Is pressure treated lumber safe?

Question

I'm going to build a swingset, and they gave me pressure treated lumber at Home Depot. Is it safe? As far as I know, arsenic has been banned from use in PT lumber?

Answer 1

Use gloves and wash your hands afterwards.

Answer 2

The lumber should be safe.  It use to contain arsenic, but it no longer does.  Even the old stuff kids would have to ingest it from what I have heard.  So unless your kids eat wood, you should be way more then safe!!

Answer 3

This type of timber is very safe. No harm to pets/ plants etc. plus it will last years longer than non pressurized timber.

Answer 4

Yes it is.  Even with older methods of treating lumber, it would take a child to eat a 2x4x8 to get sick, but I would hope you would see something like this missing.