CA Division of State Architects
Playground Inspection Worksheets
David Spease, Landscape Architect
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ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Play Areas
On
Friday, July 23, 2010 The Department of Justice adopted the 2010 Standards for
Accessible Design which includes the guidelines for play areas. In general,
these final rules will take effect 6 months after the date on which they are
published in the Federal Register. Compliance with the 2010 Standards for
Accessible design is permitted after that date, but not required until 18 months
after the date of publication. The Department has prepared fact sheets
identifying the major changes in the rules.
Engineered Wood Fiber Shortage
Recently a Northern California supplier sent out a notice that there is a drastic shortage of wood fiber due to the economy…Mills closing and wood chips now being used for bio-diesel. This news has left the entire playground industry with NO WOOD FIBER We have not been given a time frame for this shortage. We cannot supply any wood fiber and we cannot fill the orders we currently have pending.
I have checked with three of the nations largest suppliers of Engineered Wood Fiber; Fibar, Sof'Solutions and Zeager Brothers and all three have confirmed that they do not have a shortage. There may be a shortage for local suppliers but all three of these companies ship directly to California and have good supplies. There may be other suppliers but these are the suppliers that these companies work with.
Fibar Southern CA up to
Sof'Solutions
Inc.,
AB2701 Historic Playground Preservation
This
bill AB 2701 allows cities to adapt alternative safety compliance standards to
playgrounds that have been qualified as a historical structure by the local
jurisdiction.
Sports Field Surface Testing
We perform field hardness testing on artificial turf (synthetic turf) systems with a standard "A" Missile that allows us to perform testing according to ASTM method F355A and ASTM F1936.
The Rotational Penetrometer
The Rotational Penetrometer is one step closer to being approved for use by ASTM. see News for more information.
Public Playground Safety Handbook Revision (CPSC)
Publication # 325-08 was published on April 21, 2008. It is a free download on their web page www.cpsc.gov
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