X3. S
ECTI
ON 4
OF T
HE CO
NSUM
ER P
RODU
CT SA
FETY
COM
MIS
SION
’SOU
TDOO
R HO
ME P
LAYG
ROUN
D SA
FETY
HAN
DBOO
K X3
.1 S
elec
t Pro
tect
ive
Surf
acin
g –
One
of t
he m
ost i
mpo
rtan
t thi
ngs
you
can
do to
redu
ce th
e lik
elih
ood
of s
erio
us h
ead
inju
ries
is to
inst
all
shoc
k-ab
sorb
ing
prot
ectiv
e su
rfac
ing
unde
r an
d ar
ound
you
r pl
ay e
quip
men
t. Th
e pr
otec
tive
surf
acin
g sh
ould
be
appl
ied
to a
dep
th t
hat
is s
uita
ble
for
the
equi
pmen
t he
ight
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith A
STM
Spe
cifi c
atio
n F
1292
. The
re a
re d
iff er
ent
type
s of
sur
faci
ng t
o ch
oose
from
;
whi
chev
er p
rodu
ct y
ou se
lect
, fol
low
thes
e gu
idel
ines
:
X3.1
.1 L
oose
Fill
Mat
eria
ls:
X3.1
.1.1
Mai
ntai
n a
min
imum
dep
th o
f 9 in
ches
of l
oose
-fi ll
mat
eria
ls su
ch a
s woo
d m
ulch
/ chi
ps, e
ngin
eere
d w
ood
fi ber
(EW
F), o
r shr
edde
d/
recy
cled
rubb
er m
ulch
for e
quip
men
t up
to 8
feet
hig
h; a
nd 9
inch
es o
f san
d or
pea
gra
vel f
or e
quip
men
t up
to 5
feet
hig
h. N
OTE:
An
initi
al
fi ll l
evel
of 1
2 in
ches
will
com
-pre
ss to
abo
ut a
9-i
nch
dept
h of
sur
faci
ng o
ver t
ime.
The
sur
faci
ng w
ill a
lso
com
pact
, dis
plac
e, a
nd s
ettle
, and
shou
ld b
e pe
riodi
cally
refi l
led
to m
aint
ain
at le
ast a
9-i
nch
dept
h.
X3.1
.2 U
se a
min
imum
of 6
inch
es o
f pro
tect
ive
surf
acin
g fo
r pla
y eq
uipm
ent l
ess t
han
4 fe
et in
hei
ght.
If m
aint
aine
d pr
oper
ly, t
his s
houl
d be
adeq
uate
. (At
dep
ths
less
than
6 in
ches
, the
pro
tect
ive
mat
eria
l is
too
easi
ly d
ispl
aced
or c
ompa
cted
.) N
OTE:
Do
not i
nsta
ll ho
me
play
grou
nd
equi
pmen
t ove
r con
cret
e, a
spha
lt, o
r any
oth
er h
ard
surf
ace.
A fa
ll on
to a
har
d su
rfac
e ca
n re
sult
in se
rious
inju
ry to
the
equi
pmen
t use
r. Gr
ass
and
dirt
are
not
con
side
red
prot
ectiv
e su
rfac
ing
beca
use
wea
r an
d en
viro
nmen
tal f
acto
rs c
an r
educ
e th
eir
shoc
k ab
sorb
ing
eff e
ctiv
enes
s.
Carp
etin
g an
d th
in m
ats a
re g
ener
ally
not
ade
quat
e pr
otec
tive
surf
ac-i
ng. G
roun
d le
vel e
quip
men
t suc
h as
a sa
ndbo
x, a
ctiv
ity
wal
l, pl
ayho
use
or o
ther
equ
ipm
ent t
hat h
as n
o el
evat
ed p
lay
surf
ace
does
not
nee
d an
y pr
otec
tive
surf
acin
g.
X3.1
.3 U
se c
onta
inm
ent,
such
as
digg
ing
out
arou
nd t
he p
erim
eter
and
/orv
lini
ng t
he p
erim
eter
with
land
scap
e ed
ging
. Don
’t fo
rget
to
acco
unt f
or w
ater
dra
inag
e.
