CPSI EXAM Questions and Answers
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Layout Guidelines (6)
Answer:
1. Accessibility
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Age Separation
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Sight Lines
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Conflicting Activities
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Signage
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Supervision
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Accessibility
Answer:
Ensure that all playground equipment is equal access and wheelchair friendly.
Complies with ADA and ASTM standard F1951 for wheelchair accessibility and
propulsion.
,Question:
Age Separation
Answer:
Pathways, landscaping, and playground equipment that caters to differing ages.
Note-developmental differences that make this important
Question:
Sight Lines
Answer:
Layout of playground should minimize visual barriers so that caregivers can provide
adequate supervision.
Question:
Conflicting Activities
Answer:
High motion and passive activities should not be placed next to each other. Slide exits
should be kept away from other activities.
Question:
Signage
Answer:
Playgrounds should always include signs about age appropriate-ness for various
equipment.
Question:
Supervision
Answer:
Caregivers should understand that supervision is a must on public playgrounds to help
prevent injury.
, Question:
Access and Egress (4)
Answer:
Ramps, Wide Stairway, Stepladder, Vertical Rung Ladder
Question:
Ramp
Answer:
Easiest access and egress to navigate. Max length 144in. Max width 36in. Slope 1:12.
HANDRAILS.
Question:
Transfer Platforms
Answer:
Used to get from assistive devices to play equipment. Low slope, wide tread, handrails.
Total height of platform = 11-18' Steps = 14"D x 24"W(min) x 8"H(max)
Question:
Stepladders
Answer:
ages 5-12 ONLY for narrow tread. ages 2-5 must have wide tread
Question:
Slope, tread, open/closed risers, all depend on ?
Answer:
AGE
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Handrails (childs hand should wrap?)
Answer:
at least 73% around
Verified Solutions Latest Update
Question:
Layout Guidelines (6)
Answer:
1. Accessibility
Question:
Age Separation
Question:
Sight Lines
Question:
Conflicting Activities
Question:
Signage
Question:
Supervision
Question:
Accessibility
Answer:
Ensure that all playground equipment is equal access and wheelchair friendly.
Complies with ADA and ASTM standard F1951 for wheelchair accessibility and
propulsion.
,Question:
Age Separation
Answer:
Pathways, landscaping, and playground equipment that caters to differing ages.
Note-developmental differences that make this important
Question:
Sight Lines
Answer:
Layout of playground should minimize visual barriers so that caregivers can provide
adequate supervision.
Question:
Conflicting Activities
Answer:
High motion and passive activities should not be placed next to each other. Slide exits
should be kept away from other activities.
Question:
Signage
Answer:
Playgrounds should always include signs about age appropriate-ness for various
equipment.
Question:
Supervision
Answer:
Caregivers should understand that supervision is a must on public playgrounds to help
prevent injury.
, Question:
Access and Egress (4)
Answer:
Ramps, Wide Stairway, Stepladder, Vertical Rung Ladder
Question:
Ramp
Answer:
Easiest access and egress to navigate. Max length 144in. Max width 36in. Slope 1:12.
HANDRAILS.
Question:
Transfer Platforms
Answer:
Used to get from assistive devices to play equipment. Low slope, wide tread, handrails.
Total height of platform = 11-18' Steps = 14"D x 24"W(min) x 8"H(max)
Question:
Stepladders
Answer:
ages 5-12 ONLY for narrow tread. ages 2-5 must have wide tread
Question:
Slope, tread, open/closed risers, all depend on ?
Answer:
AGE
Question:
Handrails (childs hand should wrap?)
Answer:
at least 73% around
