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 4. SURFACING |
SECTION 744.3255. How should outdoor loose-fill surfacing materials be installed?
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(a) If you use loose-fill surfacing materials in your outdoor active play space, you must install and maintain nine inches or more of uncompressed loose-fill material in the use zones. (b) You must not install loose-fill surfacing materials over concrete or asphalt. (c) You must mark all equipment support posts to indicate the depth at which the loose-fill surfacing material must be maintained under and around the equipment. (d) You must ensure the loose-fill materials are maintained at the proper depth at all times. (e) Loose-fill surfacing materials must not be used indoors. Source Note: The provisions of this §744.3255 adopted to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective June 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 3716; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1779; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909