CPSI 2019 Questions and Answers
What is CPSC – Correct Answer – A Federal Guideline
What is ASTM – Correct Answer – An International Voluntary Standard
F 1292-17 – Correct Answer – Impact Attenuation of Surfacing Materials Within the
Use Zone of Playground Equipment
F 1951 – Correct Answer – Test method for Accessibility on Safety Surfacing for
Playgrounds (Wheelchairs on loose fill)
F 2075 – Correct Answer – Engineered Wood Fiber Safety Surfacing
F 2223 – Correct Answer – Playground Surfacing
F 2373 – Correct Answer – Playground Equipment for Children Under the Age of 2
F 2479 – Correct Answer – Poured in Place Rubber Surfacing
F 3012 – Correct Answer – Loose Fill Rubber Surfacing
F 2049 – Correct Answer – Standard for Fencing/Barriers for Playgrounds
F 1918 – Correct Answer – Contained Play System
F 1148 – Correct Answer – Residential Play Equipment
Risk V. Hazard – Correct Answer – Known V. Unknown
ASTM Scope – Correct Answer – “Its purpose is to reduce life-threatening and
debilitating injuries”
Most Common cause of Injury – Correct Answer – Falls
Most common cause of playground fatalities – Correct Answer – Entanglement
2 most common cause of playground fatalities – Correct Answer – Falls onto hard
underlying surface
3 most common cause of playground fatalities – Correct Answer – Head and Neck
Entrapment
4 most common cause of playground fatalities – Correct Answer – Impact by
loose equipment
1 contributor to public playground injuries – Correct Answer – Poor Maintenance
(#2 is Improper use and poor supervision)
Priority 1 Hazard – Correct Answer – A readily accessible hazard that would cause
an accident which would result in
-Death
-Brain Damage
-Permanent Paralysis
-Loss of Vision
-Loss of Limb
-Loss of Speech
-Organ Destruction
Hazard priority is based on 3 factors – Correct Answer – 1. Possibility
- Probability
- Consequence
Possibility – Correct Answer – Is it possible that the users would come in contact
with the hazard?
-Accessible by vulnerable users
-In a heavily used area?
-A condition that can become worse easily or quickly?
Probability – Correct Answer – What is the likelihood that a child might have an
accident as a result of the exposure
Consequence – Correct Answer – How serious is the injury that’s the most likely
consequence of the accident?
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CPSI EXAM 2023 Questions and
Answers
Major causes of death and seriously debilitating injury:1-4
- Correct Answer – entanglement
Falls
Head and neck entrapment
Impact
Barrier – Correct Answer – an enclosing device around an elevated platform that is
intended to prevent both inadvertent and deliberate attempts to pass through the
device
Composite structure – Correct Answer – two or more play structures attached or
functionally linked to create one integral unit that provides more than one play
activity
Designated Play Surface – Correct Answer – Any elevated surface for standing,
walking, crawling, sitting or climbing, or a flat surface greater than 2 inches wide
by 2 inches long having an angle less than 30° from horizontal.
Embankment slide – Correct Answer – A slide that follows the contour of the
ground and at no point is the bottom of the chute greater than 12 inches above
the surrounding ground.
Entanglement – Correct Answer – A condition in which the user’s clothes or
something around the user’s neck becomes caught or entwined on a component
of playground equipment.
Entrapment – Correct Answer – — Any condition that impedes withdrawal of a
body or body part that has penetrated an opening.
Fall height – Correct Answer – The vertical distance between the highest
designated play surface on a piece of equipment and the protective surfacing
beneath it.
Footing – Correct Answer – A means for anchoring playground equipment to the
ground.
Full bucket seat swing – Correct Answer – A swing generally appropriate for
children under 4 years of age that provides support on all sides and between the
legs of the occupant and cannot be entered or exited without adult assistance
Geotextile – Correct Answer – A fabric that retains its relative structure during
handling, placement, and long-term service to enhance water movement, retard
soil movement, and to add reinforcement and separation between the soil and
the surfacing and/or sub-base.
Guardrail – Correct Answer – An enclosing device around an elevated platform that
is intended to prevent inadvertent falls from the elevated surface.
Loose-fill surfacing material – Correct Answer – A material used for protective
surfacing in the use zone that consists of loose particles such as sand, gravel,
engineered wood fibers, or shredded rubber
Projection – Correct Answer – Anything that extends extends outward from a
surface of the playground equipment and must be tested to determine whether it
is a protrusion or entanglement hazard, or both.
Infill – Correct Answer – Material(s) used in a protective barrier or between decks
to prevent a user from passing through the barrier (e.g., vertical bars, lattice, solid
panel, etc.).
