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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
SECTION/RULE §746.4805 - How do I measure the use zone for slides?
Chapter Review Date 04/04/2024

(a) The use zone in front of the access and to the sides of a slide must extend a minimum of six feet from the perimeter of the equipment.(b) For slides six feet high or less, the use zone in front of the exit of a slide must extend at least six feet.(c) For slides greater than six feet high, the use zone in front of the exit of a slide must be equal to the distance from the slide platform to the protective surfacing up to a maximum of eight feet.(d) The use zone in front of the slide exit must not overlap the use zone of any other equipment.

Source Note: The provisions of this §746.4805 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1402; amended to be effective December 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 10238; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909.

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