yes

Question 10

Can they have different types of swings, eg ropes, barrels etc?

Answer 10

Yes

Question 11

Can swing Fall zones overlap fall zones of any other equipment.

Answer 11

No

Question 12

Swing Fall zone is defined by

Answer 12

The fall zone of the swing shall be determined by which can be calculated as 0,867 × the length of the suspension member, h) and adding a fixed distance of 1.5.

Question 13

What does the table in the back of the standards show?

Answer 13

Swing seat separations, pivot dimensions, free height of fall, fall zones.

Question 14

(for other than early childcare OVERHEAD

Answer 14

2200