Playground Safety & Static Electricity—What’s Safe and What Isn’t?

Static electricity is a concern for playground safety. How can your playground designs overcome it?

Static electricity can been a problem on playgrounds. Think back to when you played on the playground as a kid. Remember those dreaded shocks after getting off the slide? For most children, shocks from static electricity on the playground aren’t painful, just uncomfortable. But for children with special medical devices such as cochlear implants, static shocks can become a painful and expensive problem.

So what technology is available out there that can help control static electricity on playgrounds? Download this white paper to learn more about:

• Static electricity – what is it?
• Static electricity on playgrounds.
• The harmful effects of static electricity.
• Solutions for controlling static electricity.