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Due to COVID-19, inspection stations hours in your area are likely to be suspended or adjusted. Please call ahead to make sure they are open.
Want professional help to learn how to install your car seat? Safe Kids hosts thousands of child passenger safety events across the country. Our trained technicians will teach you everything you need to know to make sure your car seat is fitted and installed correctly.
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Playground
With active supervision and some basic safety tips, every day at the playground can be a walk in the park.
The Hard Facts
Falls are the most common type of playground injury, accounting for more than 75 percent of all playground-related injuries. Lack of or improper supervision is associated with approximately 45 percent of playground-related injuries.
Top Tips
- Actively supervise children on playgrounds. It won’t be hard – they’ll probably be calling for you to watch them climb, jump and swing.
- Take your kids to playgrounds with shock-absorbing surfaces such as rubber, synthetic turf, sand, pea gravel, wood chips or mulch. If your child falls, the landing will be more cushioned than on asphalt, concrete, grass or dirt.
- Dress appropriately for the playground. Remove necklaces, purses, scarves or clothing with drawstrings that can get caught on equipment and pose a strangulation hazard. Even helmets can be dangerous on a playground, so save those for bikes.
- Teach children that pushing, shoving or crowding while on the playground can be dangerous.
Learn More
Play more and worry less by learning more about how to keep kids safe at the playground.