Safety must come first….but keep the element of play in playground…

How to make a playground safe.

Safety is the biggest issue that should concern any playground safety surface installer, ok so if it looks aesthetically beautiful this can add value to the play project, but safety and fun should be top of the list….

Did you know…

• A playground can be made safer by reducing the maximum fall height of equipment an example of this would be a tall slide.

• Better design of play equipment and were it is placed can increase safety.

• A wet pour safety surface can be installed in a variety of thicknesses according to the max free fall height.

• Wet pour can be laid around complex playground equipment.

• A wet pour safety surface overall depth is dependant on the playground equipment, as it is the critical fall height that dictates the final depth.

• A fun safe playground can help the promotion of play that can improve children’s health and well-being.

Spongy Surfaces can provide all kinds of safety surfaces including wet pour safety surfaces, safety grass mats and artificial grass mats, see our website for details..www.spongysurfaces.com


More than 38,000 children are injured seriously enough on UK playgrounds each year to have to go to hospital. RoSPA carries out hundreds of playground inspections annually, but believes there is a growing need for local authorities and landowners to be more aware of safety issues at other places where children play, but which are not necessarily authorised playgrounds.

“Play should be about children having fun and learning to manage risk through adventurous activity. This is an essential part of child development and important to the future health of the nation.”

RoSPA