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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 744MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL-AGE AND BEFORE OR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS
SUBCHAPTER NINDOOR AND OUTDOOR ACTIVE PLAY SPACE AND EQUIPMENT
DIVISION 2SWINGS
RULE §744.3153Are there additional safety requirements for tire swings or other multi-axis swings?

Yes. Tire swings must:

  (1) Not be made from heavy truck tires, or tires with exposed steel-belted radials;

  (2) Not be suspended from a composite structure or with other swings in the same swing bay;

  (3) Have drainage holes drilled in the underside of the tire and maintained to facilitate water drainage; and

  (4) Have a minimum clearance between the seating surface of a tire swing and the uprights of the supporting structure of 30 inches or more when the tire is in a position closest to the support structure.
Source Note: The provisions of this §744.3153 adopted to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7469; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909

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