Guidelines and Standards
The playground designs by Leathers
and Associates are
carefully developed, drawn, and built to meet the
guidelines and standards for
playground safety established by the Consumer
Product Safety
Commission (CPSC) and American
Standards for Testing and Materials (ASTM).
All of the Leathers designers, project managers,
and construction consultants are nationally
Certified Playground Safety Inspectors. Each playground
meets or exceeds accessibility standards for playgrounds
with access by ramp, transfer, and groundcover
systems that conform
to ASTM and proposed
ADA playground accessibility standards.
Plastic Composite Lumber
Projects supervised by Leathers and Associates use
the highest quality materials available. The playgrounds
are composed
primarily
of
a recycled
plastic composite lumber used for all major contact
areas. This material is virtually maintenance free
and very durable.
Lumber and Sealer
Arsenic-free pressure-treated wood
is used for structural support. Projects are coated
with a clear sealer to slow down and inhibit the natural
checking and cracking of the lumber as it ages and
dries. Leathers requires the use of sealers with low
amounts of volatile organic compounds. These low VOC
sealers are safer for the environment and just as effective
as traditional sealers.
Hardware and Surfacing
All of the hardware has high-quality
exterior coatings. Safety
surfacing
meets
ASTM standards
for
impact attenuation and accessibility. Depending
on the design, the playground can have engineered
wood fiber surfacing and/or three types of rubber
surfacing.
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