| (a) The use zone for entrances and exits to the soft
contained play equipment, excluding slide exits, is a minimum of five
feet from all portions of the entrance and exit which are outside
of the contained area of the equipment.
(b) The use zone in front of slide exits must extend
a minimum of five feet if the slide run-out is 36 inches or greater.
If the slide run-out is less than 36 inches, the use zone at the end
of the slide must be six feet. In addition, this use zone may not
overlap with any other use zones.
(c) Entrances and exits that terminate inside of the
soft contained play equipment are exempt from use zone requirements.
(d) External portions of the soft contained play equipment
that contain no designated play surfaces and serve only to enclose
the equipment are exempt from use zone requirements.
(e) The critical height of resilient surfacing material
must be equal to the highest designated play surface outside of the
contained area of the equipment or one foot, which ever is greater.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §746.4955 adopted to be effective December 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 10238; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909 |
