Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 26. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES |
PART 1. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION |
CHAPTER 747. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-CARE HOMES |
SUBCHAPTER U. INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ACTIVE PLAY SPACE AND EQUIPMENT |
DIVISION 2. SWINGS |
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