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RELEVANT LINKS: The individual cannot be asked to pay a fee when bringing the service animal, even if there is generally a fee for individuals bringing pets. If the service animal causes damage, a city can assess a fee to the owner if the city has a policy to charge a fee whenever there is damage caused to the facility. A city may ask the individual to remove the service animal if it is not housebroken or if the animal is out of control and the handler has not taken corrective action. VII. Specific loss control recommendations for facilities For assistance contact Joel For questions not covered in the following sections, or for site -specific risk Muller: jmuller@hnc.org or 651.215.4079. management review, contact the LMCIT Loss Control Consultant assigned to your city. A. Playgrounds Playground safety for our youngest community members requires attention to a few key concepts including surfacing, use zones, and inspections. 1. Surfacing More information is available About 68 percent of playground injuries can be avoided or minimized if soft from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, landing material of sufficient depth is available, according to the National including their Public Playground Safety Institute. This means improving and maintaining Playground Safety Handbook. playground surfacing should be a top priority in cities. Loose -fill surfacing materials typically consist of sand, gravel, shredded wood products, and crumb rubber. To prevent injuries, loose -fill should be provided at an adequate depth— generally at least 12 inches— and maintained to prevent compaction. Manufacturers can provide the specific depths for their materials based upon the material and height of the playground equipment. "Crumb Crumb rubber is a common surfacing option for playgrounds and ballfields, Rubber in Athletic Fields," Minnesota and it is typically created from shredded tires. Due to being created from Department of Health Fact tires, crumb rubber can potentially contain carcinogens and other potentially Sheet, (August 2019) dangerous chemicals. Initial studies have concluded that exposure to chemicals in crumb rubber is likely to be small and unlikely to increase the risk for any health effect; however, they urge caution until longer, more detailed studies currently being performed by the federal Environmental EPA: Federal Research on Recycled Tire Crumb Used Protection Agency (EPA) can be completed. Information on the status of this on Playing Fields• study can be found on the EPA's website. The Minnesota Department of Health has also put out a fact sheet on this topic. League of Minnesota Cities Information Memo: 10/14/2019 Parks and Recreation Loss Control Guide Page 28