safety mat

Soft fall zone

A safety mat is a padded floor covering designed to cushion falls or reduce fatigue.

Gymnastics facilities use safety mats under equipment.

Industrial workplaces place them where employees stand for long periods.

Playground safety mats absorb impact beneath swings and climbing structures.

The gymnast landed just off the edge of the safety mat.

Related

gymnastics · landing · fall · fall protection · protection · shock absorption · foam · foam pit · crash · tumbling · exercise · floor · playground · play area · rubber · soft · soft landing · bounce

Categories
Opposites
protective function

safety mathard floor

concrete floor · bare concrete · concrete · stone floor · tile floor

surface hazard level

safety mathazard

Source of potential harm

danger zone · injury risk

presence vs. absence of protection

safety matnothing

Not any thing

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G