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Safety
He
looks to you for a playground that’s fun.
You look to us for a playground that’s safe.
Playworld Systems maintains a proactive approach to
safety compliance, constantly updating existing
equipment and creating new activities that meet or
exceed both U.S. and International requirements,
including CPSC guidelines and ASTM, EN, and CSA
standards.
 Playworld Systems is a founding member of IPEMA, the International Play Equipment
Manufacturers Association, a member-driven organization
whose mission is to assist in providing safe
environments for children to play!
In the interest of playground safety, IPEMA provides a
Third Party Certification service whereby a designated
independent laboratory validates a participant’s
certification of conformance to the ASTM standard F1487,
Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specifications for
Playground Equipment for Public Use, CAN/CSA Z614, A
Guideline on Children’s Play Spaces and Equipment, or
ASTM F1292-99, Standard Specification for Impact
Attenuation Under and Around Playground Equipment.
The use of the corresponding IPEMA Certification Logo
signifies that Playworld Systems has received written
validation from the independent laboratory that the
product associated with the use of the logo conforms
with the requirements of the indicated standard. Check
the
IPEMA
website to confirm product certification.
Playworld Systems is proud to offer products that have
received IPEMA certification to all standards. To see a
complete listing of our certified products,
visit
the IPEMA website.
Playworld Systems is committed to producing products
that meet or exceed all relevant government standards,
including ASTM, CPSC, EN, and CSA.
is the scientific and
technical organization chiefly responsible for
developing standards for testing different materials. In
1993, the ASTM published Standard Consumer Safety
Performance Specifications for Playground Equipment for
Public Use, designated as F1487-93. The standard was
reprinted in 1995 and 1998; and revised in 2001 with new
designation F1487-01. It is this standard that
establishes minimum acceptable performance
specifications for everything from swings to surfacing.
For more information, contact ASTMI at
(610) 832-9585 or visit
ASTM
online at
www.astm.org.
is
an independent agency of the U.S. federal government
whose purpose is to inform the public of risks
associated with consumer products. The CPSC’s Handbook
for Public Playground Safety, pub. #325, is the key
reference tool for the playground industry, including
specifications for the use of play equipment and
recommendations concerning age-related designs and play
components. The
CPSC
can be reached in Washington, D.C., at
1-800-638-2772 or online at
www.cpsc.gov.
Playworld Systems is proud to manufacture products that
are certified to be in compliance with the European Norm
EN1176.
The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) document, A
Guideline on Children’s Play Spaces and Equipment
(Standard CAN/CSA-Z614-98), published in 1998, and
revised in 2003, contains recommendations on technical
requirements and practices applicable to design,
manufacture/construction, installation, maintenance, and
inspection of children’s play equipment for use in
public play spaces. Call CSA at
1-800-463-6727 or visit the website at
www.csa.ca.
Playworld Systems cares about helping you maintain safe
equipment after the sale. We provide detailed equipment
maintenance instructions with each playstructure to help
you keep your equipment looking great.
FREE
ASTMI/CPSC Playground Audit Guide
A
Playground Safety Audit Kit to evaluate your existing equipment
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The
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) 
