Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 26. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES |
PART 1. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION |
CHAPTER 744. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL-AGE AND BEFORE OR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS |
SUBCHAPTER N. INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ACTIVE PLAY SPACE AND EQUIPMENT |
DIVISION 2. SWINGS |
SECTION 744.3153. Are there additional safety requirements for tire swings or other multi-axis swings?
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Yes. Tire swings must:
(1) Not be made from heavy truck tires, or tires with exposed steel-belted radials; (2) Not be suspended from a composite structure or with other swings in the same swing bay; (3) Have drainage holes drilled in the underside of the tire and maintained to facilitate water drainage; and (4) Have a minimum clearance between the seating surface of a tire swing and the uprights of the supporting structure of 30 inches or more when the tire is in a position closest to the support structure. Source Note: The provisions of this §744.3153 adopted to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7469; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909