IMPORTANT!
Swing-N-Slide products are intended for single-family residential
use only and not intended for use in any public setting. Placement
in any public setting constitutes a misuse of this product.
For products suitable for a public setting
see our Tuff Kids product line.
SAFE ASSEMBLY PRACTICES
Caution: When building
kits, at least two people are required for lifting and holding
beams, frames and other heavy assemblies in position before bolting
or nailing. Special precautions must be taken when handling treated
wood. Contact your local supplier for specific information.
Safety: Wear safety
glasses to protect your eyes from flying wood chips when cutting
or drilling. Use a dust mask. Blunt nail points to prevent wood
from splitting. To prevent splinters, sand the corners, edges,
and all points of the wood by wrapping a piece of 80-grit sandpaper
around a block of wood and sanding.
Installation Safety - Have you:
- Consulted the assembly instructions supplied with your particular
model?
- Built the unit per the plans supplied without altering the
design?
- Made sure all hardware is tightened securely? (Supplied bolt
covers must also be fastened securely).
- Using a hacksaw, cut off all protruding threaded ends of
bolts and other fasteners and remove any sharp edges with a
metal file as needed?
- Placed the equipment on level ground, not less that 6 feet
(1.8 meter) from any structure or obstruction such as a fence,
garage, house, overhanging branches, laundry lines, or electrical
wires?
- Made sure home playground equipment is not installed over
concrete, asphalt, packed earth or any other hard surface? (a
fall onto a hard surface can result in serious injury to the
equipment user.)
- Verified that suspended ropes and chains (except those used
for swings) are secured at both ends so that they cannot be
looped back on themselves?
- Consulted the assembly instructions of your particular model
for minimum use zones?
- Followed all anchoring and shock absorbing surfacing requirements
as they apply?
- Made sure not to allow children in the area during assembly
or to use equipment until it is properly installed?
- Installed only Swing-N-Slide products and accessories approved
for use with this product?
- Saved the plan for future reference?
REQUIRED SAFETY INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
According to ASTM requirements, all rope ends must be anchored
to the ground. If soil conditions permit stakes to be pulled out
easily, cementing into the ground is necessary.In addition, Swing-N-Slide
recommends that all units be anchored to the ground.
- When anchoring unit to the ground
use Swing-N-Slide Anchor-It Ground Anchors,
for proper installation of Anchor-It Ground Anchors instructions
included in the kit must be followed.
- When anchoring a climbing rope
with Anchor-It Ground Anchor, anchor the rope
end. For proper installation instructions included in the kit
must be follewed.
- Once the unit is completely
assembled and before children are allowed to play on it, proper
shock absorbing surfacing material must be installed.
This may be accomplished by using loose-fill materials at a
sufficient depth. The Consumer Product Safety Commission "Handbook
for Public Playground Safety" lists the following materials
and required depths that are sufficient for home/residential
application. For fall height protection up to 9 ft. (2.742m)
[recommended for Swing-n-Slide kits]:
