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Little Tikes Commercial is a member of US Consumer Product Safety Commission's Product Safety Circle. We are committed to the safety principles and The Product Safety Pledge that—
Members adopt the ten Product Safety Circle principles to the extent each is applicable to their business.
Nothing is more important than a safe environment for children to play in. Our commitment to safety includes compliance with the standards established by ASTM, EN, and CSA as well as CPSC's Handbook for Public Playground Safety. Beyond compliance, we are an active participant in many of these organizations, providing input into the standard development process. Our associates and representatives are dedicated to the goal of designing positive play environments that challenge children, offer full accessibility and comply with industry standards.
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission created playground safety guidelines to help local communities, schools, day care centers, corporations and other groups build safe playgrounds. The Handbook for Public Playground Safety, first published in 1981, includes safety guidelines for designing, constructing, operating and maintaining public playgrounds.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Washington, DC 20207
E-mail: info@cpsc.gov
www.cpsc.gov |
Canadian Standard Association is an independent organization whose mission is to provide an open and effective forum for activities facilitating the development of standards to meet national needs. The CSA Standard CAN/CSA-Z614, A Guideline on Children's Playspaces and Equipment, was approved in 1990 and updated in May 1998.
Canadian Standard Association
5060 Spectrum Way Suite 100
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L4W 5N6
1-800-463-6727
www.csa.ca |
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The American Society for Testing and Materials is an independent world-renowned developer of technical standards utilized in testing products. Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specifications for Playground Equipment for Public Use, F1487, establishes nationally recognized safety standards for public playground equipment.
American Society for Testing and Materials
100 Barr Harbor Drive
West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959
E-mail: service@astm.org |
TÜV Product Service is a world-renowned leader in testing and certification activities. European Standard EN1176 is the most up-to-date combined European Standard for Commercial Playground Equipment. Use of the TÜV certification mark is evidence to the customer of product quality and compliance to stringent safety standards.
TÜV Product Service
Ridlerstrasse 31
80339 Munich Germany
E-mail: info@tuvglobal.com |
Kid BuildersTM, Sky Builders, Play BuildersTM, MaxPlayTM Systems and PlayCenters equipment has been tested to be in conformance with safety requirements and standards set forth by ASTM Standard F1487, excluding sections 10 and 12.6.1.
In the interest of public playground safety, IPEMA provides a 3rd Party Certification service whereby a designated independent laboratory validates a manufacturer's certification of conformance to ASTM-F1487, Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use.
Validation is an ongoing process as new products are certified and released. Please contact your local representative for an updated listing or visit our Web site at www.littletikescommercial.com
When installed according to our layout drawings and installation instructions, Kid BuildersTM, Sky Builders, Play BuildersTM, , MaxPlayTM Systems and PlayCenters play equipment meet guidelines as defined in the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's Handbook for Public Playground Safety and the Canadian Standard CAN/CSA-Z614.
Kid BuildersTM, Sky Builders, Play BuildersTM, MaxPlayTM Systems, PlayCenters and Spring Riders have been certified to the EN1176 by TÜV
 Little Tikes Commercial Play Systems Inc. is a member in good standing of IPEMA, the International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association. IPEMA is a member-driven international trade organization which represents and promotes an open market for manufacturers of play equipment. |
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Protecting and preserving the environment for our children's future is a priority of everyone at Little Tikes Commercial. We are committed to closing the recycling loop by using pre- and post-consumer recycled material wherever possible and by ensuring that nearly everything we make can be recycled back into the environment. From steel and aluminum to rubber and plastic, almost everything we make uses some amount of recycled material. Our KidBuilders, PlayBuilders, and MaxPlay product lines consist of 76.5 to 87 percent post-consumer content. We also use pre-consumer materials in 4 to 17 percent of these brands. In all, our play systems’ total recycled material content totals 80.5 to 100 percent*.
* Pre-consumer and post-consumer content use percentage is based on a yearly usage, individual components or models content percentage may vary.
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