Safety Links

The following Playground Safety Organizations can help you in the process of determining your specific needs in your route to a safe and long lasting playground project:

International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association (IPEMA)
8300 Colesville RD, STE 250, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 800-395-5550 or 301-495-0240    Fax: 301-495-3330
www.ipema.org

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM International)
100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959
Phone: 610-832-9585    Fax: 610-832-9555
www.astm.org

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, D.C. 20207-0001
Phone: 301-504-6816    Fax: 301-504-0124
www.cpsc.gov

     Handbook for Public Playground Safety (pdf)
     Published by CPSC
     www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/325.pdf

National Safety Council (NSC)
1121 Spring Lake Drive, Itasca, IL 60143-3201
Phone: 630-285-1121    Fax: 630-285-1315
www.nsc.org

National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA)
  and National Playground Safety Institute (NPSI)
22377 Belmont Ridge Road, Ashburn, VA 20148-4501
Phone: 703-858-0784    Fax: 703-858-0794
www.nrpa.org

     Certified Playground Safety Inspectors in Michigan
     Certified by NPSI and NRPA
     www.michigansafekids.org/playground.php

International Playground Contractors Association (NPCA)
PO Box 2364, Salt Lake City, UT 84110-2364
Phone: 888-908-9519    Fax: 801-355-2788
www.playground-contractors.org

Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT)
PO BOX 255, Martin, MI 49070-0255
Phone: 269-685-0670    Fax: 269-685-6350
www.acctinfo.org

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (AAHPERD)
  and American Association for Leisure and Recreation (AALR)
1900 Association DR, Reston, VA 20191-1598
Phone: 800-213-7193
www.aahperd.org

The Access Board
1331 F Street NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004-1111
Phone: 800-872-2253    TTY: 800-993-2822    Fax: 202-272-0081
www.access-board.gov

National Program for Playground Safety (NPPS)
School of HPELS, WRC 205, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0618
Phone: 800-554-PLAY (7529)    Fax: 319-273-7308
www.uni.edu/playground/

National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Card (NRCHSCC)
UCHSC at Fitzsimons, Campus Mail Stop F541; PO Box 6508, Aurora, CO 80045-0508
Phone: 800-598-KIDS (5437)    Fax: 303-724-0960
nrc.uchsc.edu

American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
636 Eye Street NW, Washington, DC 20001-3736
Phone: 202-898-2444    Fax: 202-898-1185
www.asla.org

National Center for Boundless Playgrounds
45 Wintonbury AVE, Bloomfield, CT 06002
Phone: 860-243-8315    Fax: 860-243-5854
www.boundlessplaygrounds.org

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
1509 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 800-424-2460   
www.naeyc.org

Parent Teacher Organization Today (PTO Today)
200 Stonewall Blvd, Suite 6A, Wrentham, MA 02093
Phone: 800-644-3561 or 508-384-0394
www.ptotoday.com

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