SECTION 746.4705. 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 §746.4705 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1402; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909