QUESTIONS AND FULL SOLUTION GRADED
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⩥ Four major causes of Priority 1.
Answer: Falls to hard underlying surfaces; entanglement of clothing,
strings, or ropes; head entrapment in equipment openings; and impact by
moving or tipped apparatus
⩥ Methods Used to Determine Shock Absorbency.
Answer: 200g maximum and 1000 HIC maximum
⩥ Priority 2.
Answer: Any condition which can cause serious or non-disabling injury.
⩥ Projection.
Answer: Condition which, due to its physical nature, must be tested to
the requirements of this standard to determine whether it is a protrusion
or entanglement hazard, or both.
⩥ Entanglement.
Answer: Condition in which the user's clothes or something around the
user's neck becomes caught or entwined on a component of playground
,equipment; Examples include bolt ends that extend more than two
threads beyond the face of the nut and open S type hooks.
⩥ Entrapment.
Answer: Any condition which impedes withdrawal of a body or body
part that has penetrated an opening; No opening may measure between
three and one-half inches and nine inches
⩥ Protective Barrier.
Answer: Enclosing device around an elevated surface that prevents both
inadvertent and deliberate attempts to pass through the device.
⩥ Protrusion.
Answer: Projection which, when tested in accordance with the
requirements of this standard, is found to be a hazard having the
potential to cause bodily injury to a user
who impacts it.
⩥ ASTM F1292.
Answer: Specification for Impact Attenuation of Surfacing Materials
Within the Use Zone of Playground Equipment
⩥ ASTM 1951.
, Answer: Specification for Determination of Accessibility of Surface
Systems Under and Around Playground Equipment
⩥ ASTM F1487.
Answer: Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for
Playground Equipment for Public Use
⩥ 5th percentile.
Answer: 2-year-old
⩥ 95th percentile.
Answer: 12-year-old
⩥ CCA.
Answer: Chromated copper arsenate
⩥ The designer or manufacturer of each play structure shall provide to
the owner/operator.
Answer: Clear and concise inspection, maintenance, and
repair instructions, including, but not limited to, what, when, and how to
inspect, maintain, and repair.
⩥ The owner/operator shall establish and maintain detailed.