Certification Course for Playground Safety Inspectors Exam 212 Questions with Verified Answers
What was the first equipment recommended to be removed
... [Show More] for safety reasons? - CORRECT ANSWER Giant Stride
When was the first edition of the CPSI manual made? - CORRECT ANSWER 1981
F 1292 - CORRECT ANSWER Method to test impact Attenuation of safety surfacing
F 1951 - CORRECT ANSWER Method to test wheelchair accessibility on Safety Surfacing for Playgrounds. 51 sana
F 2075 - CORRECT ANSWER Engineered wood fiber safety surfacing. 75 engineer
F 2223 - CORRECT ANSWER Guide for ASTM standards on Playground surfacing
F 2049 - CORRECT ANSWER Guide for fencing / barriers for playgrounds
f1918 - CORRECT ANSWER contained play systems ( 9 trapped)
F1148 - CORRECT ANSWER residential play equipment
Inspectors will be able to rank the hazard according to ? - CORRECT ANSWER the injury potential
What does a comprehensive program of playground safety include? - CORRECT ANSWER -Audits -Inspections -Maintenance
What is anthropometrics? - CORRECT ANSWER study of the measurement of the human body
What is the percent of injuries caused by falls on playgrounds? - CORRECT ANSWER 79%
11% of falls of caused by? - CORRECT ANSWER impact
#1 cause of death? - CORRECT ANSWER entanglement (ropes, strings, clothing)
#3 cause of death - CORRECT ANSWER entrapment
#2 cause of death - CORRECT ANSWER falls onto hard underlying surfaces
#4 cause of death - CORRECT ANSWER impact by tipped or loose equipment or moving swings
What is the most common cause of injury on public playgrounds? - CORRECT ANSWER Falls
What is the most common cause ofp layground fatalities? - CORRECT ANSWER Entanglement
What is the reference for the document when selecting a surfacing system to be installed in a public playground? - CORRECT ANSWER F2223
What is a priority 1 Hazard? - CORRECT ANSWER A readily accessible hazard that would cause an accident which would result in death, brain damage, loss of vision or speech or limb, and organ destruction
Another word for probability: - CORRECT ANSWER likelihood
what year were animal swings ordered to be removed? - CORRECT ANSWER 1995
The length of a chain for an overheard swinging ring must not exceed what length? - CORRECT ANSWER 7"
What must the overall length not exceed? - CORRECT ANSWER 15"
true/ false: spiral slides greater than 360 degrees are recommended for preschool users. - CORRECT ANSWER false
2-5 are visible from - CORRECT ANSWER 5-12 area
place moving equipment where - CORRECT ANSWER on the edge of the playground
There must be no obstructions within how many inches above a disignated play surface - CORRECT ANSWER 84"
What about materials must be recorded? - CORRECT ANSWER the durability.
CCA - CORRECT ANSWER chromated copper arsenate
For lead contamination, equipment installed before what year should be checked? - CORRECT ANSWER 1978
Fasteners must - CORRECT ANSWER not be able to be removed without tools, and must be corrosion resistant or have a corrosion-resisitant coating
Plastic materials shall be protected from ? - CORRECT ANSWER U/V light
1487 - CORRECT ANSWER 5th percentile 2 year old to 95th percentile 12 year old
3 1/2 inches to 9 inches - CORRECT ANSWER 89 mm to 229 mm
Especially check equipment installed before 1991 - CORRECT ANSWER for head entrapment
If torso probe goes in, but head template does not, - CORRECT ANSWER opening is considered a head entrapment hazard
4 inches - CORRECT ANSWER 102 mm
how much must each probe be inserted? - CORRECT ANSWER 4 inches
Another name for a wedge - CORRECT ANSWER a fish probe
If the A portion goes in without touching either side and getting to the bottom - CORRECT ANSWER then is is compliant and needs no further testing
If A portion touches both sides before bottom, - CORRECT ANSWER B portion is needed. If B portion goes lower than where a touched, it is a head entrapment. If b portion does not go in, no neck entrapment hazard is present
Projections that have the potential to injure users are identified by ASTM as - CORRECT ANSWER Protrusions
If the projection passes through the face of the 0.12 gauge, - CORRECT ANSWER is is a protrusion hazard
What should the thickness of a gauge for vertical projection be ? - CORRECT ANSWER 0.12 inches or 3 mm thick
If a projection extends more than 1/8th (0.12") from initial surface, - CORRECT ANSWER then it is an entanglement hazard
More than 2 exposed bolt threads may be considered an - CORRECT ANSWER entanglement hazard
Recessed bolts may be inaccessible and not subject to protrusion test - CORRECT ANSWER true
Is Sophia da domb? - CORRECT ANSWER Yes
What are three factors that contribute to injuries? - CORRECT ANSWER improper supervision, maintenance, improper use, site planning issues
3P - CORRECT ANSWER probability, possibility, consequences
playground site - CORRECT ANSWER must be well drained
2-5 area must be seen from - CORRECT ANSWER 5-12 area
C C A - CORRECT ANSWER chromated copper arsenate
check equipment installed before 1978 - CORRECT ANSWER for lead paint
any completely bounded opening betwwen 3 1/2 inches to - CORRECT ANSWER less than 9 inches is a hazard
If waise probe goes through, - CORRECT ANSWER then opening is accessible to children
If waist probe goes through, but then head probe does not, - CORRECT ANSWER then the opening is an entrapment
If one of the four sides of a completely bounded opening is formed by a protective surfacing, - CORRECT ANSWER then the opening is exewmpt from head entrapment requirement
Feet first entry into a head entrapment is a - CORRECT ANSWER priority one hazard.
