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I have seen these water areas in Science Centers and
Children's Museums. I have always thought that they
are an accident waiting to happen.
Of course, they are popular with children. However, I
would never have a public water area without constant
staff supervision while it is open to the public.
And, parents should also be attending their children
when using the water area. However, from a liability
standpoint, I would never rely solely on parent
supervision in such a water area.
gaw
--- Patricia Verheyden <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 09:32:36 +0200
From: "Patricia Verheyden" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: water area
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> I am really looking forward to a change of subject
> too.
> So hereby I'll introduce a new question:
>
> We are going to renew our water area next year. New
> water bassins, new exhibits and new flooring.
> At present we have a gutter around the water bassin,
> covered with a wooden grid.
> The floor itself is a resin, water proof and
> finished with a (supposedly) anti slip layer (a
> transparant coating with small irregularities in
> it).
>
> We are not really satisfied about this floor: the
> gutter is cleaned once a week but the wood is heavy
> to lift out, the floor does get slippery when wet
> and is difficult to clean beacuse of the
> irregaularities.
>
> So we are looking for a better solution.
> Any suggestions on good, easy to maintain water
> flooring? or comments on flooring you are not
> satisfied about?
>
>
> best regards,
>
> Patricia
>
> Patricia Verheyden
> Manager of exhibits
> Technopolis, the Flemish Science Center
> Host site ECSITE conference 2006
> Technologielaan, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium
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gaw
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