CPSI Practice Exam Questions 2023
___________ opening must be checked for head entrapment? - ✅✅-EVERY
_________________________ ________________________ Hazard is child
✅✅
impacting an adjacent component or separate piece of equipment -
-Clearance Zone
✅✅
"Rule 3" - There are 6 situations that may not be overlapped, what are they? -
-1) Motion area of vertical rotating equipment with radius > 20" (508 mm)
2) Motion areas of overhead suspended vertical rotating equipment
3) Motion area of swings
4) Standing Rocking equipment- closest is 72" in resting position if under 30"
5) Exit use zone region of slides, includes the slide 21" (533 mm) clearance
zone
6) Seated trolley ride clearance zones may not overlap other structure use
zones
*Note: ASTM differentiates between vertical rotating equipment with a radius
greater than or equal to 20" (508 mm) and equipment with a radius >20" (508
mm). The radius dimension is measured from the axis of rotation to the
outermost perimeter of the equipment. *
#1 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury? - ✅✅-Entanglement
#2 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury? - ✅✅-Falls
#3 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury? - ✅✅-Entrapment
#4 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury? - ✅✅-Impact by tipped
or loose equipment, or moving swings
A CPSI inspects a playground designed for children aged 2 to 5. Which of the
following conditions is non-compliant?
A) Ring trek that is a total of 12" (300mm) in length
B) Slide transition area 16" (410mm) deep
✅✅
C) Horizontal ladder that is 72" (180mm) high
D) Adjacent swing chains 28" (710mm) apart - -C) Horizontal ladder that
is 72" (180mm) high
,A CPSI records the following data during field testing on an engineered wood
fiber surfacing in a new playground
-Excessive wood fiber material on the adjacent sidewalk
-No label starting installation of equipment over a hard surface may cause
serious injury or death
-A 24" (610mm) distance from a transfer platform to the surfacing
-A critical height measurement of 205 G's and 1,100 HIC
Which of the following should be completed first?
A) Sweep the wood fiber off the sidewalk
B) Install the appropriate label
✅✅
C) Rake below the transfer platform to reduce height to 18" (457 mm)
D) Add surfacing to reduce G-max to 200 and HIC to 1000 - -D) Add
surfacing to reduce G-max to 200 and HIC to 1000
A CPSI records the following data while performing a safety audit on a
playground intended for children 2 to 5-years-old:
1) a transfer platform 24" (61o mm) above the surfacing
2) adjacent platforms 24" (610 mm) apart with no access component
3) a guardrail on a 32" high (810 mm) platform
4) a 20" (508 mm) opening in a barrier for a climber
Which of the following should the CPSI recommend in order to maintain
compliance with ASTM F1487-21?
A) Lower transfer platform to 18" (460 mm) above surfacing, install rung
ladder between adjacent platforms, replace guardrail with barrier, reduce
opening between barrier and climber to 18"
B) Raise surfacing within 18" (460 mm) of transfer platform, install access
component between adjacent platforms, replace guardrail with barrier, install
horizontal top rail on opening between barrier and climber
✅✅
C) Raise surfacing within 14" (360 mm) of transfer platform, install solid i -
-B) Raise surfacing within 18" (460 mm) of transfer platform, install
access component between adjacent platforms, replace guardrail with barrier,
install horizontal top rail on opening between barrier and climber
✅✅
A CPSI should be able to determine a _________________
____________________ for each hazard ? - -1) priority
2) rating
✅✅
A type of equipment that is not addressed in a standard is referred to as
___________________________________? - -Non-traditional
equipment
, ✅✅
Adjacent Platforms for Children 2 to 5 - maximum height without an access
component? - -12" or 300 mm
✅✅
Adjacent Platforms for Children 5 to 12 - maximum height without access to
component? - -18" or 460 mm
✅✅
Adjacent Play Structures < 30" High - maximum use zone overlap ? -
-72" or 1830 mm
✅✅
Adjacent Play Structures > 30" High - maximum use zone overlap ? -
-108" or 2740 mm
All playground Use Zones must comply with the appropriate safety standards
✅✅
included in ASTM F2223, located in the CPSI _______________
___________________ ? - -1) Field
2) Guide
All suspended elements on swings shall not impart a peak acceleration
✅✅
greater than 100 g's and shall have a HIC score that is less than ________? -
-500
An access component is required between adjacent platforms when vertical
✅✅
height difference is greater than ______" for use by ages 2-5 and greater than
18" fur use by ages 5-12? - -12"
An agency is considering the purchase of a spiral slide with a 15' (4.5 m) high
transition platform. Which of the following is the best source of information to
determine an appropriate surfacing material to install beneath the spiral slide?
