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trnls are very similar. This hns incre:�xeJ <br />sa@�y and made the rcmal car indus�ry <br />pnssiMc. Ilul u�ch unifonnn>' ha� nni prc <br />vcnted ihc cremion af u very wide;issan- <br />mClti Of aWOS. <br />As buycrs and speci(icrs of playgrnunJ <br />equipmcnl w� have a great deal uf puwcr <br />to in0uence Ihe feamres and op�inns <br />which will be arailablc in ihc fumre, h <br />ia an imporlam nzporoihili�y ro appir vi- <br />Icria to our pumhases whi<h will suppnn <br />ihe emergencr of effenive and esccllam <br />produc�s. <br />In my anicic on playgrounJs, "h's <br />Time for Crealive Play" (POrksanAReo- <br />rrnlion. ticpicm6cr 19R2) I poinlcd nul <br />Ihe necJ for crea�ivc play espericnccz for <br />d�ilArcn :mJ Ihc yualiq� a gouJ pluy. <br />gruund should ezhibil. Thosc allribwes <br />can be 6ric0y summarizcJ as: <br />COMPLEX: The environment shuWd <br />mnlain ati inanY differcnt IYP�+ o( c�PCri� <br />ences as possible. <br />LINKGD: Playevents should be cun- <br />ncaeJ m crcale a namral "Oow" o( play <br />aclivilY. <br />SOCIAL The ioial cnvironmem <br />shuuld fos�er imcraction bc�w�r�� ��hilJrcn <br />and playevenls should Fe designeA for <br />group use. <br />FLFXIIILf:: Playground I7rsiFiliq� cnn <br />be boih mechanical, i.r., eyuipmem <br />mounlcJ on springx, or functinn.l, i.e., <br />evems w�hich can be uud m many dil fer� <br />ent ways. <br />CHALLENGING: Creaiive play� <br />SWINGS <br />grounds contain evems which reyuire <br />mo�or coordinaiion, balance abiliiy, ilexi- <br />bilily anJ xlrcnglh. <br />DEVGI.OPMENTAL: Piaygro�mds <br />should offcr cvcnu which will chalicnge <br />a aide range of skills and a6es. <br />SAPE: Modcm playgrounds must com <br />fonn to ihe Consumer Producl Sal'eiy <br />Commission's guidclines. l'hc safc play- <br />y�uw�d na1 only has I'cwer:mciJeniti, bm <br />a�so cneourages more inveniive and crca- <br />iiv� play bccause tlu children arc ablc io <br />takc grearer risks wiih Iess fear of injury. <br />7'hese six principles, when ap0licd �o <br />playground desiR�4 Oroduce environments <br />in which thc children plaY longcr, show <br />k�ti aggrestiivc anJ more cooperuiivc hc- <br />h:niur, hav� improvcJ �cll'-conn:pls, dc- <br />velop bener languagc skills, and cngage <br />in mom novcl and physically demanding <br />moinr aaivi�y than on vadiliowl play- <br />grmmds. <br />To the siz principles we must add a <br />scvenlh requiremenC Dura6iliiy. Piay- <br />ground equipmem has Io bc nearly inde- <br />structible. This is imperaiive mt only be- <br />cause moe� agencies havc limiied m:iime- <br />nance capaciiy, 6m alsn because eyuip- <br />mcm failurc may Icad iu injury and all <br />i�s negativ¢ cansequcncex. <br />APPLYING THE STANDA865 <br />Currently iherc are several proJuas <br />which are so similar thal ii is difficull �a <br />he cenain Ihni your sekclinn� are Ihe very <br />betil potisihle Thus xomc melhod Fy <br />which thc featucet and bcncfits rf varioui <br />sys�emx can be coNrasted woWd be uve- <br />ful. <br />Protlua comparixons are�olways uf � <br />limited value because thc produ<ts kecp <br />changing, ihe person doing Ihe rating can� <br />noI be rotally objective, and your spttifi � <br />applicatian may not 6e fully ezaminedJ' <br />However limiled, ra�ings do help clarity . <br />our ihinking and provide a modcl on �' <br />whichwecanbuildourownevaluations. - <br />(iivcn Iha� the following informaiion will <br />be some�hing less than the whole slory. �. <br />Iet us ezamine a variety of producls along � <br />the criteria we have determined as affer- <br />inR ����P�nved benefils. The producls se- <br />leaed for comparison �re those a�ailable <br />nviionully and manufacmrcd by com� <br />panies established more than five years. <br />Whilc otlkr manufanurcrs may offer <br />similar produns, thcir long term perforv . <br />mancc is not knawn and thcir availability <br />and support are problematicaL . <br />PLAYEVENT CHART � . <br />inoursixcrileriawelistedcomplexity, � <br />challenge and devclopmem as posilive � � <br />qualities. A mmplele analysis of tach �� <br />produc� would be impossible in this shorl <br />article. Inslead we can only evaluate Ihe � <br />�ypes of playevems each system ofhrs <br />wiih the assumpiion tha� an environmem <br />which presenls many di(ferent �ypes of <br />play nnivities will �end �o offcr compleni� <br />q� and challenges appropriam �o a varicfy <br />o( ages. <br />�.�..,...... <br />•�LAYEVENT CHART <br />SLIDES CIIMBERS STRENGTH BALANCE <br />° a <br />NCy 90C9C��� u8�$�ee m��rNiiO G�O�i�� p <br />oi.°_ 'wya'i'n�6�_ �uF? 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