X3.1
.3.1
Che
ck a
nd m
aint
ain
the
dept
h of
the
loos
e-fi l
l sur
faci
ng m
ater
ial.
To m
aint
ain
the
right
am
ount
of l
oose
-fi ll
mat
eria
ls, m
ark
the
corr
ect l
evel
on
play
equ
ipm
ent s
uppo
rt p
osts
. Tha
t way
you
can
eas
ily se
e w
hen
to re
plen
ish
and/
or re
dist
ribut
e th
e su
rfac
ing.
X3.1
.3.2
Do
not i
nsta
ll lo
ose
fi ll s
urfa
cing
ove
r har
d su
rfac
es su
ch a
s con
cret
e or
asp
halt.
X3.1
.4 P
oure
d-in
-Pla
ce S
urfa
ces o
r Pre
-Man
ufac
ture
d Ru
bber
Tile
s Yo
u m
ay b
e in
tere
sted
in u
sing
surf
acin
g ot
her t
han
loos
e fi l
l mat
eria
ls li
ke
rubb
er ti
les o
r pou
red-
in-p
lace
surf
aces
.
X3.1
.4.1
Inst
alla
tions
of t
hese
surf
aces
gen
eral
ly re
quire
a p
rofe
ssio
nal a
nd a
re n
ot “d
o-it-
your
self
” pro
ject
s.
X3.1
.4.2
Rev
iew
surf
ace
spec
ifi ca
tions
bef
ore
purc
hasi
ng th
is ty
pe o
f sur
faci
ng. A
sk th
e in
stal
ler/
man
ufac
ture
r for
a re
port
show
ing
that
the
prod
uct h
as b
een
test
ed to
the
follo
win
g sa
fety
sta
ndar
d: A
STM
F12
92 S
tand
ard
Spec
ifi ca
tion
for I
mpa
ct A
tten
uatio
n of
Sur
faci
ng M
ater
ials
with
in th
e Us
e Zo
ne o
f Pla
ygro
und
Equi
pmen
t. Th
is re
port
shou
ld sh
ow th
e sp
ecifi
c hei
ght f
or w
hich
the
surf
ace
is in
tend
ed to
pro
tect
aga
inst
serio
us h
ead
inju
ry. T
his
heig
ht s
houl
d be
equ
al to
or g
reat
er th
an th
e fa
ll he
ight
– th
e ve
rtic
al d
ista
nce
betw
een
a de
sign
ated
pla
y su
rfac
e
(ele
vate
d su
rfac
e fo
r sta
ndin
g, si
ttin
g, o
r clim
bing
) and
the
prot
ectiv
e su
rfac
ing
belo
w –
of y
our p
lay
equi
pmen
t.
X3.1
.4.3
Che
ck th
e pr
otec
tive
surf
acin
g fr
eque
ntly
for w
ear.
X3.1
.5 P
lace
men
t – P
rope
r pla
cem
ent a
nd m
aint
enan
ce o
f pro
tect
ive
surf
acin
g is
ess
entia
l. Be
sur
e to
: X3.
1.5.
1 Ex
tend
sur
faci
ng a
t lea
st 6
feet
from
the
equi
pmen
t in
all d
irect
ions
.
X3.1
.5.2
For
to-f
ro sw
ings
, ext
end
prot
ectiv
e su
rfac
ing
in fr
ont o
f and
beh
ind
the
swin
g to
a d
ista
nce
equa
l to
twic
e th
e he
ight
of t
he to
p ba
r
from
whi
ch th
e sw
ing
is su
spen
ded.
X3.1
.5.3
For
tire
sw
ings
, ext
end
surf
acin
g in
a c
ircle
who
se ra
dius
is e
qual
to t
he h
eigh
t of
the
sus
pend
ing
chai
n or
rope
, plu
s 6
feet
in a
ll
dire
ctio
ns.
To re
duce
the
likel
ihoo
d of
inju
ry p
leas
e fo
llow
the
guid
elin
es a
s out
lined
in th
is m
anua
l.
