Consumer Minute: Playground Safety

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) (CNN)–It’s here…warmer weather has arrived and that means children will be headed outdoors to play. Many kids love to enjoy area playgrounds and Crysty Vaughan has some safety tips for parents in this consumer minute. (PKG) ACCORDING TO THE U-S CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, THERE ARE MORE THAN TWO-HUNDRED THOUSAND TRIPS TO THE ER EACH YEAR FROM PLAYGROUND-RELATED INJURIES. LOOK FOR SURFACES MADE OF SAND, WOOD CHIPS OR SAFETY-TESTED MATS. Check the playground….MAKE SURE THE EQUIPMENT IS IN GOOD SHAPE- THAT MEANS NO LOOSE BOLTS OR SPLINTERED WOOD.