California Playground Regulations
California Code of Regulations
Title 22. Social
Security
Division 4. Environmental
Health
Chapter 22. Safety Regulations
for Playgrounds
§65700. Certified Playground Safety Inspector.
"Certified
Playground Safety Inspector" means an individual who has completed program
requirements as a Certified Playground Safety Inspector as specified in
Section 65750.
NOTE
Authority cited: Sections 100275 and 115725,
Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 115725, Health and Safety
Code.
HISTORY
1. New chapter 22 (articles 1-4, sections
65700-65755), article 1 (sections 65700-65700.12) and section filed
12-22-99; operative 1-1-2000 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(d) (Register 99, No. 52).
§65700.2. Children.
"Children"
means individuals who are two years of age through twelve years of
age.
NOTE
Authority cited: Sections 100275 and 115725, Health
and Safety Code. Reference: Section 115725, Health and Safety
Code.
HISTORY
1. New section filed 12-22-99; operative 1-1-2000
pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 99, No.
52).
§65700.6. Operator.
"Operator"
means any entity which operates a playground open to the public, including
a church, subdivision, hotel, motel, resort, camp, office, hospital,
shopping center, child care setting, and restaurant and any public agency,
state agency, city, county, city and county, school district, and any
other district.
NOTE
Authority cited: Sections 100275 and
115725, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 115725 and 115735,
Health and Safety Code.
HISTORY
1. New section filed 12-22-99;
operative 1-1-2000 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d)
(Register 99, No. 52).
§65700.8. Playground.
"Playground"
means an improved outdoor area designed, equipped, and set aside for
children's play that is not intended for use as an athletic playing field
or athletic court, and shall include all playground equipment, surfacing,
fencing, signs, internal pathways, internal land forms, vegetation, and
related structures.
NOTE
Authority cited: Sections 100275 and
115725, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 115725 and 115735,
Health and Safety Code.
HISTORY
1. New section filed 12-22-99;
operative 1-1-2000 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d)
(Register 99, No. 52).
§65700.10. Playground Equipment.
"Playground
Equipment" means a fabricated structure intended primarily for play by
children located at a playground which has at least one surface designated
and intended for play by children and which is anchored to or built into
the ground and not intended to be moved.
NOTE
Authority cited:
Sections 100275 and 115725, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section
115725, Health and Safety Code.
HISTORY
1. New section filed
12-22-99; operative 1-1-2000 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(d) (Register 99, No. 52).
§65700.12. Supervisor.
"Supervisor"
means an individual who has been hired or appointed by the operator, on a
paid or volunteer basis, and trained by the operator to oversee the use of
the playground, report hazards or injuries, and administer first aid in
the case of injury.
NOTE
Authority cited: Sections 100275 and
115725, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 115725 and 115735,
Health and Safety Code.
HISTORY
1. New section filed 12-22-99;
operative 1-1-2000 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d)
(Register 99, No. 52).
§65710. Operator Requirements.
(a) Operators
shall comply with the sections of the Handbook for Public
Playground Safety (CPSC Handbook), Publication Number 325, U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission November 1997, Date Code: 009711,
(available from the Office of Information and Public Affairs, U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, D.C. 20207, or at no cost
on-line HERE), and
the sections of the Standard
Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for
Public Use (ASTM Standard), Designation: F 1487 - 98, American
Society for Testing and Materials, 1998 (available from the American
Society for Testing and Materials, 100 Barr Harbor Dr., West Conshohocken,
PA 19428, available for purchase on-line HERE),
that relate to the design, installation, inspection, and maintenance of a
playground and playground equipment, which are identified in this chapter
and are hereby incorporated by reference.
(b) Wherever the sections
of the CPSC Handbook identified in this chapter make recommendations, they
shall be understood as mandatory requirements for purposes of this
chapter; for instance, wherever those sections use the term "should," it
shall be understood as the term "shall"; wherever those sections use the
term "recommend," it shall be understood as the term "require"; wherever
those sections use the term "recommendation," it shall be understood as
the term "requirement"; wherever those sections use the phrase "it is
recommended," it shall be understood as the phrase "it is required";
wherever those sections use the phrase "it is not recommended," it shall
be understood as the phrase "it is prohibited."
NOTE
Authority
cited: Sections 100275 and 115725, Health and Safety Code. Reference:
Sections 115725 and 115735, Health and Safety Code.
HISTORY
1.
New article 2 (sections 65710-65745) and section filed 12-22-99; operative
1-1-2000 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 99, No.
52).
§65715. Initial Inspection.
Operators
shall have an initial inspection of their playgrounds by a Certified
Playground Safety Inspector by October 1, 2000. Based on the initial
inspection, operators shall implement any changes in the design,
installation, inspection, maintenance and supervision of their playgrounds
that are identified as necessary to comply with the requirements
established in this chapter. Operators shall upgrade their playgrounds by
replacement or improvement to the extent required by Section 115730 of the
Health and Safety Code.
NOTE
Authority cited: Sections 100275
and 115725, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 115725, 115730 and
115735, Health and Safety Code.
HISTORY
1. New section filed
12-22-99; operative 1-1-2000 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(d) (Register 99, No. 52).
§65720. Design.
Operators
shall design or redesign playgrounds, locate or relocate playground
equipment and routes of access to and from playgrounds, and surface or
resurface portions of playgrounds to comply with the following
requirements:
(a) Section 4.2 of the CPSC Handbook - Critical
Height
(b) Section 4.3 of the CPSC Handbook - Fall Heights for
Equipment
(c) Section 4.4 of the CPSC Handbook - Equipment to
Which Protective Surfacing Recommendations Do Not Apply
(d)
Section 5 of the CPSC Handbook - Use Zones for Equipment, in its entirety
(e) Section 9 of the ASTM Standard - Playground Layout, in its
entirety
(f) Section 10 of the ASTM Standard - Accessibility, in
its entirety
(g) Section 11.2 of the ASTM Standard -
Owner's/Operator's Responsibilities for Installation.
