Playground Safety OrganizationsThese organizations are related to the playground industry. They provide information to help you establish and maintain safe playgrounds. Additionally, you'll find much information here to educate yourself about what make playgrounds, swingsets and other play equipment safe for your children. International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association (IPEMA) 8300 Colesville RD, STE 250, Silver Spring, MD 20910 Phone: 800-395-5550 or 301-495-0240 Fax: 301-495-3330 www.ipema.org American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM International) 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959 Phone: 610-832-9585 Fax: 610-832-9555 www.astm.org Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, D.C. 20207-0001 Phone: 301-504-6816 Fax: 301-504-0124 www.cpsc.gov Handbook for Public Playground Safety (pdf) Published by CPSC www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/325.pdf National Safety Council (NSC) 1121 Spring Lake Drive, Itasca, IL 60143-3201 Phone: 630-285-1121 Fax: 630-285-1315 www.nsc.org National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) and National Playground Safety Institute (NPSI) 22377 Belmont Ridge Road, Ashburn, VA 20148-4501 Phone: 703-858-0784 Fax: 703-858-0794 www.nrpa.org Certified Playground Safety Inspectors in Michigan Certified by NPSI and NRPA www.michigansafekids.org/playground.php International Playground Contractors Association (NPCA) PO Box 2364, Salt Lake City, UT 84110-2364 Phone: 888-908-9519 Fax: 801-355-2788 www.playground-contractors.org Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) PO BOX 255, Martin, MI 49070-0255 Phone: 269-685-0670 Fax: 269-685-6350 www.acctinfo.org American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (AAHPERD) and American Association for Leisure and Recreation (AALR) 1900 Association DR, Reston, VA 20191-1598 Phone: 800-213-7193 www.aahperd.org The Access Board 1331 F Street NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004-1111 Phone: 800-872-2253 TTY: 800-993-2822 Fax: 202-272-0081 www.access-board.gov National Program for Playground Safety (NPPS) School of HPELS, WRC 205, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0618 Phone: 800-554-PLAY (7529) Fax: 319-273-7308 www.uni.edu/playground/ National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Card (NRCHSCC) UCHSC at Fitzsimons, Campus Mail Stop F541; PO Box 6508, Aurora, CO 80045-0508 Phone: 800-598-KIDS (5437) Fax: 303-724-0960 nrc.uchsc.edu American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) 636 Eye Street NW, Washington, DC 20001-3736 Phone: 202-898-2444 Fax: 202-898-1185 www.asla.org National Center for Boundless Playgrounds 45 Wintonbury AVE, Bloomfield, CT 06002 Phone: 860-243-8315 Fax: 860-243-5854 www.boundlessplaygrounds.org National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) 1509 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 800-424-2460 www.naeyc.org Parent Teacher Organization Today (PTO Today) 200 Stonewall Blvd, Suite 6A, Wrentham, MA 02093 Phone: 800-644-3561 or 508-384-0394 www.ptotoday.com International Playground Safety Organizations5060 Spectrum Way, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 5N6, CANADA Phone: 800-463-6727 or 416-747-4000 Fax: 416-747-2473 www.csa.ca Canada Safety Council (CSC) 1020 Thomas Spratt Place, Ottawa, ON K1G 5L5, CANADA Phone: 613-739-1535 Fax: 613-739-1566 www.safety-council.org Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) Fran Pauzé, Executive Director, CSLA-AAPC PO Box 13594, Ottawa, ON K2K 1X6, CANADA Phone: 613-622-5520 Fax: 613-622-5870 www.csla.ca Ontario Association of Landscape Architects (OALA) 2842 Bloor Street West #101, Toronto, Ontario M8X 1B1, CANADA Phone: 416-231-4181 Fax: 416-231-2679 www.oala.on.ca Canadian Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA) 404 - 2197 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, ON K1H 7X3, CANADA Phone: 613-523-5315 Fax: 613-523-1182 www.cpra.ca European Consumer Safety Association (ECSA) PO Box 75169, 1070 AD Amsterdam, The Netherlands Phone: +31 20 511 4513 Fax: + 31 20 511 4510 www.ecosa.org Association of Play Industries (API) Federation House, NAC, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire CV8 2RF, UK Phone: +44(0) 24 76 414999 Fax: +44(0) 24 76 414990 www.playindustries.org PlayLink Unit 5, 11 Mowll Street, London SW9 6BG, UK Phone: 0207 820 3800 Fax: 0207 587 0790 www.playlink.org Children’s Play Council (CPC) National Children's Bureau, 8 Wakley Street, London EC1V 7QE, UK Phone: 020 7843 6016 www.ncb.org.uk/cpc/ National Playing Fields Association (NPFA) Stanley House, St Chad's Place, London WC1X 9HH, UK Phone: 020 7833 5360 Fax: 020 7833 5365 www.npfa.co.uk Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Edgbaston Park, 353 Bristol Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B5 7ST, UK Phone: +44 (0)121 248 2051 Fax: +44 (0)121 248 2001 www.rospa.com Play Wales - The National Organisation for Children's Play Baltic House, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff, CF10 5FH, WALES Phone: 029 2048 6050 www.playwales.org.uk Play Scotland - The National Organisation for Children's Play Midlothian Innovation Centre, Pentlandfield, Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9RE, SCOTLAND Phone: 0131 440 9070 Fax: 0131 440 9071 www.playscotland.org Youth Safe PO Box 3023 Putney NSW 2112, AUSTRALIA Phone: (02) 9808 9202 Fax: (02) 9809 6521 www.youthsafe.org Potential Resources for Playground Safety Funding Grants for Non-Profits: Recreation Able to Play www.schoolfundingcenter.com Nick - Let's Just Play Playground Funding If you represent an organization you think would be appropriate to list on this page, send your information to info@outdoorfunstore.com SUBJECT: Playground Safety Organization Link Request. |
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