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• Check for loose spring castings and tighten.
• Check for missing or broken parts, rungs, or steps and repair as necessary.
• Replace worn or damaged belt seats or other swing seats.
• Check for worn chains and replace them as needed.
• Check to be sure there is free movement of swing hanger and other moving attached parts.
• Check the vertical distance between the underside of the occupied swing seat and the
protective surface. It should measure no less than 12 inches. Adjust swing seat height as
necessary.
• Check for deformation of open “S” hooks, shackles, rings, links, etc. Check “S” hooks for
excessive wear, making sure they are properly closed; never reuse an “S” hook.
• Check for worn swing hangers and chain. When these areas are identified, replacements
should be made.
• Check for missing, damaged, or loose swing seats. Check rubber seats for wear, sharp
edges/points, scorching, or burn damage. Repair and replace as needed.
• Check for swing chain wrapped around top rail and if found, unwrap. Replace chains as
necessary.
• Check for hard surfaces, especially under swings, slides, etc. Refer to CPSC surfacing
requirements.
• Check for surfacing material that is worn or scattered and restore.
• Debris, broken glass, trash, or other foreign objects within or on the play area/equipment
should be removed.
• Check for poor drainage areas an repair.
• Check concrete footings to see if they are exposed, cracked, or loose in the ground and re
pair as necessary.
• Check for proper grease in tire swing assemblies and lubricate as necessary.
• Check drainage holes in tire swing tires for blockage and remove debris as necessary.
• Check for lack of lubrication on all moving parts and lubricate as needed.
• Check crush points (exposed mechanisms, junctures of moving components) and eliminate.
• Check for broken support/anchors. Stability in ground, structures should not be
easily swayed; connections should be solid and adequately secured.
• Check all posts (wood and steel) in ground for corrosion or rot below grade.
• When flexible components are anchored in the ground, check and make sure anchoring
devices are below the level of the playground.
• Check exit areas of slides. The exit area should be no more than 11 inches from the protec
tive surface for slides under 4 feet high. For slides over 4 feet high, the height of the exit
region from the surface should be between 7 and 15 inches.
• Check the surface area around slide exit for erosion and other damage and repair if necessary.
• Check for visible cracks, bending, warping, rusting, or breakage of any component and repair
as needed.
• Check for accessible sharp edges or points. Check for protruding bars, bolts, nuts, etc. Elimi-
nate these conditions.
• Check for exposed ends of tubing that should be covered with plugs or caps.
• Check for loose bolts, nuts, etc. and tighten.
• Check for broken or missing rails, steps, rungs, or seats and replace.
• Replace broken springs and seats on spring ridersand other similar play events.