Your
M&
M W
eb R
ider
z Sw
ing
has
been
tes
ted
to e
nsur
e sa
fety
and
com
plie
s w
ith: A
STM
F11
48 S
tand
ard
Cons
umer
Saf
ety
Perf
orm
ance
Spec
ifi ca
tions
for H
ome
Play
grou
nd E
quip
men
t, F1
487
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dard
Con
sum
er S
afet
y Pe
rfor
man
ce S
peci
fi cat
ions
for P
layg
roun
d Eq
uipm
ent f
or
Publ
ic U
se, a
nd C
PSIA
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cifi c
atio
ns fo
r lea
d pa
int.
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ssist
ance
plea
se co
ntac
t:
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Inst
alla
tio
n, O
per
atio
n &
Mai
nte
nan
ce In
stru
ctio
ns
for
M&
M W
eb R
ider
z Sw
ing
INST
ALL
ATI
ON
1. D
o no
t in
stal
l web
sw
ing
over
con
cret
e, a
spha
lt, p
acke
d ea
rth,
or
any
othe
r ha
rd s
urfa
ce. S
ee p
ages
5-6
for
mor
e in
form
atio
n on
pro
per p
rote
ctiv
e su
rfac
ing
mat
eria
l.
2. C
onfi r
m t
hat
the
supp
ortin
g st
ruct
ure
is s
ecur
e, it
will
sup
port
at
leas
t 60
0 po
unds
, is
over
leve
l gro
und,
has
a m
inim
um h
eigh
t of 7
ft. a
nd is
no
less
than
6 ft
. on
all s
ides
from
ver
tical
ele
men
ts. W
eb s
win
g sh
ould
hav
e a
clea
ranc
e of
at
leas
t 1.
5 x
the
tota
l len
gth
of a
ll th
e ro
pe m
easu
red
from
the
tre
e lim
b/ho
rizon
tal b
eam
to
the
met
al O
ring
/s a
ttac
hmen
t poi
nt.
3. T
ree
Limb
Asse
mbl
y -
Test
tre
e lim
b to
ens
ure
that
it w
ill h
old
the
wei
ght
limit
of 6
00 lb
s. s
afel
y. O
btai
n
addi
tiona
l ro
pe t
o at
tach
the
Web
Rid
erz
to t
he h
oriz
onta
l (li
mb)
sup
port
. The
rop
e us
ed s
houl
d no
t be
les
s
than
the
qua
lity,
dur
abili
ty a
nd s
tren
gth
of U
V st
abili
zed,
1/2
” tw
iste
d or
bra
ided
pol
yeth
ylen
e ro
pe. F
or s
ingl
e
atta
chm
ent
set
up f
orm
a s
mal
l noo
se a
t on
e en
d of
you
r ro
pe a
nd t
hrow
it o
ver
the
tree
lim
b. F
or t
he d
ual
atta
chm
ent o
ptio
n re
peat
this
ste
p. R
un th
e ot
her e
nd o
f rop
e th
roug
h th
e no
ose
you
crea
ted
and
tight
en fi
rmly
.
Run
the
end
of ro
pe th
roug
h th
e ,m
etal
ring
on
the
web
sw
ing.
Tie
a m
inim
um o
f TW
O tig
ht k
nots
fi rm
ly. R
epea
t
for d
ual a
ttac
hmen
t. Bo
ttom
of s
win
g sh
ould
be
no m
ore
than
24”
and
no
less
than
18”
from
the
grou
nd.
4. Sw
ing S
et or
othe
r Hor
izont
al B
eam
Ass
embl
y - A
ttac
h th
e w
eb sw
ing
to a
swin
g se
t by
rem
ovin
g tw
o se
ts o
f
swin
gs fr
om th
e ex
istin
g sw
ing
set a
nd a
ttac
h th
e up
per m
etal
O ri
ngs t
o th
e ch
ain
supp
ort h
ook
usin
g ca
rabi
nier
s
(not
incl
uded
) rat
ed fo
r at l
east
600
lbs.
Allo
w 1
.5x
the
tota
l len
gth
of th
e ro
pe to
the
met
al O
ring
of c
lear
ance
on
each
sid
e of
the
swin
g fr
om s
tatio
nary
obj
ects
or o
ther
sw
ingi
ng e
lem
ents
of a
ny k
ind.
