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Topic:Keeping Playgrounds Safe

Thesis:Three ways to keep playgrounds safe are: (1) show children the importance of playground safety (2) make a video for our school showing safe details about the playground and its equipment; and (3) make kids understand how playgrounds can be dangerous. I.Introduction II.show children the importance of playground safety III. make a video for our school showing safe details about playground and its equipment IV.make kids understand how playgrounds can be dangerous V.Conclusion

__Introduction__ From the article, Playground safety, the reader learns that playground safety is important because it shows the times of death and serious injuries that happen on the playground. Did you know that in the 1940's asphalt was recomended for playground surface and that they decided that asphalt for was safer than concrete(duh) and by the way,they do not use asphalt for playground surface.An another intresting fact is that in 1981 is the year the first guidelines were issued!More information is that in 1991 __CPSC__ issued an handbook with more critical information than the 1981copy(around an serious inncident on the playground. During that time the CPSC and the ASTM were working together and they accomplished lots of problems on payground safety. The N.P.P.S (national program for playground safety) suggest that the playground is appropiate for the ages of 6-12. Unless the youger children are safely watch by the parent and/or the guardian.Younger children can be easily harmed or hurt by playground equipment or the hard surface of ravel,assault,concrete and even sand!Sand and dirt on the playground is dangerous to small toddlers and children that love to bite,chew and eat.children should be kept away from playgrounds that are old,broken or rusted.Also don't let small children aroud sharp joints,edges,high objects or

__show children the importance of playground safety__

__make a video for our school showing safe details about playground and its equipment

make kids understand how playgrounds can be dangerous

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