Common mistake is found between the support post - CORRECT ANSWER and the last vertical bar
probes are not used on - CORRECT ANSWER fences
On a stretchy bounded opening, if an entrapment is present, but - CORRECT ANSWER 50 lbs makes probe go through, then it is safe.
For testing of narrow portions, - CORRECT ANSWER use partially bounded tesitng method
A fish probe is also called - CORRECT ANSWER a wedge probe
A Protrusion - CORRECT ANSWER is a projection that can spike pierce or enter eye socket
If the projection passes through the face of the gauge, - CORRECT ANSWER it is a protrusion hazard
If any part of the projection extends beyond face of gauge - CORRECT ANSWER it is protrusion
The gauge for vertical project entanglement is how thick? - CORRECT ANSWER 0.12 inches
how many threads on a bolt have to be exposed for it to be considered an entanglement hazard? - CORRECT ANSWER more than two is bad, two is okay
S hook gap should be no greater than - CORRECT ANSWER 0.04 inches, approximately one dime
Roller slide diameter dowel - CORRECT ANSWER 0.19 inches
merry - go - rounds diameter - CORRECT ANSWER 0.30 inches
common crush/ shear diameter dowel - CORRECT ANSWER 0.62 inches
open pipes and tubes must be - CORRECT ANSWER capped
There can be no single non rigid component suspended between play units or from the ground to the play unit within - CORRECT ANSWER 45 degrees of horizontal, unless it is 84 inches aboutp lay surface, a minumin of 1 inch wide, and brightly colored
one 1 free swinging rope or cable or chain or permitted to be atttached at one end only, - CORRECT ANSWER swings usnig 2 is exception
ropes, cables, and chains securly anchored at both ends and not capable of forming a loop with an interior perimeter or more than how much inches is permitted? - CORRECT ANSWER 5 inches is okay, more than 5 is bad
a circle with a 5 inch perimeter has how much of a diameter - CORRECT ANSWER a circle with a 5 inch perimeter has a 1.6 inch diameter
circle must be less than 1.6 inches in diameter - CORRECT ANSWER truee
ropes and calbles and chains cannop overlap - CORRECT ANSWER true
climbing net structure is considered as a - CORRECT ANSWER multiple componenet
what is the slope of the largest ramp on a play structure? - CORRECT ANSWER 1:12
maximum ramp run without a landing is - CORRECT ANSWER 144 inches
ramps must be at least - CORRECT ANSWER 3 feet wide
landing must have a minumum diameter of what? - CORRECT ANSWER 5 feet
handrail height between 22-38" from each step - CORRECT ANSWER ...
