Featuring fiberglass,
aluminum, wood and plastisol coated tables and benches,
equipment for physical fitness, traditional and arch style
baseball backstops, basketball uprights, backboards and goal
rims, tennis, volleyball and badminton court posts and nets,
portable field bleachers, bike racks, flagpoles and site
amenities. Over the past 25 years, I have seen many changes
in our industry- from the old monkey bars, as they were
called, to the new exotic play structures with large diameter
pipe, deck type platforms and high tech polyethylene plastic
components and slides. But the biggest change came about when
the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission was established.
It has subsequently published two handbooks of guidelines to
assist public agencies and manufacturing companies to help
eliminate playground accidents for our children. As late as
November, 1993, the American Society for Testing and
Materials published an American Standard F1487-93. This is
the Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for
Playground Equipment for Public Use.
We at L.A. Steelcraft have
reviewed every product on this website and have modified all
of our products to adhere to these guidelines and standards.
We will make on the spot changes if there are additional
guidelines adopted.
For over 50 years L.A.
Steelcraft has been furnishing playground and field equipment
for public use with the sole intent of offering safe and
sturdy equipment for children. I reccomend that you review
your existing playground and see if any of these new
guidelines apply to your facility.
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If you need help
analyzing your playground, please call L.A.
Steelcraft, or one of our representatives, to assist
you in determining how these new guidelines will
impact your facility. Please call 626-798-7401.
As you know, we
cannot mandate safety. There will always be accidents
and children will fall. We must take a more positive
outlook on supervision for our children as well as
setting up consistent maintenance programs to help
control safety in our school yards, parks and
recreation facilities as well as private
institutions.
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