SECTION 747.4505. Are there additional safety requirements for tire swings (multi-axis swings)?


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  • Yes. Tire swings must also:

    (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 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 must be 30 inches or more when the tire is in a position closest to the support structure.

Source Note: The provisions of this §747.4505 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1462; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909