School playground climbing equipment - safe or unsafe?

J.D. Langley; B. Crosado

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School playground climbing equipment - safe or unsafe?

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School playground climbing equipment - safe or unsafe?

J.D. Langley and B. Crosado

New Zealand Medical Journal, Vol.95(713), pp.540-542

1982

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/14869

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Abstract

accidents

accident prevention

injuries

injury prevention

playground equipment

safety

school injuries

Australia

child

equipment design standards

equipment safety standards

play

schools

wounds and injuries/epidemiology

This report describes a survey of school playground climbing equipment. The majority of the equipment was considered to be unsafe because it was either too high or mounted over non impact absorbing surfaces. This paper led to revision of the New Zealand Standards for playgrounds.

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Record Identifier: 9926478749601891
Title: School playground climbing equipment - safe or unsafe?
Creators: J.D. Langley
B. Crosado
Publication Details: New Zealand Medical Journal, Vol.95(713), pp.540-542
Academic Unit: Psychology; Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit (DMHDRU)
Publisher: New Zealand Medical Association
Date published ; e-published: 1982
Copyright: This article was first published in New Zealand Medical Journal (New Zealand Medical Association). It is made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Copyright © 1982 New Zealand Medical Association. All rights reserved.
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