{"id":121376,"date":"2023-10-19T06:13:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T06:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=121376"},"modified":"2023-10-19T06:13:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T06:13:42","slug":"bundle-certified-playground-safety-inspector-cpsi-exam-practice-questions-and-answers-and-exam-study-guide-all-graded-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/19\/bundle-certified-playground-safety-inspector-cpsi-exam-practice-questions-and-answers-and-exam-study-guide-all-graded-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Bundle Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI) Exam Practice Questions and Answers And Exam Study Guide | All Graded A+"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>CPSI 2019 Questions and Answers<br>What is CPSC &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; A Federal Guideline<br>What is ASTM &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; An International Voluntary Standard<br>F 1292-17 &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; Impact Attenuation of Surfacing Materials Within the<br>Use Zone of Playground Equipment<br>F 1951 &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; Test method for Accessibility on Safety Surfacing for<br>Playgrounds (Wheelchairs on loose fill)<br>F 2075 &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; Engineered Wood Fiber Safety Surfacing<br>F 2223 &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; Playground Surfacing<br>F 2373 &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; Playground Equipment for Children Under the Age of 2<br>F 2479 &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; Poured in Place Rubber Surfacing<br>F 3012 &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; Loose Fill Rubber Surfacing<br>F 2049 &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; Standard for Fencing\/Barriers for Playgrounds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>F 1918 &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; Contained Play System<br>F 1148 &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; Residential Play Equipment<br>Risk V. Hazard &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; Known V. Unknown<br>ASTM Scope &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; &#8220;Its purpose is to reduce life-threatening and<br>debilitating injuries&#8221;<br>Most Common cause of Injury &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; Falls<br>Most common cause of playground fatalities &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; Entanglement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2 most common cause of playground fatalities &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; Falls onto hard<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>underlying surface<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3 most common cause of playground fatalities &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; Head and Neck<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Entrapment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4 most common cause of playground fatalities &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; Impact by<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>loose equipment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1 contributor to public playground injuries &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; Poor Maintenance<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>(#2 is Improper use and poor supervision)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Priority 1 Hazard &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; A readily accessible hazard that would cause<br>an accident which would result in<br>-Death<br>-Brain Damage<br>-Permanent Paralysis<br>-Loss of Vision<br>-Loss of Limb<br>-Loss of Speech<br>-Organ Destruction<br>Hazard priority is based on 3 factors &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; 1. Possibility<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"2\">\n<li>Probability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consequence<br>Possibility &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; Is it possible that the users would come in contact<br>with the hazard?<br>-Accessible by vulnerable users<br>-In a heavily used area?<br>-A condition that can become worse easily or quickly?<br>Probability &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; What is the likelihood that a child might have an<br>accident as a result of the exposure<br>Consequence &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; How serious is the injury that&#8217;s the most likely<br>consequence of the accident?<br>download pdf at <a href=\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/search\/study?query=aqa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/learnexams.com\/search\/study?query=aqa<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>CPSI EXAM 2023 Questions and<br>Answers<br>Major causes of death and seriously debilitating injury:1-4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Correct Answer &#8211; entanglement<br>Falls<br>Head and neck entrapment<br>Impact<br>Barrier &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; an enclosing device around an elevated platform that is<br>intended to prevent both inadvertent and deliberate attempts to pass through the<br>device<br>Composite structure &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; two or more play structures attached or<br>functionally linked to create one integral unit that provides more than one play<br>activity<br>Designated Play Surface &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; Any elevated surface for standing,<br>walking, crawling, sitting or climbing, or a flat surface greater than 2 inches wide<br>by 2 inches long having an angle less than 30\u00b0 from horizontal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Embankment slide &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; A slide that follows the contour of the<br>ground and at no point is the bottom of the chute greater than 12 inches above<br>the surrounding ground.<br>Entanglement &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; A condition in which the user&#8217;s clothes or<br>something around the user&#8217;s neck becomes caught or entwined on a component<br>of playground equipment.<br>Entrapment &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; \u2014 Any condition that impedes withdrawal of a<br>body or body part that has penetrated an opening.<br>Fall height &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; The vertical distance between the highest<br>designated play surface on a piece of equipment and the protective surfacing<br>beneath it.<br>Footing &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; A means for anchoring playground equipment to the<br>ground.<br>Full bucket seat swing &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; A swing generally appropriate for<br>children under 4 years of age that provides support on all sides and between the<br>legs of the occupant and cannot be entered or exited without adult assistance<br>Geotextile &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; A fabric that retains its relative structure during<br>handling, placement, and long-term service to enhance water movement, retard<br>soil movement, and to add reinforcement and separation between the soil and<br>the surfacing and\/or sub-base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guardrail &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; An enclosing device around an elevated platform that<br>is intended to prevent inadvertent falls from the elevated surface.