an arch climber should not be connected to the structure above the - CORRECT ANSWER platform
define elevated play surface - CORRECT ANSWER a flat surface 2" by 2" and less than 30 degrees form the horizontal
TOP surface of GAURD rail for PRESCHOOL - CORRECT ANSWER 29 inches minimum for preschool
TOP surface of GAURD rail for SCHOOL AGE - CORRECT ANSWER 38 inches minumum
Preschool platform height - CORRECT ANSWER less than or equal to 20, not fence needed
preschool platform height - CORRECT ANSWER 21-30, GAURDRAIL needed
preschool platform height - CORRECT ANSWER 31 or higher , barrier needed
lower edge of gaurd rail - CORRECT ANSWER 23 inches maximum for preschool
lower edge of gaurd rail - CORRECT ANSWER 28 inches maximim for school age
lower edge of gaurd rail - CORRECT ANSWER 30 or less inches, nothing needed
lower edge of gaurd rail - CORRECT ANSWER 31-48 inches, gaurdrail needed
lower edge of gaurd rail - CORRECT ANSWER 49+, barrier needed
openings with a top gaurdrail can be as big, but openings wiht no gaurd rail - CORRECT ANSWER maximum 15"
access component required mabane el etnane platform for PRESCHOOL when the height difference is - CORRECT ANSWER 12 inches
access component required mabane el etnane platform for SCHOOL AGE when the height difference is - CORRECT ANSWER 18 inches
Barriers are needed on stairs that are greater than 48 inches - CORRECT ANSWER ...
A step on a stairway that is 48 inches above the underlying surfacing - CORRECT ANSWER must have a protective barrier instead of a hand rail
this applied only to the portion of the step above 48 inches - CORRECT ANSWER ...
openings in wheel chair accessible platform, and between edge and railing may not exceed - CORRECT ANSWER 1/2 inch
Balance beams for preschool - CORRECT ANSWER maximum height 12 inches
Balance beam for SCHOOL AGE - CORRECT ANSWER maximum 16 inches
If a child can fall from a height of greater than 18 inches, - CORRECT ANSWER then there should be no rigid structural components in the interior of the climber onto which a child could fall and hit
cpsc recommends that upper bosy equipment be used by children - CORRECT ANSWER 4 years and older ( horizontal ladders, ring treks, and chining bars)
maximum height of horizontal ladder for presSChool children? - CORRECT ANSWER 5 feet
maximum height of horizontal ladder for school agechildren? - CORRECT ANSWER 7 feet
Horizontal ladder for preschoolers: rungs must be parallel and evenly spaced - CORRECT ANSWER :)
Upper Body Equipment: first rung, must be how far from platform horizontally? - CORRECT ANSWER the first handhold must be between 8-10 inches from the access rung
when access is by platform - CORRECT ANSWER the first handhold must be between 0-10 inches from the leading edge of the platform
THE RUNGS OF UPPER BODY EQUIPMENT MUST HAVE THE DIAMETER of - CORRECT ANSWER 0.95 - 1.55 inches
Rungs must not - CORRECT ANSWER turn or rotate
Sliding poles: how high above the platform must the sliding pole extend? - CORRECT ANSWER A sliding pole must extent 5 feet above the platform
Sliding pole: what should the disanct betweem te pole and the platform be? - CORRECT ANSWER 18-20 inches
What is the maximum pole diameter ? - CORRECT ANSWER the maximum pole diameter is 1.9 inches (sliding poles are not recommended for pre schoola ge children)
Which dowl probe should be used to test for crush and shear in the swivel of a rotating swing? - CORRECT ANSWER 0.62 inch dowl probe should be used
slide transition area must be atleast how deep? - CORRECT ANSWER 14 inches deep the slide transition area has to be..