Bot
tom
of s
win
g sh
ould
be n
o m
ore
than
24”
and
no
less
than
18”
from
the
grou
ndDua
l att
achm
ent e
xam
ple
Sing
le a
ttac
hmen
t exa
mpl
e AD
JUST
SW
ING
HEI
GH
TTh
e he
ight
adj
ustm
ent o
f you
r web
sw
ing
mus
t be
mad
e be
fore
use
. The
sup
port
ing
rope
s th
at g
o th
roug
h th
e
swin
g tu
bing
are
not
per
man
ently
tied
. The
tem
pora
ry lo
op sh
own
belo
w m
ust b
e un
done
and
a p
erm
anen
t kno
t
mus
t be
tied
afte
r the
hei
ght o
f the
swin
g is
adj
uste
d.
Afte
r the
hei
ght o
f the
swin
g is
set (
see
Clea
ranc
e Re
quire
men
ts b
elow
)a p
erm
anen
t kno
t (as
show
n be
low
) mus
t
be m
ade
on e
ach
of th
e ro
pes t
o en
sure
pro
per u
se a
nd sa
fety
.
Tem
pora
ry lo
opD
oubl
e ov
erha
nd k
not
Pull
tight
At l
east
6 fe
et fr
om tr
unk
or 1
½ ti
mes
the
leng
thof
the
swin
gs ro
pe
18 in
ch m
inum
um to
24
inch
max
imum
grou
nd c
lear
ance
Rope
CLE
AR
AN
CE
REQ
UIR
EMEN
TS
OP
ERA
TIO
N IN
STR
UC
TIO
NS
1. A
n ad
ult s
houl
d su
perv
ise
play
on
this
pro
duct
for c
hild
ren
of a
ll ag
es.
2. O
nly
for f
amily
dom
estic
out
door
use.
3. D
ress
chi
ldre
n ap
prop
riate
ly,
incl
udin
g w
earin
g w
ell-
fi ttin
g sh
oes
that
fully
pro
tect
feet
.
4. In
stru
ct c
hild
ren:
• To
avo
id sw
ingi
ng
empt
y se
ats o
r sw
ings
. • To
not
swin
g
high
er th
an h
ook
atta
chm
ent.
• Get
off
the
swin
g on
ly a
fter
it h
as c
ompl
etel
y
stop
ped
and
to h
old
the
rope
unt
il bo
th fe
et a
re p
lant
ed fi
rmly
on
the
grou
nd. •
To re
mov
e ar
ticle
s bef
ore
play
ing
on e
quip
men
t tha
t cre
ate
haza
rds w
hen
they
get
tang
led
and
caug
ht (e
xam
ples
incl
ude:
pon
chos
,
scar
ves,
and
oth
er lo
ose-
fi ttin
g cl
othi
ng, b
ike
or o
ther
spor
ts h
elm
ets)
. • N
ot to
wal
k cl
ose
to, i
n fr
ont o
f, be
hind
,
or b
etw
een
mov
ing
item
s.
DO
NO
T w
alk
in fr
ont o
r beh
ind
swin
g w
hile
in m
otio
n
WAR
NIN
G: N
ever
sw
ing
high
er th
an h
ook
atta
chm
ent
MA
INTE
NA
NC
E IN
STR
UC
TIO
NS
1. A
t the
beg
inni
ng o
f eac
h se
ason
and
at l
east
twic
e m
onth
ly d
urin
g us
age,
trea
t rop
es w
ith a
Tefl o
n-ba
sed
lubr
ican
t.
2. B
efor
e ea
ch u
se,
chec
k th
e ro
pe,
knot
s,
supp
ort
and
all
conn
ectio
ns f
or e
vide
nce
of
dete
riora
tion,
exc
essi
ve w
ear,
frac
ture
s, b
reak
s
or s
harp
edg
es a
nd re
plac
e as
nec
essa
ry. 3
. Tak
e
tire
swin
g in
door
s w
hen
the
tem
pera
ture
dro
ps
belo
w 3
2 de
gree
s Fah
renh
eit.
WAR
NIN
G: F
ailu
re
to c
arry
out
thes
e ch
ecks
and
insp
ectio
ns c
ould
resu
lt in
a fa
ll or
inju
ry.