Fixed outdoor play equipment

What other factors may contribute to the likelihood of any harm occurring?

Absence of impact absorbent surface :

Equipment situated on playground area :

Unsuitable equipment for age group :

Improvised or 'homemade' play equipment :

Unsupervised use of equipment and potential vandalism by users outside school hours :

Use of equipment by the younger siblings of pupils whilst parents bring or collect pupils :

Wet, icy, muddy conditions :

The bark surface getting displaced by the children running over it :

Adult supervision being at a distance or distracted by other events :

Horseplay :

Mixed age groups using the equipment at the same time :

Improvisation of the equipment outside of its intended use :