70% of playground injuries result from falls off equipment onto unforgiving surfaces. The surface under and around your playground equipment is critical to preventing the injury potential from a fall. Hard surfacing materials, such as concrete or asphalt are unsuitable for under and around play equipment. Grass or packed earth are also not recommended because they have poor shock absorbing properties and injury may occur from a maximum fall height.

Children's Playstructures & Recreation offer the following 'Industry Accepted' surfacing solutions:

	Engineered Wood Carpet
	Rubber Mulch
	SurfacePlay Durable Carpet
	Poured In Place Rubber
	Field Turf
	Rubber Tiles