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Metal Slides in Childrens Play Areas Danger in Hot Weather.
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#1 Posted : 21 July 2006 11:00:00(UTC)
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Posted By Ian Clay1 A report from The Institute of Sport and Recreation Management has sytated a case where a child has been burnt whilst using a metal slide in a childrens play area. One of the recomendations is to shut off the slides until the heat subsides. Do members think this is a bit OTT?
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#2 Posted : 21 July 2006 11:27:00(UTC)
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Posted By terryt I don't think it is necessarily OTT, however each situation has to be looked seperately. I don't think it is the overall temperature in general, it is more direct, unshaded sunlight causing extremely high slide surface temperature. If a child is going to be burnt, then of course something should be done. If that means preventing use, then so be it. Those who have touched a metal slide when it has been in strong direct sunlight will know how hot they can get.
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#3 Posted : 21 July 2006 11:28:00(UTC)
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Posted By Glyn Atkinson Not if it's your child that gets the burn from hot metal ! Think compensation claim, bad publicity, and a common sense solution is to prevent the accident from happening - maybe nanny state but good PR.
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#4 Posted : 21 July 2006 11:41:00(UTC)
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Posted By TBC Due to H&S the slides are closed?
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#5 Posted : 21 July 2006 11:53:00(UTC)
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Posted By CRN Baker Maybe if it stated that "H&S" had closed the slides went on to explain why, that would minimise any "H&S gone mad" jibes. Talking to my colleagues, the reason they get annoyed is that they are not allowed to do certain things "because of health & safety". Maybe a better communication of the reasons i.e. "slide is hot due to sun exposure, risk of skin burns - closed until weather becomes cooler" might ensure that as a profession we are given a bit more credit for our decisions.
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#6 Posted : 24 July 2006 16:13:00(UTC)
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Posted By DYNAMO Iain I see you work in local gov. As you probably know but others reading this may not because they don't deal with playparks, slides are to be constructed and sited so as not to be south facing because they are known to heat up in the sun. May be that this slide was not so constructed and heated up considerably. A burn is a burn folks if the slide was to hot in this recent heat wave then why shouldn't it be closed off. We have a greater common law duty of care towards children because of their lesser experience of the world. Seems reasonable to me. Kind regards Jeff
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#7 Posted : 24 July 2006 16:15:00(UTC)
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Posted By Eric PD its the roundabouts that should be banned
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#8 Posted : 24 July 2006 16:20:00(UTC)
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Posted By Ali Funny that. I went to gran canaria on hols with my family 2 yrs ago and I wouldn't let my 4 yr old son go on the slide for precisely the same reason ! The ambient temp. was around 35 'C . Ali
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