R 400.8125(10)(a) · R 400.8125(10)(a) Outdoor play area. (a) Centers licensed after January 1, 2014 are required to obtain documentation of compliance with the 2010 edition of the Consumer Protection Safety Commission Handbook for Public Playground Safety for all playground equipment, including equipment for children under age 2. The 2010 edition of the Consumer Protection Safety Commission Handbook for Public Playground Safety from the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission is adopted by reference and applies only to this subdivision of this subrule. This handbook can be obtained for free from the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission’s website at https://www.cpsc.gov/safety-education/safety- guides/playgrounds/public-playground-safety-handbook, or from the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814. This handbook can be inspected and obtained at no charge at the Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential, Child Care Licensing Bureau, 105 West Allegan Street, Lansing, Michigan 48933.

The center failed to have a certified playground safety inspection after installing newly added playground equipment, as required.

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: physical safety. Open / not marked corrected.

R 400.8125(11) · R 400.8125(11) Outdoor play area. (11) All pieces of playground equipment that have an elevated playing or climbing surface, regardless of the height of the playing or climbing surface, must be surrounded by a shock absorbing surface and meet the guidelines defined by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission Handbook for Public Playground Safety. The shock absorbing surface material may be either unitary or the loose-fill type. An exception to this subrule is provided for natural playgrounds. 3 LANDMARK BUILDING • 105 W. ALLEGAN STREET • LANSING, MICHIGAN 48933 Michigan.gov/MiLEAP