
National Playground Safety Week: How to Build Safer, Smarter Play Spaces
A practical guide to surfacing, maintenance, and safety standards for every community

A practical guide to surfacing, maintenance, and safety standards for every community

At Struthers Recreation, we’re passionate about creating playgrounds where children can learn, grow, and explore—safely. As representatives of GameTime, we take National Playground Safety Week as a time to highlight the important steps taken in playground design to protect children while they play.


With so many strong storms impacting so many of our customers, we'd like to help you do your best to prepare your playgrounds and shades for strong wind and extreme weather.

You can provide a playground to meet the needs of your community that is both safe and that offers great value to the whole congregation. Consulting with an experienced playground design & construction company that can help guide you through the process is an invaluable asset.

Maintaining a poured-in-place rubber safety surface on a playground is crucial for ensuring the safety and longevity of the surface.

The Skin Cancer Institute estimates 90% of non-melanoma skin cancers are associated with the sun’s UV rays. Fortunately, people can find protection from UV radiation at parks and playgrounds with shade structures.

What would a fresh new play area mean to your daycare or preschool? Learn more...

As a representative of GameTime you can know that our #playgroundequipment is the best for many reasons. One of our favorites is the DirectBolt® technology for assembling the equipment. Not only does this make it fast and easy to install, but also better for maintaining over the lifetime of the structure. Using only 4 pieces of hardware (compared to others with up to 16 pieces) the DirectBolt® system cuts down on errors during assembly and assures you that it is constructed the right way.

In the US, National Playground Safety Week happens each April as we all begin to venture out with the arrival of warmer weather. It’s Spring, it’s time to play outside once again. Let’s review 5 playground safety tips to help remind us all what to watch for as we enjoy the warmer temps and playgrounds everywhere!