Park playground equipment "danger of life" judgment is not removed 10,000 units

Ten thousand units of the park playground equipment "Danger of life" judgment is not removed, but it is 6:43 on December 14

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About 1 of the playground equipment of parks such as slides and swings, even though it was determined by the local government's inspection that it could lead to a risk of life, such as a neck being caught, at least about 1 It was the first time for NHK to understand the number of units in a survey conducted by the prefectural offices nationwide.

As for the playground equipment of the “city park” managed by the national and local governments, the law requires that it be checked once a year since last year.

From September to October, NHK surveyed 106 local governments, including the locations of prefectural governments, core cities, ordinance-designated cities, and Tokyo 23 wards nationwide, and received responses from 95 local governments. Aggregated.

As a result, 67 local governments inspected the structural safety based on the standards of industry associations, out of a total of about 90,000 playground equipment, more than 15,300, or 17% It was found that there was a risk of an accident leading to danger or serious injury.

Furthermore, about 10,000 of these, or about 10,000 units, continued to be used.

With such playground equipment, there was a risk that the child's neck could be caught in a gap such as a railing on the slide, or that the concrete foundation would be exposed from the ground with a horizontal bar and hit the head strongly when dropped.

In response to multiple responses to 39 local governments that had continued use, the most common was 26 local governments (67%), followed by 21 local governments with “difficult budget measures”. , "I haven't decided how to respond" and "I have no obligation to ban it".

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism stated in the guidelines for ensuring the safety of playground equipment given to local governments that manage parks, etc. “Eliminate risks that could be life-threatening or cause serious or permanent obstacles as soon as possible.” It is said.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has stated that “I want to take appropriate measures such as discontinuation of use and repair according to the risk”.

Playground equipment serious accident 133 in 12 years

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism asks the local government that manages the park to report an overview of accidents that could have resulted in death or injuries for more than 30 days, or the consequences, of people who were playing with playground equipment in the park. It is.

NHK has requested information disclosure for all accidents reported to the country since FY2007 and analyzed its contents.

As a result, we found that a total of 133 accidents occurred in 37 prefectures nationwide during the 12 years up to last year. Among them, there was one fatal accident. In 2008, a second grader girl playing with a swing in a park in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, accidentally fell, and the pedestal that came back hit her head and died. And 76 people were seriously injured, such as broken bones and finger cuts.

Looking at the contents of the accident,
▽ 52 and 40% of accidents caused by falling or broken playground equipment
▽ There were nine accidents involving injuries caused by hitting parts of the body against exposed bolts, nails, and concrete foundations.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism said, “Since accidents that may be caused by inadequate inspections have occurred, instructions are given to ensure that inspections are carried out, and the cost for local governments to remove or renovate dangerous playground equipment. I want to help and prevent accidents. "

Expert "Local governments announce inspection results and discuss with residents"

Takako Matsuno, representative director of “Infanto room cherry”, an organization that works to prevent accidents with playground equipment, said, “Dangerous playground equipment should be removed immediately, but it protects how far the danger in play is allowed for the growth of children. However, the local government should publicize the results of the inspection in order to judge it, and the local government and the residents should decide whether to remove or continue using the playground equipment. ” It is.