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Certification Course for Playground Safety Inspectors Exam 212 Questions with Verified Answers What was the first equipment recommended to be removed for safety reasons? - CORRECT ANSWER Giant Stri... de 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 More]

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