CHAPTER 8: FURNISHINGS AND EQUIPMENT
Following EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) play yard
8.3 Furniture and Equipment
equipment and surfacing should be constructed of 100% recycled content
including 90-100% post consumer plastic or 50-75% post consumer plastic
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composites. (See Appendix G)
Safety guidelines regarding playground equipment shall be followed. Refer
The following furnishings and equipment may be supplied to GSA child
to ASTM F1487-F15.29 (Juvenile Products), F1004 Gates and Enclosures,
care centers as part of the baseline provisions. Provisions vary according
ASTM 1487-95, PS 83-97, F1292 and the Consumer Product Safety
to center size, ages served, and the amount of built-in equipment provided,
Commission requirements.
and may be more or less than is listed below. Equipment for each classroom
and other individual spaces within the center are listed separately. Quantities
Refer also to the American Public Health Association and American
are stated in a ratio of equipment per child or in total number per room as
Academy of Pediatrics in the publication Caring for Our Children; National
noted.
Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Out-Of-Home
Child Care Programs, Second Edition, 2002.
The Regional Child Care Coordinator must approve requests for items to
be purchased by GSA. Some of the provisions below will be provided on a
Major types of playground equipment are:
one-time, start-up basis. GSA Regional fire protection engineers shall be
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consulted if there is any question about the flammability of upholstered
Tire swings.
furniture.
Climbing equipment.
Sand and water table.
Playhouses.
Benches/seating.
Crawl-through structures.
Table/seating.
Balancing equipment.
Wheeled toys.
Platforms/lofts.
Trash receptacles.
PBS-140 - July 2003
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