Playground Child Accidents
There are approximately 40,000 playground accidents each year resulting in hospital visits. There are many causes of child accidents at playgrounds but some common examples are due to horseplay by children or poor design, maintenance or installation of the equipment.
Occupiers of playgrounds (usually the Council) are under a duty in law to ensure that everyone who users the playground are safe. The law often imposes a greater duty of care on occupiers to ensure the safety of children, in particular an occupier must be prepared for children to be less careful than adults.
The main legislation is contained in the Occupiers Liability Act 1957 and 1984 which governs the law relating to owner/occupiers of property and land for residential and commercial premises.
The most common equipment giving rise to accidents at a playground relate to swings, climbers and slides. The Council are likely to be responsible for most playgrounds and are therefore the liable in law for accidents caused to children due to some fault on the Council’s behalf.
For more information please see our Playground Accident Infrormation Post
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