Burn and Heat Safety on the Playground

With much of our region in a heat advisory or excessive heat watch, it is more important than ever to tak precautions to keep children and yourself safe when venturing outside.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission 􁈺CPSC􁈻 wants you to be aware of the risk of thermal burns from playground equipment. You may remember the metal slides of your youth and how they could get very hot in the summer sun. But what you may not realize is that today’s newer materials, such as plastics and rubbers, also have the potential to become hot enough to burn a child’s skin. ~Burn Safety Awareness on Playgrounds CPSC Fact Sheet

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Resources for keeping cool and staying safe on the playground:

• The Best Ways to Keep Kids Safe on Hot Playgrounds

• A Shady Kind of Day: How to Keep Children Cool and Safe on Hot Playgrounds

• Heat and the playground: How hot can the equipment get?

• Keeping Kids Cool at School

• Burn Safety Awareness on Playgrounds CPSC Fact Sheet