Story board episode35

Playground Safety
 Wear appropriate clothes

characters

Parents Parents child child

Environment Environment
Story1
Wear appropriate clothes

• Wear appropriate clothes

• Drawstrings, scarves, purses, and necklaces could get caught on equipment and accidentally
strangle a child. When a child wears a loose clothing he/she could get caught by the equipment
and fall. Parents should always guide their kids about playground safety. Before setting them off,
make sure they dress appropriately to avoid them from hazards.

• Bad practice:
• Show a kid caught on the equipment from not following the proper clothing to aware the parents
of the dangers. The kid hit his head on the corners, or cause him out balance and fall.
• Good practice:
• Show a kid with a proper dress while playing on the equipment and the kids is safe. Mark it
correct. The parents will be guided the safety of their kids before setting off to the ground.
 Wear appropriate clothes Bad practice:

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The child goes to play with a

backpack Parents do not pay attention There is a problem

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The backpack gets stuck on the fall down

slide and the baby falls
 Wear appropriate clothes good practice:
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The child goes to play without any The child goes to play without any
additional equipment additional equipment
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The parents will be guided the safety of

His father takes care of him their kids before setting off to the ground.
Story2
Use equipment properly

• Use equipment properly

• Swings, slides, and climbing equipment have different safety concerns. And some kinds of equipment are not safe for playgrounds,
no matter how careful they are.
• Swing
• Kids should never ride with more than one child to a swing to avoid accident. Swings are designed to safely hold only one person.
Kids should always sit in the swing, not stand or kneel. They should hold on tightly with both hands while swinging, and when
finished swinging, stop the swing completely before getting off.
• Slides
• Children should take one step at a time and hold onto the handrail when climbing the ladder to the top of the slide. They should
not climb up the sliding board itself to get to the top to avoid falling.

• Bad Practice:
• Demonstrate the dangers when kids are not following the proper use of the equipment. They will fall and get hurt or fractured.
This is to increase the parent’s adherence in guiding their kids to emphasize the correct use.
• Good Practice:
• Demonstrate a kid with full awareness of dangers after a short briefing with the parents before setting off the ground.
 Use equipment properly bad practice:
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The child does not use the swing properly The child loses her balance and
and the child is standing on the swing falls
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The child climbs off the sliding Improper use of play equipment can
board cause injuries and children to fall
 Use equipment properly good practice:
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The child climbs the ladder to use Nothing happens and the child is
the slide happy
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The child uses the swing correctly

and nothing happens
Story3
Follow Age Requirement for appropriate equipment

• Age-appropriate play equipment is not only an important factor in a child safety, but it helps
children develop their physical and cognitive abilities. Avoid children to structures with a much
higher than their height if they fall it will cause them serious injuries. Ensure that children use
age-appropriate playground equipment. Same piece of equipment can be safe for older kids but
unsafe for younger.

• Bad practice:
• Demonstrate the dangers when kids will play on an equipment not suitable for them. They may
fall from height and get fracture due to poor gripping on large bars. Bring awareness to parents
that play equipment designed for older kids can be dangerous for younger kids. Smaller kids
playing around bigger kids also present a problem.

• Good Practice:
• Parents should guide and allow their kids only to appropriate equipment to avoid problems.
 Follow Age Requirement for appropriate equipment bad practice:

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The child uses a toy that is not The child uses a toy that is not
suitable for his age suitable for his age
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The child uses a toy that is not suitable for his

age and this causes him to fall to the ground
 Follow Age Requirement for appropriate equipment good practice:

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Parents have instructed their child to Children use equipment

use the appropriate play equipment appropriate for their age
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The child uses a toy that is not suitable for his

age and this causes him to fall to the ground
Story4
No Rough playing

• Kids should know that shoving, pushing and crowding can hurt other kids. Running inside playground can
cause them struck by of struck against moving object or other kids around. Parents should teach children
that pushing and shoving or crowding while on the playground can be dangerous. This video should teach
them safe playground behavior and respect for others.

• Bad practices:
• Demonstrate to parents that playground aggression among kids may pose a danger to others. Show kids
pushing, shoving and teasing etc. and the dangers to encourage parents so that they can guide their children
correctly. Overcrowded pieces of play equipment can cause falls and other accidents.

• Good practice:
• Show a mother talking to her child before setting out for a playground discussing the danger of pushing and
shoving in front of a sign board of safety rules. Highlight on the safety sign no pushing and shoving. After
the talk, the kids follow the queue and so with other kids. Mark it correct. Ensure children know the rules
and wait in an orderly way so everyone gets a turn and no one is left out
 No Rough playing bad practice:
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Children are close to each other on Children use dangerous

play equipment movements and push each other
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Children use dangerous Pushing each other hurts the kids

movements and push each other
 No Rough playing good practice:
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partner talking to her child before setting out for a

playground discussing the danger of pushing and
Children follow the rules and wait
shoving in front of a sign board of safety rules regularly
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Children follow the rules and wait The children follow the rules and wait
regularly regularly and nothing happens
Story5
Check playground specially summer time

• It can become uncomfortable or even dangerously hot especially metal slides, handrails.
If the equipment is hot to touch it is not safe to play for kids, it can cause burns in
seconds. Parents should check the equipment before setting them off to the ground.
Parents should guide their kids when playing at noon time they will get sunburn, heat
stroke and even nose bleeding.

• Bad practice:
• Show the dangers when the equipment is too hot for playing. A kid went directly to the
playground and when at the equipment he got burn. Mark it wrong

• Good practice:
• Show a parent check the equipment’s temperature before allowing her kid the play.
Mark it correct. This is to convey that the parent should also check for the equipment’s
temperature specially summer time
 Check playground specially summer time bad practice:
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The children go straight to the play

it is hot equipment
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Children go straight to the play equipment and

touch the equipment that is hot The baby's hand burned
 Check playground specially summer time good practice:
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Parents check the equipment before the The child plays without being
child goes straight to the playground harmed
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Story6
Report any defective equipment

• Parents should look for any hazards such as rusted or broken equipment and
dangerous surfaces before setting their kids off to the playground. Report any
hazards to the in charge to avoid other children from playing on broken
equipment. Unsupervised children may play and get hurt.

• Bad practice:
• Demonstrate the hazard when someone notice a broken equipment and not
reported to the in charge. Other kids may try the broken equipment and get hurt.

• Good practice:
• Once any equipment is noticed broken, loose bolts, rusting, report immediately
to the in charge to avoid others from playing and get hurt. Lock the equipment
and fix
 Report any defective equipment bad practice:
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The child uses old tools to play broken equipment

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Old equipment is broken Old equipment is broken

 Report any defective equipment good practice:
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They check the equipment before report immediately to the in charge

using it
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The person in charge does not The person in charge locks and repairs the
allow the child to play equipment