<br>Loose-fill surfacing material &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; A material used for protective<br>surfacing in the use zone that consists of loose particles such as sand, gravel,<br>engineered wood fibers, or shredded rubber<br>Projection &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; Anything that extends extends outward from a<br>surface of the playground equipment and must be tested to determine whether it<br>is a protrusion or entanglement hazard, or both.<br>Infill &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; Material(s) used in a protective barrier or between decks<br>to prevent a user from passing through the barrier (e.g., vertical bars, lattice, solid<br>panel, etc.).<br>Protective surfacing &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; Shock absorbing (i.e., impact attenuating)<br>surfacing material in the use zone that conforms to the recommendations in \u00a72.4<br>of this handbook.<br>Protrusion &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; A projection which, when tested, is found to be a<br>hazard having the potential to cause bodily injury to a user who impacts it<br>Unitary surfacing material &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; A manufactured material used for<br>protective surfacing in the use zone that may be rubber tiles, mats, or a<br>combination of energy absorbing materials held in place by a binder that may be<br>poured in place at the playground site and cures to form a unitary shock absorbing<br>surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use zone &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; The surface under and around a piece of equipment<br>onto which a child falling from or exiting from the equipment would be expected<br>to land. These areas are also designated for unrestricted circulation around the<br>equipment.<br>Factors to keep in mind when laying out a playground &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211;<br>accessibility, age separation, conflicting activities, sight lines, signage\/labeling,<br>supervision<br>General recommendation for locating moving equipment within the playground<br>site &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; located towards a corner, side, or edge of the play area<br>while ensuring appropriate use zones are maintained<br>General recommendation for locating slide exits within the playground site &#8211;<br>Correct Answer &#8211; uncongested area of the playground<br>General recommendation for locating composite play structures within the<br>playground site &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; adjacent components should be<br>complimentary. Ex an access component should not be located in a slide exit zone<br>Equipment not recommended for public playgrounds &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211;<br>trampolines, swinging gates, giant strides, climbing ropes not secured at both<br>ends, heavy metal swings, multiple occupancy swings, rope swings, swinging dual<br>exercise and trapeze bars<br>download pdf at <a href=\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/search\/study?query=aqa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/learnexams.com\/search\/study?query=aqa<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CPSI Exam Answered and<br>Graded A+ 2023<br>Without alternate means of egress, max. difference in height between stepped<br>platforms for Pre-School age and School-Age &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; Pre-School: 12<br>inches<br>School-Age: 18 inches<br>An access component is needed if the difference in platform height is more than<br><em>_ for pre-school age and _<\/em> for school age. &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; 12 inches<br>and<br>18 inches<br>Except for entrance\/exit openings, the max. clearance opening without a top<br>horizontal guardrail should be <strong>. &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; 15 inches Guardrail\/Barrier is not required in fall height is less than: Pre-School<\/strong><br>School-Age &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; &lt;20 inches<br>&lt;30 inches<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pre-School Age Guardrail, &gt;20&#8243; &lt; or = 30&#8243;: Total Height, Gap at Bottom &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; 29&#8243;+ &lt;9&#8243;, &gt; or = 23&#8243;<br>Pre-School Age Barrier, &gt;30&#8243;: Total Height, Gap at Bottom &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; 29&#8243;+<br>&lt;3.5&#8243; School Age Guardrail, &gt;30&#8243; &lt; or = 48&#8243;: Total Height, Gap at Bottom &#8211; Correct<br>Answer &#8211; 38&#8243;+<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>9&#8243;, &lt; or = 28&#8243; School Age Barrier, &gt;48&#8243;: Total Height, Gap at Bottom &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; 38&#8243;+<br>&lt;3.5&#8243;<br>Access platforms over <em>_ should provide intermediate standing surface so child can pause and make decision to keep going up or go down. &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; 6&#8242; Handrails- Preschool\/Schoolage: should have a diameter or max. cross-section between _<\/em> and <strong>. Preferred diameter is <\/strong>. &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; .95&#8243; and 1.55&#8243;<br>1.25 inches<br>Continuous handrails extending over the full length of the access should be<br>provided on both sides of all <strong><em>_ and _<\/em><\/strong>. &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; stairways and<br>stepladders<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Handrail Height: The vertical distance between the top front edge of a step or<br>ramp surface and the top surface of the handrail above should be (Preschool,<br>Schoolage) &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; P: between 22 and 26&#8243;<br>S: between 22 and 38&#8243;<br>Transition Point &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; Point where child must transition from access<br>component to play structure platform<br>(T\/F) Handrails or handholds are recommended at all transition points. &#8211; Correct<br>Answer &#8211; True<br>Balance Beams should be no more than <em>_ (P\/S) &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; P: 12 inches S: 16 inches Use Zone- Climbers: Should extend a min. of _<\/em> in all directions. (MAY\/MAY NOT)<br>overlap with neighboring equipment, if allowed by that equipment type<br>AND<br>-there is at least <em>_ between equipment when adjacent designated play surfaces are no more than _<\/em> .<br>OR<br>There is at least <em>_ between equipment when adjacent play surfaces are more than _<\/em>. &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; 6&#8242;<br>MAY<br>6&#8242;<br>&lt;30 inches<br>9&#8242;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>30 inches<br>Climbers should not have climbing bars or other rigid structural components in<br>the interior of the climber onto which a child may fall from a height of __. &#8211;<br>Correct Answer &#8211; >18 inches<br>(T\/F) Arch climbers should be used as the sole means of access to other<br>equipment for preschoolers. &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; False<br>(T\/F) Free Standing climbers are not recommended for toddlers or preschool age<br>children. &#8211; Correct Answer &#8211; True<br>Climbers: Rung Width, Vertical Rise, Slope, Diameter (Preschool\/Schoolage) &#8211;<br>Correct Answer &#8211; 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