sidwalls of a bedway of a slide should be greater than or equal to how many inches - CORRECT ANSWER 4 inches
bedwidth - CORRECT ANSWER minimum 12 inches for preschool
bedwidth of slide - CORRECT ANSWER the minimum is 16 inches for school age
reduced gradient exit ( exit area) - CORRECT ANSWER minimum of 11 inches
exit of a slide must be less than or equal to - CORRECT ANSWER 4 degrees below horizontal
Bedways of slides must have what slope? - CORRECT ANSWER the slope of a bedway of a slide must not exceed 30 degrees,
what is the maximum slope of a slide bedway? - CORRECT ANSWER 50 degrees:)
height / length ration must not exceed - CORRECT ANSWER 0.577
Slides with elevation less than or equal to 48 inches - CORRECT ANSWER exit should be 0 - 11 inches
slides with elevation greater than 48 then - CORRECT ANSWER slide exit should be 7-15 inches high
What is the minimum diameter of the interior of a tube slide? - CORRECT ANSWER 23 inches minimum
What are means that can help prevent climbing and sliding on the outside of the tube? - CORRECT ANSWER Barriers or textured surfaces
For embankment slides, what is not required, that is generally required for other slides? - CORRECT ANSWER protecting surfacing at the exit, ONLY IF THE BEDWAY IS LESS THAN 12 inches above the embankment
clearance zone - CORRECT ANSWER harm from other equipment
no projections are allowed in side of a slide that can fit inside which projection gauge? - CORRECT ANSWER No projection is allowed inside of a side that can fit into the large projection gauge
No projection is acceptable in a slide non entanglement zone that extends perpendicular from its initial surface by how much? - CORRECT ANSWER no projection is acceptable in the slide non entanglement zone that protrudes more than 0.12 inches (3 mm)
Where does the Non-Entanglement zone start? - CORRECT ANSWER The non-entanglement zone begins at the bottom edge of a slide
What is a combination swing? - CORRECT ANSWER A combination swing is a swing with many multiples axis ( allows user to go back and forth, and rotate)
Swings cannot be attached to a compostite struct. true/false - CORRECT ANSWER true
Dynamic impact test: suspended elements shall not impart a peak acceleration in excess of 100 g's and shall have a HIC score not to - CORRECT ANSWER exceed 500. (exemption: components greater than or equal to 8 4 inches above the protective surfacing at the lowest point
Swings: what is the maximum number os swings that can be suspended in a bay ? - CORRECT ANSWER 2
what kind of swing has to be alone in a bay? - CORRECT ANSWER a multiple occupancy suspended element
Swing splay clearance? - CORRECT ANSWER 20 inch minimum spacing between swing hangers
How many inches minimum must be under an open seat swing? - CORRECT ANSWER !2 inches
How many inches minimum must be under a closed seat swing? - CORRECT ANSWER 24 inches
How many inches between frame and the first swing chain? - CORRECT ANSWER 30 inches minimum
how many inches between chains of adjacent swings? - CORRECT ANSWER 24 inches
multiple axis swing clearance: 12' minimum from the bottom - CORRECT ANSWER ...
multiple axis swing clearance in all directions? - CORRECT ANSWER 30 inches
merry go round playforms must be con - CORRECT ANSWER tinuous with no openings
platform os merry go round must no - CORRECT ANSWER oscillate up and down
if platform is non circular, the difference between minimum and maximum radi must not be more than - CORRECT ANSWER 2 inches (50 mm)
What is the maximum speed of rotation per second? - CORRECT ANSWER 13 feet per second max
spinners with maximum diameter of less than 20 inches - CORRECT ANSWER may go faster than 13 fps
merry go round: minimum clearance platform underside to surfacing+ - CORRECT ANSWER 9 inches
Merry go round maximum platform height for PRESCHOOLERS - CORRECT ANSWER 14 inches
merry go round maximum platform height for school age children - CORRECT ANSWER 18 inches (450 mm)
how many milimetters are in an inch? - CORRECT ANSWER 25.4 millimeters = 1 inch
what is the maximum seat height of a fulcrum seasaw? - CORRECT ANSWER the maximum seat height of a fulcrum seasaw is 60 inches
what is the maximum angle above horizontal that a fulcrum seasaw may achieve? - CORRECT ANSWER 25 degrees above horizontal
What may not project beyong the perimeter of the seasaw seat? - CORRECT ANSWER the handholds may not project beyond the perimeter of the seasaw seat. (may not twist or rotate)
Fulcrum seesaw is not recommended for - CORRECT ANSWER preschool chiuldren ( shock-absorbing material should be embedded int he underlying protective surfacing beneath ends of fulcrum seesaws) :)
What is recommended for pre-school age users in place of the fulcrum seesaw? - CORRECT ANSWER THe SPRING CENTERED SEESAW is recommended as the alternative for the fulcrum seesaw.
SPRINGGGG ROCKINGGG EQUIPMENT: minimum seat height: - CORRECT ANSWER 14 inches is the minimum seat height of spring rocked equipment/14141414
maximum seat height of spring rocking equipment is - CORRECT ANSWER 28 inches is the maximum height of the seats of spring rocking equipment
what is the maximent handhold length on SPRRING ROCKING EQUIPMENT? - CORRECT ANSWER handholds on spring rocking equipment must be a minimum length of 3 inches (76 mm)
Foorrests of spring rocking equipment must be a minimum of - CORRECT ANSWER the minimum length of spring rocking equipment footrests is 3 1/2 inches (89 mm) (attachmennt poits of coil springs are exempt from crush and shear)
Standing springs rocking equipment can be WITH or WITHOUT hand supports. true/false - CORRECT ANSWER true
stepping forms: minimum diameter: 10 inches - CORRECT ANSWER ...