A) ASTM F2223
B) surfacing installer
✅✅
C) surfacing manufacturer
D) ASTM F1292 - -C) surfacing manufacturer
ASTM 1487 is a:
A) a federal law
B) a voluntary standard
✅✅-B) a voluntary standard
C) a national guideline
D) an international mandate -
___________ opening must be checked for head entrapment? - ✅✅-EVERY
_________________________ ________________________ Hazard is child
✅✅
impacting an adjacent component or separate piece of equipment -
-Clearance Zone
✅✅
"Rule 3" - There are 6 situations that may not be overlapped, what are they? -
-1) Motion area of vertical rotating equipment with radius > 20" (508 mm)
2) Motion areas of overhead suspended vertical rotating equipment
3) Motion area of swings
4) Standing Rocking equipment- closest is 72" in resting position if under 30"
5) Exit use zone region of slides, includes the slide 21" (533 mm) clearance
zone
6) Seated trolley ride clearance zones may not overlap other structure use
zones
*Note: ASTM differentiates between vertical rotating equipment with a radius
greater than or equal to 20" (508 mm) and equipment with a radius >20" (508
mm). The radius dimension is measured from the axis of rotation to the
outermost perimeter of the equipment. *
#1 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury? - ✅✅-Entanglement
#2 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury? - ✅✅-Falls
#3 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury? - ✅✅-Entrapment
#4 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury? - ✅✅-Impact by tipped
or loose equipment, or moving swings
A CPSI inspects a playground designed for children aged 2 to 5. Which of the
following conditions is non-compliant?
A) Ring trek that is a total of 12" (300mm) in length
B) Slide transition area 16" (410mm) deep
✅✅
C) Horizontal ladder that is 72" (180mm) high
D) Adjacent swing chains 28" (710mm) apart - -C) Horizontal ladder that
is 72" (180mm) high
,A CPSI records the following data during field testing on an engineered wood
fiber surfacing in a new playground
-Excessive wood fiber material on the adjacent sidewalk
-No label starting installation of equipment over a hard surface may cause
serious injury or death
-A 24" (610mm) distance from a transfer platform to the surfacing
-A critical height measurement of 205 G's and 1,100 HIC
Which of the following should be completed first?
A) Sweep the wood fiber off the sidewalk
B) Install the appropriate label
✅✅
C) Rake below the transfer platform to reduce height to 18" (457 mm)
D) Add surfacing to reduce G-max to 200 and HIC to 1000 - -D) Add
surfacing to reduce G-max to 200 and HIC to 1000
A CPSI records the following data while performing a safety audit on a
playground intended for children 2 to 5-years-old:
1) a transfer platform 24" (61o mm) above the surfacing
2) adjacent platforms 24" (610 mm) apart with no access component
3) a guardrail on a 32" high (810 mm) platform
4) a 20" (508 mm) opening in a barrier for a climber
Which of the following should the CPSI recommend in order to maintain
compliance with ASTM F1487-21?
A) Lower transfer platform to 18" (460 mm) above surfacing, install rung
ladder between adjacent platforms, replace guardrail with barrier, reduce
opening between barrier and climber to 18"
B) Raise surfacing within 18" (460 mm) of transfer platform, install access
component between adjacent platforms, replace guardrail with barrier, install
horizontal top rail on opening between barrier and climber
✅✅
C) Raise surfacing within 14" (360 mm) of transfer platform, install solid i -
-B) Raise surfacing within 18" (460 mm) of transfer platform, install
access component between adjacent platforms, replace guardrail with barrier,
install horizontal top rail on opening between barrier and climber
✅✅
A CPSI should be able to determine a _________________
____________________ for each hazard ? - -1) priority
2) rating
✅✅
A type of equipment that is not addressed in a standard is referred to as
___________________________________? - -Non-traditional
equipment
, ✅✅
Adjacent Platforms for Children 2 to 5 - maximum height without an access
component? - -12" or 300 mm
✅✅
Adjacent Platforms for Children 5 to 12 - maximum height without access to
component? - -18" or 460 mm
✅✅
Adjacent Play Structures < 30" High - maximum use zone overlap ? -
-72" or 1830 mm
✅✅
Adjacent Play Structures > 30" High - maximum use zone overlap ? -
-108" or 2740 mm
All playground Use Zones must comply with the appropriate safety standards
✅✅
included in ASTM F2223, located in the CPSI _______________
___________________ ? - -1) Field
2) Guide
All suspended elements on swings shall not impart a peak acceleration
✅✅
greater than 100 g's and shall have a HIC score that is less than ________? -
-500
An access component is required between adjacent platforms when vertical
✅✅
height difference is greater than ______" for use by ages 2-5 and greater than
18" fur use by ages 5-12? - -12"
An agency is considering the purchase of a spiral slide with a 15' (4.5 m) high
transition platform. Which of the following is the best source of information to
determine an appropriate surfacing material to install beneath the spiral slide?
A) ASTM F2223
B) surfacing installer
✅✅
C) surfacing manufacturer
D) ASTM F1292 - -C) surfacing manufacturer
ASTM 1487 is a:
A) a federal law
B) a voluntary standard
✅✅-B) a voluntary standard
C) a national guideline
D) an international mandate -
