APWA CERTIFIED PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
INSPECTOR EXAM 2026 ACTUAL TEST PAPER
WITH FULL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
◉ Barrier. Answer: An enclosing device around an elevated platform
that is intended to prevent both inadvertent and deliberate attempts
to pass through the device.
◉ Designated Play Surface. 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 degrees from horizontal.
◉ Footing. Answer: A means for anchoring playground equipment to
the ground.
◉ Full Bucket Seat Swing. 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 (filter) Cloth. 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.
◉ Infill. 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.)
◉ Preschool-Age Children. Answer: Children 2 years of age through
5 years of age.
◉ Projection. Answer: Anything that 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.
◉ Protective Surfacing. 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. 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.
◉ Roller Slide. Answer: A slide that has a chute consisting of a series
of individual rollers over which the user travels.
,◉ School-Age Children. Answer: Children 5 years of age through 12
years of age.
◉ Slide Chute. Answer: The inclined sliding surface of a slide.
◉ Supervisor. Answer: Any person tasked with watching children on
a playground. Supervisors may be paid professionals, paid seasonal
workers, volunteers, or unpaid caregivers of the children playing in
the playground.
◉ Toddlers. Answer: Children 6 months through 23 months of age.
◉ Tube Slide. Answer: A slide in which the chute consists of a totally
enclosed tube or tunnel.
◉ What are the key factors to keep in mind when laying out a
playground? (6 in total). Answer: Accessibility, age separation,
conflicting activities, sight lines, signage and/or labeling,
supervision.
◉ Moving equipment, such as swings and merry-go-rounds, should
be located toward a _____, ____, or ____ of the play area while ensuring
that the appropriate use zones around the equipment are
maintained.. Answer: corner, side, edge
, ◉ Slide exits should be located in an ________ area of the playground..
Answer: uncongested
◉ Adjacent components on composite structures should be
complementary. For example, an access component should not be
located in a slide ____ ____.. Answer: Exit zone
◉ In playgrounds with areas for a different ages, the older children's
area should be ________ from the younger children's area to ensure
that caregivers of multiple children can see older children while they
are engaged in interactive play with younger ones.. Answer: Visible
◉ Although the intended user group should be obvious from the
design and scale of equipment, ______ and/or _____ posted in the
playground area or on the equipment should give some guidance to
supervisors as to the age appropriateness of the equipment..
Answer: Signs, labels
◉ Toddler climbing equipment should be under ____ inches high..
Answer: 32
◉ Toddler spiral slides should rotate less than _____ degrees..
Answer: 360
INSPECTOR EXAM 2026 ACTUAL TEST PAPER
WITH FULL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
◉ Barrier. Answer: An enclosing device around an elevated platform
that is intended to prevent both inadvertent and deliberate attempts
to pass through the device.
◉ Designated Play Surface. 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 degrees from horizontal.
◉ Footing. Answer: A means for anchoring playground equipment to
the ground.
◉ Full Bucket Seat Swing. 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 (filter) Cloth. 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.
◉ Infill. 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.)
◉ Preschool-Age Children. Answer: Children 2 years of age through
5 years of age.
◉ Projection. Answer: Anything that 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.
◉ Protective Surfacing. 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. 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.
◉ Roller Slide. Answer: A slide that has a chute consisting of a series
of individual rollers over which the user travels.
,◉ School-Age Children. Answer: Children 5 years of age through 12
years of age.
◉ Slide Chute. Answer: The inclined sliding surface of a slide.
◉ Supervisor. Answer: Any person tasked with watching children on
a playground. Supervisors may be paid professionals, paid seasonal
workers, volunteers, or unpaid caregivers of the children playing in
the playground.
◉ Toddlers. Answer: Children 6 months through 23 months of age.
◉ Tube Slide. Answer: A slide in which the chute consists of a totally
enclosed tube or tunnel.
◉ What are the key factors to keep in mind when laying out a
playground? (6 in total). Answer: Accessibility, age separation,
conflicting activities, sight lines, signage and/or labeling,
supervision.
◉ Moving equipment, such as swings and merry-go-rounds, should
be located toward a _____, ____, or ____ of the play area while ensuring
that the appropriate use zones around the equipment are
maintained.. Answer: corner, side, edge
, ◉ Slide exits should be located in an ________ area of the playground..
Answer: uncongested
◉ Adjacent components on composite structures should be
complementary. For example, an access component should not be
located in a slide ____ ____.. Answer: Exit zone
◉ In playgrounds with areas for a different ages, the older children's
area should be ________ from the younger children's area to ensure
that caregivers of multiple children can see older children while they
are engaged in interactive play with younger ones.. Answer: Visible
◉ Although the intended user group should be obvious from the
design and scale of equipment, ______ and/or _____ posted in the
playground area or on the equipment should give some guidance to
supervisors as to the age appropriateness of the equipment..
Answer: Signs, labels
◉ Toddler climbing equipment should be under ____ inches high..
Answer: 32
◉ Toddler spiral slides should rotate less than _____ degrees..
Answer: 360
