Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 26. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES |
PART 1. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION |
CHAPTER 746. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-CARE CENTERS |
SUBCHAPTER U. INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ACTIVE PLAY SPACE AND EQUIPMENT |
DIVISION 5. SURFACING |
SECTION 746.4907. How should outdoor loose-fill surfacing materials be installed?
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(a) You must install and maintain loose-fill surfacing materials to a depth of: (1) At least six inches when the height of the highest designated play surface is five feet or less; and (2) At least nine inches when the height of the highest designated play surface is greater than five feet. (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 §746.4907 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1402; amended to be effective December 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 10238; amended to be effective June 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 3720; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1575; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909