what is the height for PRESCHOOLERS for stepping forms? - CORRECT ANSWER less than or equal to 20 inches
height for stepping froms for school age children - CORRECT ANSWER less than or equal to 30 inches
hand supports must be between 22-38 inches above - CORRECT ANSWER stepping surface
stepping forms for preschool age children must be - CORRECT ANSWER 20 inches or less
stepping forms GREATER THAN 30 inches must - CORRECT ANSWER be stationary
DISTANCE BETWEEN STEPPING FORMS; preschOOL - CORRECT ANSWER 12 inches maximum distance between stepping forms for preschool age children
what is the dsitance between stepping forms for school age children? - CORRECT ANSWER The distance between stepping forms for schoola ge cihldren is 18 inches
Log rolls must rotate around what kind of axis? - CORRECT ANSWER A log roll must rotate around a HORIZONTAL axis
A Log roll may stand alone - CORRECT ANSWER or BE PART OF A COMPOSTITE STRUCTURE
hand grips are needed for - CORRECT ANSWER mounting, dismounting, and maintaining balance
what is the maximum height of the log roller? - CORRECT ANSWER 18 inches or 460 mm is the maximum height of the log roller ( not recommended for pre school age children)
what is a track ride? - CORRECT ANSWER something on a bar that you hold onto and side to other end
ARE PLATFORMS required FOR TRACK RIDES? - CORRECT ANSWER no platfroms are not required
WHEN a track ride does include a platform, then the minimum depth should be 36 inches and the minimum width should be - CORRECT ANSWER 32 inches
maximum platform height for school age children for a track ride is - CORRECT ANSWER 36 inches
THE CLEARANCE ZONE OF A TRACK RIDE IS from - CORRECT ANSWER handgrip to surfacing
exclosed track is exempt from - CORRECT ANSWER crush and shear
when two tracks are adjacent, what is the minimum distance from center to center? - CORRECT ANSWER 48 inches.. (track should be unobstructed area along entire length of travel.
If a playground comes with a roof and that roof is less than 84 inches above the protective surfacing, then - CORRECT ANSWER then there shall be no disignated playing surface under than roof which is less than 84 inches
Who responsibility is it to post signs and labels? - CORRECT ANSWER the owner/ operator
signs may not be in the use zone / true false - CORRECT ANSWER true
what messages must be communicated to the users via signs? - CORRECT ANSWER age appropriatness, and a warning messages regarded the removal of helmets, drawstrings. (hot surface warning when applicable)
WHAT DURABILITY REQUIREMENTS SHALL SIGNS conform to? - CORRECT ANSWER UL 969
Manufacturers identification must be on all - CORRECT ANSWER play equipment
what is the function of playground protective surface? - CORRECT ANSWER reduce the severity of head injuries due to falls
understand the special protective surfacing terminology from ASTM F2223 - CORRECT ANSWER impact attenuation, critical height, and fall height
ASTM 1929 - CORRECT ANSWER establishes an impact attenuation performance criterion for playground surfacing material
Every surfacing material shjould be testing using which F procedures - CORRECT ANSWER F1292
WHat is g-max - CORRECT ANSWER g-max is the maximum acceleration of a head during an impact
what does HIC stand for - CORRECT ANSWER head injury criteria ( a measure of the impactr severity that combines both the time and energy of an impact
what is the distance between the highest acccessible disgnated play surface and the protective surface underneath it called? - CORRECT ANSWER the fall height
fall height for a sliding pole is measured from - CORRECT ANSWER 5 feet below the highest portion of the pole to the protective surfacing
the minimum fall height for 3d climbing nets GREATER THEN 72 INCHES high is - CORRECT ANSWER 72 inches
what is a composite system ? - CORRECT ANSWER a composite system is a surface system including both loosefill and unitary componenet
define unitary componenets - CORRECT ANSWER a surface system consisting of one or more componenets bound together
examples of loose fill surfacing - CORRECT ANSWER wood chips, bark mulch, sand, pea stone, engineered wood fiber, and shredded rubber fiber
examples of unitary surfacing - CORRECT ANSWER mats, tile, poured inplace, combination
examples of composite surfacing - CORRECT ANSWER geotextile fabric, stone drainage base, loose ruber, containment mat, bags of recycled rubeer
examples of materials not accepltable for use as protective surfacing are - CORRECT ANSWER concrete, asphalt, grass, and packed earth [Show Less]