Certified Playground Safety Inspector CPSI
Exam Updated Actual Question and Answer
(2026/2027) | Grade A+
• Playground and play in general help develop a child... -✓✓ SEPI (Socially,
emotionally, physically and intellectually)
• Why are entrances important? -✓✓ They are social spaces and information nodes
for the child and parents
• What is the recommended pitch for a pathway? -✓✓ 1:20 or 20%
• What are enclosures used for? -✓✓ They are a primary means of differentiating
and articulating the child's enviornment.
• Enclosures must be a minimum ___ and preferably ___. -✓✓ 36, 48
• What does CPSC stand for? -✓✓ Consumer Product Safety Commission
• What does NEISS stand for? -✓✓ National Electronic Injury Surveillance System
• What does ASTM stand for? -✓✓ American Society for Testing and Materials
• What is the number one cause of injury on a playground? -✓✓ Falls
, • What is the number one cause of strangulation and death on a playground? -✓✓
Entanglement
• What does ADA stand for? -✓✓ Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
• What does ADA specifically require? -✓✓ That the playgrounds be readily
accessible to, and usable by, individuals with disabilities
• what should never be compromised for accessibility? -✓✓ safety - safety for all
• The accessabile route to the playgound must be at least what width? -✓✓ 5 feet
for two wheel chairs
• What is the age appropriate platform height? -✓✓ 14 to 18 inches
• What are the dimensions of a transfer platform? -✓✓ 24 inches wide and 14
inches deep
• All ramps should be how wide and what pitch -✓✓ at least 36 inches wide and no
more than a 1.12 pitch
• Steps have a maximum height of? -✓✓ 8 inches
• Steps have a maximum depth and width of? -✓✓ 14 deep and 24 inches wide
• Deck should be at least what in diameter? -✓✓ 5 feet
Exam Updated Actual Question and Answer
(2026/2027) | Grade A+
• Playground and play in general help develop a child... -✓✓ SEPI (Socially,
emotionally, physically and intellectually)
• Why are entrances important? -✓✓ They are social spaces and information nodes
for the child and parents
• What is the recommended pitch for a pathway? -✓✓ 1:20 or 20%
• What are enclosures used for? -✓✓ They are a primary means of differentiating
and articulating the child's enviornment.
• Enclosures must be a minimum ___ and preferably ___. -✓✓ 36, 48
• What does CPSC stand for? -✓✓ Consumer Product Safety Commission
• What does NEISS stand for? -✓✓ National Electronic Injury Surveillance System
• What does ASTM stand for? -✓✓ American Society for Testing and Materials
• What is the number one cause of injury on a playground? -✓✓ Falls
, • What is the number one cause of strangulation and death on a playground? -✓✓
Entanglement
• What does ADA stand for? -✓✓ Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
• What does ADA specifically require? -✓✓ That the playgrounds be readily
accessible to, and usable by, individuals with disabilities
• what should never be compromised for accessibility? -✓✓ safety - safety for all
• The accessabile route to the playgound must be at least what width? -✓✓ 5 feet
for two wheel chairs
• What is the age appropriate platform height? -✓✓ 14 to 18 inches
• What are the dimensions of a transfer platform? -✓✓ 24 inches wide and 14
inches deep
• All ramps should be how wide and what pitch -✓✓ at least 36 inches wide and no
more than a 1.12 pitch
• Steps have a maximum height of? -✓✓ 8 inches
• Steps have a maximum depth and width of? -✓✓ 14 deep and 24 inches wide
• Deck should be at least what in diameter? -✓✓ 5 feet
