ORIENTATION VIDEO

PAINTBALL SAFETY

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SAFETY BRIEFING

Every participant will be given a safety briefing upon arriving. During this time we will stress the safety standards as well as explain how to play the game of paintball. We will also provide rental players with an overview of how to operate their equipment in a safe manner. Upon completion, we will answer all questions in regards to paintball safety.

Safety and providing our guests with a memorable experience is a top priority of ours at Pittsburgh Paintball Park. We pride ourselves in our extensive safety briefing to provide all of our guests with both an enjoyable and safe paintball experience. Our experienced and certified referees are there to guide you through your paintball experience from start to finish! We pride ourselves in providing the general public with a safe and controlled playing environment. If you have any questions in regards to safety, please email info@pittsburghpaintballpark.com

IS PAINTBALL SAFE?

IS PAINTBALL
SAFE?

Yes paintball is safe and can be enjoyed by players of all ages, no experience is required. 
Here are a few key factors to keeping paintball safe and fun. 

REGULATED VELOCITY SPEEDS

REGULATED VELOCITY SPEEDS

First, our paintball markers (aka paintball guns) are checked for the rate of speed of a paintball leaving the barrel. We use Feet Per Second (FPS) to measure this speed. 280 FPS will be used during normal operations. 

ASTM CERTIFIED SAFETY MASKS

Second, we always wear a mask when on the field. Paintball masks are designed to withstand the force created by the mass of a paintball traveling at 300 FPS. Any other type of mask is not allowed. This rule is so strictly enforced I have seen players sent off the field for taking their mask off for a split second.

SAFETY BARREL COVERS

Third, the end of our marker’s barrel is always covered by a certified safety device, a barrel sock, when it is off the field. This ensures that if the device is misfired off field it will not cause an eye injury. Barrel plugs are not allowed.

SOME STATISTICS

In the United States there are .02 injuries per 100,000 exposures for paintball a year.

That compares to:

3.8 injuries per 100,000 exposures for Tackle Football and Downhill Skiing a year
3.7 injuries per 100,000 exposures for Ice Hockey a year
2.8 injuries per 100,000 exposures for Soccer a year
2.8 injuries per 100,000 exposures for Baseball a year
In fact, Paintball has one of the lowest injury rates of any sport in the United States.

Okay, so we do get welts and bruises from the paintballs, but just keep that in perspective. My son plays soccer, baseball and trains in kick-boxing. The bruises he receives from any of those sports is no more or no less than what he receives from paintball.

And you should see my daughters feet, knees, and legs after dancing….

Also, do remember, if your child is playing paintball on an organized field with a referee there are set rules about over shooting, meaning shooting a player more than a few times. I have seen players removed and banned from fields for over shooting. Over shooting is something that is not accepted.
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