CERTIFIED PLAYGROUND SAFETY INSPECTOR
6 HIGH-YIELD SURFACING, EQUIPMENT
INSPECTION, AND RISK MANAGEMENT
SUMMARY 2026
◉ enclosed swing seat.
Answer: suspended device upon which a user sits which has
nonremovable supports on all sides and between the legs of the user.
the supports are intended to prevent the user from falling out of the
device while it is in motion.
◉ entanglement.
Answer: A condition in which the user's clothes or something
around the user's neck becomes caught or entwined on a component
of playground equipment.
◉ Entrapment.
Answer: any condition that impedes withdrawal of a body or body
part that has penetrated an opening.
◉ fall height.
,Answer: the vertical distance between the highest designated play
surface on a piece of equipment and the protective surfacing
beneath it
◉ Flexible component.
Answer: any part of the playground equipment that changes its
shape when in use; examples include the tire net, and the log bridge
◉ functionally linked play structure.
Answer: play structure that acts as a single unit in its physical form
or sense of function as continuous play even if the components are
not physically attached
◉ g.
Answer: acceleration due to gravity at earths sea level (32 ft/s² (9.8
m/s²))
◉ guardrail.
Answer: device around an elevated surface that prevents
inadvertent falls from the elevated surface
◉ handrail.
, Answer: rigid linear device, following the path of access or egress,
that when grasped, provides balance and support in maintaining a
specific body posture
◉ maximum user.
Answer: 12 year old child; measurement characteristics are the 95th
percentile values for combined sexes
◉ minimum user.
Answer: a 2 year old child; measurement characteristics are the 5th
percentile values for combined sexes
◉ partially bounded opening.
Answer: Any opening in a piece of play equipment that is not totally
enclosed by boundaries on all sides so that the perimeter of the
opening is discontinuous
◉ platform.
Answer: flat surface, intended for more than one user to stand, and
upon which users can move freely
◉ play structure.
Answer: free standing structure with one or more components and
their supporting members
6 HIGH-YIELD SURFACING, EQUIPMENT
INSPECTION, AND RISK MANAGEMENT
SUMMARY 2026
◉ enclosed swing seat.
Answer: suspended device upon which a user sits which has
nonremovable supports on all sides and between the legs of the user.
the supports are intended to prevent the user from falling out of the
device while it is in motion.
◉ entanglement.
Answer: A condition in which the user's clothes or something
around the user's neck becomes caught or entwined on a component
of playground equipment.
◉ Entrapment.
Answer: any condition that impedes withdrawal of a body or body
part that has penetrated an opening.
◉ fall height.
,Answer: the vertical distance between the highest designated play
surface on a piece of equipment and the protective surfacing
beneath it
◉ Flexible component.
Answer: any part of the playground equipment that changes its
shape when in use; examples include the tire net, and the log bridge
◉ functionally linked play structure.
Answer: play structure that acts as a single unit in its physical form
or sense of function as continuous play even if the components are
not physically attached
◉ g.
Answer: acceleration due to gravity at earths sea level (32 ft/s² (9.8
m/s²))
◉ guardrail.
Answer: device around an elevated surface that prevents
inadvertent falls from the elevated surface
◉ handrail.
, Answer: rigid linear device, following the path of access or egress,
that when grasped, provides balance and support in maintaining a
specific body posture
◉ maximum user.
Answer: 12 year old child; measurement characteristics are the 95th
percentile values for combined sexes
◉ minimum user.
Answer: a 2 year old child; measurement characteristics are the 5th
percentile values for combined sexes
◉ partially bounded opening.
Answer: Any opening in a piece of play equipment that is not totally
enclosed by boundaries on all sides so that the perimeter of the
opening is discontinuous
◉ platform.
Answer: flat surface, intended for more than one user to stand, and
upon which users can move freely
◉ play structure.
Answer: free standing structure with one or more components and
their supporting members
