Jones Doug & Associates PA

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Doug Jones has practiced law over 24 years. He is originally from Craven County, North Carolina. He was Valedictorian of his high school class and graduated Magna Cum Laude from college. Doug was a Navy JAGC Officer upon graduating from Wake Forest University School of Law. He has practiced civil law in eastern North Carolina since 1987.
He and his wife, as well as their 3 children reside in New Bern, North Carolina.
Doug is a member of the North Carolina Bar, the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers and the Federal Court-Eastern District of North Carolina. He is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
He limits his practice to automobile collisions, wrongful death, tractor-trailer collisions, workers' compensation and social security disability, as well as products liability.

Use this simple checklist from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission to help make sure your home playground is a safe place to play.
1. Install and maintain a shock-absorbing surface around the play equipment. Use at least 9 inches of wood chips, mulch, or shredded rubber for play equipment up to 7 feet high. If sand or pea gravel is used, install at least a 9-inch layer for play equipment up to 5 feet high. Or, use surfacing mats made of safety-tested rubber or rubber-like materials.
2. Install protective surfacing at least 6 feet in all directions from play equipment. For swings, be sure surfacing extends, in back and front, twice the height of the suspending bar.
3. Never attach or allow children to attach ropes, jump ropes, clotheslines, or pet leashes to play equipment; children can strangle on these.
4. Check for hardware, like open "S" hooks or protruding bolt ends, which can be hazardous.
5. Check for spaces that could trap children, such as openings in guardrails or between ladder rungs; these spaces should measure less than 3.5 inches or more than 9 inches.
6. Make sure platforms and ramps have guardrails to prevent falls.
7. Check for sharp points or edges in equipment.
8. Remove tripping hazards, like exposed concrete footings, tree stumps, and rocks.
9. Regularly check play equipment and surfacing to make sure both are in good condition.
10. Carefully supervise children on play equipment to make sure they are safe.