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In response, the Violence and Injury Prevention Program (VIPP), Gold Medal Schools (GMS), Physical Activity, Nutrition & Obesity Program (PANO), Salt Lake Valley Health Department, and Safe Kids Utah held a playground safety inspection to highlight common hazards and ways to keep kids active and safe on playgrounds. Most of the common safety hazards are the result of everyday use and wear-and-tear over time. Common hazards include improper surfaces beneath playground equipment, loose nuts and bolts, cracked slides, and worn swings.
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The day's events, although hampered by rain/snow and high wind forecasts, was a huge success thanks to all the partners involved. Work will continue in the future to ensure safety and physical activity messages are incorporated as much as possible.
Lessons Learned:
- Start the process to get a proclamation signed by the Governor early! At least 45 days in advance of the event date. Involve the UDOH Office of Public Information in the process. There was some misunderstanding on the time frame and process for this activity but luckily, with the support of Dr. Sundwall, the National Program for Playground Safety, and the Governor's Office staff, the proclamation was able to be signed for the week's events. Read more on how to get a declaration signed....
- Be flexible and have a back-up plan (or several of them)! Due to bad weather, the press conference had to be moved up one day. This caused problems with one of the invited speakers, Mayor Peter Corroon, who was unable to attend the event after it was rescheduled. Because the event had to be held outdoors and during the week of April 26-30, it was more difficult to figure out what to do at the last minute when heavy rain/snow was in the weather forecast. It would have been helpful to have already figured out plans "a," "b," and "c" ahead of time with the hope that all invited speakers could attend any of the dates and times scheduled.
More information on student injuries in Utah, playground safety checklists, and ways to fix hazards on playgrounds can be found at http://health.utah.gov/vipp/schoolInjuries/PlaygroundSafety.html.
Great job, this is such an important aspect for ensuring active play. I found the lessons learned section very helpful. I was also excited to see that this event took place at the elementary school that I attended.
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