Results of playground audit
| Compliance with standard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CSA standard | Description of standard | Playgrounds | % complying |
| Reprinted, with permission, from Pickett et al.3 | |||
| Note: n=117, only standards which apply to all playgrounds reported. | |||
| All CSA standards | 18 | 15.4 | |
| 8.1, 8.2 | Surface (CSA only) | 69 | 59.0 |
| 8.1, 8.2 | Surface (CSA and USCPSC) | 63 | 53.9 |
| 8.4 | Non-encroachment zones | 112 | 95.7 |
| 9.2, 9.3, 9.7 | Sharp edges | 74 | 63.2 |
| 9.3 | Protruding hazards | 109 | 93.2 |
| 9.4 | Pinch points | 103 | 88.0 |
| 9.6 | Head entrapment | 56 | 47.9 |
| 9.9, 9.12, 9.13 | Fall hazards | 71 | 60.7 |
| 9.8, 9.14, 9.15 | Handrails and guardrails | 84 | 71.8 |