{"id":4076,"date":"2026-10-15T15:17:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T13:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/lexikon\/impact-protection\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T10:00:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T09:00:58","slug":"impact-protection","status":"publish","type":"lexikon","link":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/impact-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"Impact Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Impact protection<\/strong> is designed to cushion falls and thus reduce the risk of injury. It is mandatory under playground equipment with a specific fall height. <\/p>\n<h2>Artificial Grass as Impact Protection<\/h2>\n<p>Artificial grass alone provides very little cushioning. In combination with an underlying <strong>impact protection mat<\/strong> (e.g., made of rubber or PE foam), a surface is created that is suitable for specific critical fall heights depending on the structure. This is measured according to DIN EN 1177.  <\/p>\n<h2>Advantages Over Sand or Bark Mulch<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>No displacement of material<\/li>\n<li>Accessible and easy to clean<\/li>\n<li>Consistent properties over many years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We also clean existing sand impact protection surfaces \u2013 find out more under <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/services\/sand-area-cleaning\/\">Sand Surface Cleaning<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Impact protection refers to the shock-absorbing effect of a floor covering, for example on playgrounds. Artificial grass can serve as impact protection when combined with an impact protection mat. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4076","lexikon","type-lexikon","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon\/4076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/lexikon"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon\/4076\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4077,"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon\/4076\/revisions\/4077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}