CPSI -Practice Exam Questions All
Solved Correctly 2026-2027 Edition.
#1 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury? - Answer Entanglement
#2 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury? - Answer Falls
#3 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury? - Answer Entrapment
#4 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury? - Answer Impact by tipped or loose
equipment, or moving swings
ASTM 1487 is a:
A) a federal law
B) a voluntary standard
C) a national guideline
D) an international mandate - Answer B) a voluntary standard
The Consumer Product Safety Commission Handbook is:
A) a federal guideline
B) an international standard
C) a code of conduct
D) a federal law - Answer A) a federal guideline
Which of the following ASTM documents should be used to verify compliance of the surfacing
as installed in the field?
A) F2075
B) F3313
C) F2223
D) F1292 - Answer B) F3313
,Range of Playground Users? - Answer 5th percentile 2 year old through 95th percentile 12
year old
ASTM F1487 for what age of playground users? - Answer ages 2 through 12 years old
ASTM F2373 covers what age range of users? - Answer 6-23 months
Site must be _________to prevent problems? - Answer well-drained
If fencing is used around a playground, consider what standard? - Answer ASTM F2049
When placing moving playground equipment, it should be placed ___________ of the play
area? - Answer edge or perimeter (either accepted)
There must be no obstructions within ____________ " above each designated playing surface,
the use zone, or above the pivot point of swings? - Answer 84" (2130 mm)
ASTM Materials must have a demonstrated record of ______________ in a playground or
similar outdoor setting? - Answer durability
Which of the following statements regarding play equipment materials and manufacture is
true?
A) Wood must be treated with CCA or other acceptable preservatives
B) All fasteners must be permanently locked into place
C) Plastic materials shall be protected from U/V light
D) Materials other than wood, metal, plastic, and rubber are not permitted - Answer C) Plastic
materials shall be protected from U/V light
The user range covered by ASTM F1487 is _________________?
A) 95th percentile 2-year-old to 5th percentile 5-year-old
B) 5th percentile 5-year-old to 95th percentile 12-year-old
C) 95th percentile 2-year-old to 5th percentile 12-year-old
D) 5th percentile 2-year-old to 95th percentile 12-year-old - Answer D) 5th percentile 2-year-
old to 95th percentile 12-year-old
, Which of the following is appropriate if found in a 2-5-year-old play area?
A) 8' high free-standing slide
B) Free-standing arch climber
C) Trolley or Track ride
D) Parallel bars - Answer A) 8' high free-standing slide
Completely Bounded opening = any opening in a piece of play equipment that is
___________________ by boundaries on all sides so the perimeter of the opening is
continuous? - Answer Totally enclosed
What users are most at risk to hazardous completely bounded openings? - Answer Preschool
Children
If the Head Probe will not penetrate the completely bounded rigid opening, does this pass or
fail the test? - Answer IT FAILS THE TEST
With completely bounded rigid openings, when the bottom of the opening is formed by the
protective surfacing, the opening is ____________ from the head entrapment test
requirement? - Answer EXEMPT
___________ opening must be checked for head entrapment? - Answer EVERY
Completely Bounded Non-Rigid Openings test the same as the test for completely bounded rigid
openings, with one exception that is ________________? - Answer 50lbs of force (222N) is
added to push the probe through the opening
Partially Bounded Openings = any openings 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.
Where is this type of opening most often located on a playground? - Answer Partially Bounded
Openings often exist within a large completely bounded opening formed by a top rail of a
guardrail
If the "A" portion of the wedge template touches the bottom of the partially bounded opening
without touching both sides simultaneously, does the opening pass or fail? - Answer The
partially bounded opening PASSED this test and NO FURTHER testing is needed !
If the "B" portion of the probe can be fully inserted in the partially bounded opening, what kind
of hazard would this be classified as? - Answer The partially bounded opening is a potential
neck entrapment hazard!
Solved Correctly 2026-2027 Edition.
#1 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury? - Answer Entanglement
#2 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury? - Answer Falls
#3 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury? - Answer Entrapment
#4 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury? - Answer Impact by tipped or loose
equipment, or moving swings
ASTM 1487 is a:
A) a federal law
B) a voluntary standard
C) a national guideline
D) an international mandate - Answer B) a voluntary standard
The Consumer Product Safety Commission Handbook is:
A) a federal guideline
B) an international standard
C) a code of conduct
D) a federal law - Answer A) a federal guideline
Which of the following ASTM documents should be used to verify compliance of the surfacing
as installed in the field?
A) F2075
B) F3313
C) F2223
D) F1292 - Answer B) F3313
,Range of Playground Users? - Answer 5th percentile 2 year old through 95th percentile 12
year old
ASTM F1487 for what age of playground users? - Answer ages 2 through 12 years old
ASTM F2373 covers what age range of users? - Answer 6-23 months
Site must be _________to prevent problems? - Answer well-drained
If fencing is used around a playground, consider what standard? - Answer ASTM F2049
When placing moving playground equipment, it should be placed ___________ of the play
area? - Answer edge or perimeter (either accepted)
There must be no obstructions within ____________ " above each designated playing surface,
the use zone, or above the pivot point of swings? - Answer 84" (2130 mm)
ASTM Materials must have a demonstrated record of ______________ in a playground or
similar outdoor setting? - Answer durability
Which of the following statements regarding play equipment materials and manufacture is
true?
A) Wood must be treated with CCA or other acceptable preservatives
B) All fasteners must be permanently locked into place
C) Plastic materials shall be protected from U/V light
D) Materials other than wood, metal, plastic, and rubber are not permitted - Answer C) Plastic
materials shall be protected from U/V light
The user range covered by ASTM F1487 is _________________?
A) 95th percentile 2-year-old to 5th percentile 5-year-old
B) 5th percentile 5-year-old to 95th percentile 12-year-old
C) 95th percentile 2-year-old to 5th percentile 12-year-old
D) 5th percentile 2-year-old to 95th percentile 12-year-old - Answer D) 5th percentile 2-year-
old to 95th percentile 12-year-old
, Which of the following is appropriate if found in a 2-5-year-old play area?
A) 8' high free-standing slide
B) Free-standing arch climber
C) Trolley or Track ride
D) Parallel bars - Answer A) 8' high free-standing slide
Completely Bounded opening = any opening in a piece of play equipment that is
___________________ by boundaries on all sides so the perimeter of the opening is
continuous? - Answer Totally enclosed
What users are most at risk to hazardous completely bounded openings? - Answer Preschool
Children
If the Head Probe will not penetrate the completely bounded rigid opening, does this pass or
fail the test? - Answer IT FAILS THE TEST
With completely bounded rigid openings, when the bottom of the opening is formed by the
protective surfacing, the opening is ____________ from the head entrapment test
requirement? - Answer EXEMPT
___________ opening must be checked for head entrapment? - Answer EVERY
Completely Bounded Non-Rigid Openings test the same as the test for completely bounded rigid
openings, with one exception that is ________________? - Answer 50lbs of force (222N) is
added to push the probe through the opening
Partially Bounded Openings = any openings 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.
Where is this type of opening most often located on a playground? - Answer Partially Bounded
Openings often exist within a large completely bounded opening formed by a top rail of a
guardrail
If the "A" portion of the wedge template touches the bottom of the partially bounded opening
without touching both sides simultaneously, does the opening pass or fail? - Answer The
partially bounded opening PASSED this test and NO FURTHER testing is needed !
If the "B" portion of the probe can be fully inserted in the partially bounded opening, what kind
of hazard would this be classified as? - Answer The partially bounded opening is a potential
neck entrapment hazard!
