AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Desired outcome?
Answer: A CPSI is capable of establishing a system of REPAIR,
RETROFIT, and REMOVAL of hazardous equipment and establishing a
routine inspection system for their playground(s)
(Page 11, CPSI Course Manual)
⩥ How long is a CPSI certification valid after you pass the exam?
Answer: Three years
(Page 14, CPSI Course Manual)
⩥ Exam questions are taken from the following sources:
Answer: - The Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) Public
Playground Safety Handbook
- The ASTM F1487 Standard Consumer Safety Performance
Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use
-ASTM F2223 Standard Guide for ASTM Standards on Playground
Surfacing
,-Playground Safety is No Accident
(Page 19, CPSI Course Manual)
⩥ ASTM
Answer: American Society for Testing and Materials International
⩥ ADA
Answer: Americans with Disabilities Act
-2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
⩥ Entanglement
Answer: a piece of clothing or net/string wraps around the neck and
causes strangulation
⩥ Entrapment
Answer: one part of the body can pass through an opening, but another
cannot; head can go through, shoulders can't, can cause strangulation
⩥ Falls
Answer: usually onto the play surface, sometimes onto other equipment
(impalement, etc)
⩥ Impact
,Answer: something else falling on a child, loose play equipment or
another child
⩥ IPEMA
Answer: International Play Equipment Manufacturer's Association
⩥ NPCAI
Answer: International Playground Contractor's Association
⩥ NEISS
Answer: National Electronic Injury Surveillance System
⩥ NRPA
Answer: National Recreation and Park Association
⩥ Pre-School Users
Answer: 2-5 years old
⩥ School-Age Users
Answer: 5-12 years old
⩥ CPSC
, Answer: US Consumer Product Safety Commission
⩥ A comprehensive program of playground safety includes:
Answer: -Audits
-Inspections
-Maintenance
⩥ First piece of equipment recommended to be removed for safety
reasons?
Answer: Giant Stride
⩥ First Edition of the CPSC Public Playground Safety Handbook?
Answer: 1981
⩥ Current Edition of the CPSC Public Playground Safety Handbook?
Answer: 2010
⩥ Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground
Equipment for Public Use
Answer: ASTM F1487-17
⩥ Major U.S. Organizations concerned with Playground Safety?