Protective surfacing – Correct Answer – Shock absorbing (i.e., impact attenuating)
surfacing material in the use zone that conforms to the recommendations in §2.4
of this handbook.
Protrusion – Correct Answer – A projection which, when tested, is found to be a
hazard having the potential to cause bodily injury to a user who impacts it
Unitary surfacing material – Correct Answer – A manufactured material used for
protective surfacing in the use zone that may be rubber tiles, mats, or a
combination of energy absorbing materials held in place by a binder that may be
poured in place at the playground site and cures to form a unitary shock absorbing
surface.
Use zone – Correct Answer – The surface under and around a piece of equipment
onto which a child falling from or exiting from the equipment would be expected
to land. These areas are also designated for unrestricted circulation around the
equipment.
Factors to keep in mind when laying out a playground – Correct Answer –
accessibility, age separation, conflicting activities, sight lines, signage/labeling,
supervision
General recommendation for locating moving equipment within the playground
site – Correct Answer – located towards a corner, side, or edge of the play area
while ensuring appropriate use zones are maintained
General recommendation for locating slide exits within the playground site –
Correct Answer – uncongested area of the playground
General recommendation for locating composite play structures within the
playground site – Correct Answer – adjacent components should be
complimentary. Ex an access component should not be located in a slide exit zone
Equipment not recommended for public playgrounds – Correct Answer –
trampolines, swinging gates, giant strides, climbing ropes not secured at both
ends, heavy metal swings, multiple occupancy swings, rope swings, swinging dual
exercise and trapeze bars
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CPSI Exam Answered and
Graded A+ 2023
Without alternate means of egress, max. difference in height between stepped
platforms for Pre-School age and School-Age – Correct Answer – Pre-School: 12
inches
School-Age: 18 inches
An access component is needed if the difference in platform height is more than
_ for pre-school age and _ for school age. – Correct Answer – 12 inches
and
18 inches
Except for entrance/exit openings, the max. clearance opening without a top
horizontal guardrail should be . – Correct Answer – 15 inches Guardrail/Barrier is not required in fall height is less than: Pre-School
School-Age – Correct Answer – <20 inches
<30 inches
Pre-School Age Guardrail, >20″ < or = 30″: Total Height, Gap at Bottom – Correct Answer – 29″+ <9″, > or = 23″
Pre-School Age Barrier, >30″: Total Height, Gap at Bottom – Correct Answer – 29″+
<3.5″ School Age Guardrail, >30″ < or = 48″: Total Height, Gap at Bottom – Correct
Answer – 38″+
9″, < or = 28″ School Age Barrier, >48″: Total Height, Gap at Bottom – Correct Answer – 38″+
<3.5″
Access platforms over _ should provide intermediate standing surface so child can pause and make decision to keep going up or go down. – Correct Answer – 6′ Handrails- Preschool/Schoolage: should have a diameter or max. cross-section between _ and . Preferred diameter is . – Correct Answer – .95″ and 1.55″
1.25 inches
Continuous handrails extending over the full length of the access should be
provided on both sides of all _ and _. – Correct Answer – stairways and
stepladders
Handrail Height: The vertical distance between the top front edge of a step or
ramp surface and the top surface of the handrail above should be (Preschool,
Schoolage) – Correct Answer – P: between 22 and 26″
S: between 22 and 38″
Transition Point – Correct Answer – Point where child must transition from access
component to play structure platform
(T/F) Handrails or handholds are recommended at all transition points. – Correct
Answer – True
Balance Beams should be no more than _ (P/S) – Correct Answer – P: 12 inches S: 16 inches Use Zone- Climbers: Should extend a min. of _ in all directions. (MAY/MAY NOT)
overlap with neighboring equipment, if allowed by that equipment type
AND
-there is at least _ between equipment when adjacent designated play surfaces are no more than _ .
OR
There is at least _ between equipment when adjacent play surfaces are more than _. – Correct Answer – 6′
MAY
6′
<30 inches
9′
30 inches
Climbers should not have climbing bars or other rigid structural components in
the interior of the climber onto which a child may fall from a height of __. –
Correct Answer – >18 inches
(T/F) Arch climbers should be used as the sole means of access to other
equipment for preschoolers. – Correct Answer – False
(T/F) Free Standing climbers are not recommended for toddlers or preschool age
children. – Correct Answer – True
Climbers: Rung Width, Vertical Rise, Slope, Diameter (Preschool/Schoolage) –
Correct Answer – Preschool:
RW: > or = 12″
VR: > or = 12″
Slope: 75-90 degrees
Dia: .95″-1.55″
School-Age:
Preschool:
RW: > or = 16″
VR: > or = 12″
Slope: 75-90 degrees
Dia: .95″-1.55″