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Handbook for Playground Safety <br />Figure 8. Use zone surrounding an arch climber <br />• Rungs should be generally round. <br />• All rungs should be secured in a manner that prevents <br />them from turning. <br />• Climbing rungs should follow the same diameter recom- <br />mendations as in §5.2.2. <br />5.3.2.1.4 Use zone <br />• The use zone should extend a minimum of 6 feet in all <br />directions from the perimeter of the stand alone climber. <br />See Figure 8. <br />• The use zone of a climber may overlap with neighboring <br />equipment if the other piece of equipment allows <br />overlapping use zones and <br />— There is at least 6 feet between equipment when <br />adjacent designated play surfaces are no more than <br />30 inches high; or <br />— There is at least 9 feet between equipment when <br />adjacent designated play surfaces are more than <br />30 inches high. <br />5.3.2.1.5 Other considerations <br />• Climbers should not have climbing bars or other rigid <br />structural components in the interior of the climber onto <br />which a child may fall from a height of greater than 18 <br />inches. See Figure 9. <br />Figure 9: Climber with rigid structural component <br />25 <br />