A large percentage of playground accidents occur when children fall from equipment.
Other injuries occur when children slip on wet surfaces or trip on uneven surfaces.
Outdoor safety mats can reduce injuries.
These mats are made of compressed rubber from recycled tires.
They are generally about two inches thick, and the material is more durable than mulch.
Some manufacturers produce playground safety mats adapted to local weather conditions such as cold and hot temperatures.
In areas with high rainfall, they have more drainage holes to whisk the water away.
The ground around swings, teeter-totters, and slides have holes in the dirt where children's feet hit.
These areas accumulate water and require constant maintenance.
With rubber safety-mats no holes develop requiring less repairs.
Kids love to climb on things.
Many play areas have jungle gyms and climbing walls.
Unfortunately, climbers have a tendency to fall, cracking wrists and breaking collarbones.
A rubber playground mat provides cushioning to ease their fall, and decrease the number of injuries.
All those playing feet cause ruts and paths in high traffic areas.
Tiny tykes trip over ruts.
Sand, mulch and gravel can be used to fill in the ruts.
However, the ruts require constant refilling because playing feet disperse the material.
A rubber safety mat prevent ruts from forming and decrease maintenance expenses.
Playground safety mats help prevent injury and decrease maintenance costs.
They provide shock absorption and cushioning for children to fall, run, and romp on.
They withstand the damage from playing children's feet better than bare soil, mulch, sand or gravel.