The CPSC also created a book of guidelines for public playground safety in 1981 that has shaped the commercial playground industry and their safety efforts.

The report, "Playing It Safe," follows recent efforts by other organizations to draw attention to playground safety.

Still another problem in playground safety is the clothing children wear.

"Playing It Safe" includes a parents' checklist for playground safety.

Most municipalities do not have ordinances covering playground safety.

So don't jog to the jungle gym just yet - test your safety smarts with our playground safety quiz first.

C1 Health Page C14 Personal Health: Guidelines for playground safety.

Then, at the request of playground equipment manufacturers, the American Society for Testing and Materials drew up its own voluntary standard for public playground safety.

Mr. Frost and many others are convinced that the number of lawsuits over playground safety has sharply increased, though no statistics seem to exist.

Parental supervision, and teaching kids how to be safe, increases playground safety.