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1 1 Check Out The Hilll —Sled Safe 1 1 ❑ obeying parents and other adult supervisors, 1 ❑ not walking up the sliding runs, 1 ❑ sliding down and getting off the bottom of the slope as quickly as possi- ble, ❑ understanding the influence of speed and the types of injuries that can result from inappropriate behaviour(e.g.,from building jumps at the bot- toms of slopes,or from steering in ways that cause collision,rollover,or ' falling off),and ❑ not participating in gang sliding(where a number of people join hands or equipment to slide down together)- parents and other adult supervisors at a sliding area are responsible for: ❑ supervising children to assure safe play,and teaching them safe sledding skills, i ❑ mediating conflicts that may occur between different sledders and sled- ding Pales, I ❑ selecting equipment within the children's skill level and checking equip- ment's condition before use, ❑ making sure the children are dressed warmly and safely, I ❑ educating older children who supervise younger siblings to undertake 1 this responsibility seriously,given the opportunity for very serious i injuries to occur at the sliding hill, I ❑ choosing appropriate and safe sliding areas that are suitable to their chil- dren's ages and skill levels,and l ❑ monitoring their children for wet clothes,chilling,frostbite and fatigue. i 1 1 I I 1 1 I I I I . I 1 1 A Community Resource Guide Page 17