NOTE
Authority cited: Sections 100275 and 115725, Health and
Safety Code. Reference: Sections 115725 and 115735, Health and Safety
Code.
HISTORY
1. New section filed 12-22-99; operative 1-1-2000
pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 99, No.
52).
§65725. Equipment and Materials.
Operators
shall provide playground equipment and surfacing materials that comply
with the following requirements:
(a) Section 8 of the CPSC Handbook
- Materials of Manufacture and Construction, in its entirety
(b)
Section 9 of the CPSC Handbook - General Hazards, in its
entirety
(c) Section 10 of the CPSC Handbook - Stairways, Ladders
and Handrails (including 10.1, General; 10.2.1, Rungs and Other
Handgripping Components; 10.3, Handrails; 10.3.1, Handrail Height; 10.3.2,
Handrail Diameter; and 10.4, Transition From Access to Platform), except
for 10.2, Stairways and Ladders, which is excluded
(d) Section 11
of the CPSC Handbook - Platforms, Guardrails and Protective Barriers, in
its entirety
(e) Section 12 of the CPSC Handbook - Major Types of
Playground Equipment, except for 12.4.3, Slide Platforms, which is
excluded
(f) Section 4 of the ASTM Standard - Materials and
Manufacture, in its entirety
(g) Section 6 of the ASTM Standard -
Performance Requirements, in its entirety
(h) Section 7 of the ASTM
Standard - Requirements for Access/Egress, in its entirety
(i)
Section 8 of the ASTM Standard - Equipment, except for 8.6, Swings, which
is excluded
(j) Section 14 of the ASTM Standard - Labeling, in its
entirety
NOTE
Authority cited: Sections 100275 and 115725,
Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 115725 and 115735, Health and
Safety Code.
HISTORY
1. New section filed 12-22-99; operative
1-1-2000 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 99, No.
52).
§65730. Assembly and Installation.
Operators
shall have playground equipment assembled and installed in compliance with
the written instructions of the manufacturer. Either the playground
equipment shall be assembled and installed by or under the direct
supervision of an individual who is authorized by the manufacturer to
assemble and install the equipment or, prior to its first use, the
playground equipment shall be inspected by a Certified Playground Safety
Inspector who shall certify to the operator in writing that the equipment,
insofar as it can be seen without disassembling it or digging into the
surfacing, is in compliance with the requirements established in this
chapter.
NOTE
Authority cited: Sections 100275 and 115725,
Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 115725 and 115735, Health and
Safety Code.
HISTORY
1. New section filed 12-22-99; operative
1-1-2000 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 99, No.
52).
§65735. Maintenance.
Operators
shall maintain and inspect the playground and playground equipment in
accordance with Section 7.2 of the CPSC Handbook and Section 13 of the
ASTM Standard.
NOTE
Authority cited: Sections 100275 and 115725,
Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 115725 and 115735, Health and
Safety Code. HISTORY
1. New section filed 12-22-99; operative 1-1-2000
pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 99, No.
52).
§65740. Training.
Operators
shall train their personnel involved in the design, installation, and
maintenance of a playground by ensuring their personnel have read and
understood the requirements established in this chapter, before
participating in the design, installation or maintenance of a playground
for which the personnel has responsibility.
NOTE
Authority
cited: Sections 100275 and 115725, Health and Safety Code. Reference:
Sections 115725 and 115735, Health and Safety Code.
HISTORY
1.
New section filed 12-22-99; operative 1-1-2000 pursuant to Government Code
section 11343.4(d) (Register 99, No. 52).
§65745. Supervision.
Operators who
provide supervision shall do so in accordance with Section 6.4 of the CPSC
Handbook.
NOTE
Authority cited: Sections 100275 and 115725,
Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 115725 and 115730, Health and
Safety Code.
HISTORY
1. New section filed 12-22-99; operative
1-1-2000 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 99, No.
52).
Article 3. Certified Playground Safety Inspector Requirements
§65750. Certified Playground Safety Inspector.
A Certified
Playground Safety Inspector shall possess a current Certified Playground
Safety Inspector certificate issued by the National Playground Safety
Institute (c/o National Parks and Recreation Association, 22377 Belmont
Ridge Road, Ashburn, VA 20148, telephone: (703) 858-2148 or e-mail:
info@nrpa.org).
NOTE
Authority cited: Sections 100275 and
115725, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 115725, Health and
Safety Code.
HISTORY
1. New article 3 (section 65750) and
section filed 12-22-99; operative 1-1-2000 pursuant to Government Code
section 11343.4(d) (Register 99, No. 52).
Article 4. Provisions for Child Care Centers and
Facilities
Operated for the Developmentally Disabled
§65755. Child Care Center and Developmentally Disabled Facility
Requirements.
Operators of
playgrounds in child care centers regulated by the California Department
of Social Services (CDSS) pursuant to California Code of Regulations,
Title 22, Division 12, Chapter 1, and facilities operated for the
developmentally disabled, shall comply with the requirements established
in this chapter.
NOTE
Authority cited: Sections 100275 and
115725, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 115725 and 115740,
Health and Safety Code.
HISTORY
1. New article 4 (section 65755)
and section filed 12-22-99; operative 1-1-2000 pursuant to Government Code
section 11343.4(d) (Register 99, No. 52).
Last modified: Mar-2-2000.
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