| (a) Yes. Children younger than five years of age must
not be allowed to use the following pieces of equipment at or away
from the operation:
(1) Free standing arch climbers;
(2) Free standing climbing pieces with flexible parts;
(3) Fulcrum seesaws;
(4) Log rolls;
(5) Spiral slides with more than one 360 degree turn;
or
(6) Track rides.
(b) In addition, children younger than four years of
age must not be allowed to use the following pieces of equipment at
or away from the operation:
(1) Chain or cable walks;
(2) Horizontal ladders;
(3) Vertical slide poles;
(4) Over-head swinging rings; or
(5) Parallelbars.
(c) Equipment that is fundamental to the core development
of a skill, talent, ability, expertise, or proficiency, such as swinging
rings and parallel bars used in gymnastics programs, may be used if:
(1) The equipment is installed and used according to
manufacturer's instructions;
(2) A child's use of the equipment is supervised by
trained personnel;
(3) The safety practices employed by the operation
and the risks associated with the use of each type of equipment are
outlined in your policies and procedures; and
(4) Parents provide written consent before children
use the equipment. Written consent must be kept on file at the operation
in the child's record.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §744.3107 adopted to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1779; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909 |
