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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