The children’s playground at Central Park in Forsyth County will be closed the next few weeks as workers upgrade the surface from mulch to a rubberized material. The playground is expected to reopen ...

(Reuters Health) - Rubber playground surface material may protect kids from some injuries but be harboring a different source of harm, a study in Boston suggests. Researchers tested lead levels in the ...

IRVINE – What’s the point of a rubberized playground surface if rock-hard tile is installed right alongside it? That’s the question behind a legal claim that says Irvine is liable for nearly $14,000 ...

Sassafras, Raleigh's largest playground, will close for more than a month, so crews can repair the rubber playground surface. The playground will shut down Monday, April 29, and is expected to reopen ...

Sassafras All Children's Playground is back open for the business of play after several weeks of work to replace the rubber playground surface. The playground shut down April 29, but wasn't expected ...

Recycled rubber playground surfaces seem like a win-win situation. When children fall, they’re more likely to bounce than break bones. And the springy, low-maintenance ground cover, which is also used ...

Signs will soon be up to warn parents of the hot surfaces at a Greenwood park after complaints that a rubber playground surface was causing burns to bare-footed children. The Greenwood Parks and ...

WAPAKONETA —First on the Moon, Inc. announced Thursday that it has received materials for the rubber surface of the All-Abilities Rocket Ship playground equipment for Harmon Park. Wapakoneta-based ...

WASHINGTON — Some parents have concerns over synthetic turf and rubber-surface playgrounds in D.C. Last year, more than one dozen fields failed safety tests. The city made repairs, formed a working ...