Posts Tagged ‘children’

Minimizing Security Concerns On The Play Ground

Sunday, August 14th, 2011

A lot of children get injured when playing in the park of the playground. In fact most playground injuries are caused due to a fall. Therefore in order to minimize any injury certain precautionary measures in the playground is very much advised.

The supervision of an adult family member is absolutely mandatory in order to avoid injury. For the parents or supervisor to stand and over look the children playing there is a need for adequate space around the playing area. Also the use of surface of the playground must be proper and adequate. This will help in minimizing the injury. The choice of surface such as asphalt and concrete is absolutely not advised. The ideal kind of surface is loose fill.

The swings must be at an appropriate height. All broken objects must be removed from the playground. Therefore inspect the playground carefully. Report to the local authorities and make sure that the playground is clean and the upkeep and maintenance of the ground must be done on a regular basis.

The safety guidelines in a park or playground is mandatory, but at the same time there should be certain aminities and facilities as well. It is important that the playground be well lit, so that the children get the freedom to play after dark. Also precautions should be taken to safeguard all electrical points and electrical wires should be secured. Contact the well known West Jordon electricians for expert advice and service on how to make the playground electrically safe. Another important amenity in a playground should be facility for safe drinking water. At the same time a public toilet in the park is a absolutely necessary. For advice on the construction of the toilet and provision for safe drinking water contact plumbers in West Jordon. Often parents and baby sitters of children accompany them to the playground. Therefore there should be some facility for them to sit as they are over looking the children. Therefore park benches with some sort of a cover should be incorporated in the park. Our roofers in West Jordon may be called for the construction of such sitting arrangement.

Children and Keeping Them Safe in Swimming Pools

Monday, April 12th, 2010

What child doesn’t want to have a little bit of enjoyment in a swimming pool? Almost everyone (including those who are kids-at-heart) loves to have a plunge every now and then.On a more serious note, accidental drowning is almost often too real. The grief becomes unbearable whenever a kid is involved.How many times have we heard the grieving parents or adults that the accident would not have happened had they been more watchful?

As adults, we are accountable in making sure that children should not go near the pool, less alone swim in them, whenever there is no one around to watch over them.The safety of children when in or around a swimming pool therefore rests on the shoulder of adults.

Precautionary measures include:

  1. Putting up a pool fence.
  2. Install locks that are unreachable for children.
  3. Installing a secure pool cover.
  4. Installing pool lights.
  5. First aid kit, shepherds hook, life preservers, and even a telephone are lifesaving equipments that can be easily accessed.
  6. Pool decks should be made of non-slip materials.
  7. No rough games during swimming.
  8. Swimming alone is not allowed.
  9. Have children, particularly toddlers, wear life vests when swimming.

On the other hand, we sometimes forget that swimming pool chemicals can also pose as a hazard to children’s health.keep in mind that the danger sign is printed on the label for a reason, which is why you should not overlook this part of the safety process.

Precautionary measures for swimming pool chemicals include:

  1. Making sure if the bottle or receptacle is properly and tightly sealed.
  2. Totally inaccessible to children by making sure that it is in a locked place.
  3. Storing the bottles and packs in a place that is airy, cool and dry.

Don’t allow people particularly children to use the pool while it is being treated.Spending money on swimming pool chemical test kits is really worth it. Just make sure that you change the chemicals every year.

In general, all the precautionary measures plus swimming lessons can help save children from accidental drowning but being alert whenever children are around or in the pool is also best.

The Countryside

Monday, June 29th, 2009

very weekend and on holidays we use to go to the country, where we have a little house. That’s the time we’re all looking forward to for a whole week. It’s just a cottage, with a garden, but it’s like heaven for us. We have the peace and quiet that we dream of, and the kids have the whole garden just for them, to play all day long.

The problem is that the nearest shop is a little far, and driving back and forth to the store isn’t exactly fun. I wanted to buy a bike, at first, to handle my traveling needs, but I’m a little out of shape and I didn’t think I could handle the ride, if coming back with a lot of stuff. My wife suggested a scooter, one that we could then give to our son, when he grows a little older.

It seemed a good idea, so I started looking for the model that would suit both my son’s and my own needs. I didn’t want something that would be too fast, and I would have rather had something that wouldn’t go on gasoline. There were some models, but they were much too expensive, so I was about to give up this idea too, when I came across this one.

 The razor pocket mod scooter  seemed to be the perfect thing. I wasn’t convinced that something so cheap could be any good, but why not try it, anyway? I ordered it on the Internet, and it arrived in no time, and in one piece, so all I had to do was let it charge over night. Next morning I went shopping on my new Razor electric scooter.

I have to say it was a nice ride, so I had no more worries. When my kid saw it, he started begging me to let him try it, so I gave it to him for a ride around the garden. Now he’s using it more than I do, and I’ve started to think that I’ll have to order another one if I want to go shopping without having to argue with him first.