CPSI Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers | Latest Update 2023/2024 (Graded A+)

Without alternate means of egress, max. difference in height between stepped platforms for Pre-School age and School-Age - Answer Pre-School: 12 inches School-Age: 18 inches An access component is needed if the difference in platform height is more than __ for pre-school age and __ for school age. - Answer 12 inches and 18 inches Except for entrance/exit openings, the max. clearance opening without a top horizontal guardrail should be __. - Answer 15 inches Guardrail/Barrier is not required in fall height is less than: Pre-School __ School-Age - Answer 20 inches 30 inches Pre-School Age Guardrail, 20" or = 30": Total Height, Gap at Bottom - Answer 29"+ 9", or = 23" Pre-School Age Barrier, 30": Total Height, Gap at Bottom - Answer 29"+ 3.5" School Age Guardrail, 30" or = 48": Total Height, Gap at Bottom - Answer 38"+ 9", or = 28" School Age Barrier, 48": Total Height, Gap at Bottom - Answer 38"+ 3.5" Access platforms over __ should provide intermediate standing surface so child can pause and make decision to keep going up or go down. - Answer 6' Handrails- Preschool/Schoolage: should have a diameter or max. cross-section between __ and __. Preferred diameter is __. - Answer .95" and 1.55" 1.25 inches Continuous handrails extending over the full length of the access should be provided on both sides of all _____ and _____. - Answer stairways and stepladders Handrail Height: The vertical distance between the top front edge of a step or ramp surface and the top surface of the handrail above should be (Preschool, Schoolage) - Answer P: between 22 and 26" S: between 22 and 38" Transition Point - Answer Point where child must transition from access component to play structure platform (T/F) Handrails or handholds are recommended at all transition points. - Answer True Balance Beams should be no more than __ (P/S) - Answer P: 12 inches S: 16 inches Use Zone- Climbers: Should extend a min. of __ in all directions. (MAY/MAY NOT) overlap with neighboring equipment, if allowed by that equipment type AND -there is at least __ between equipment when adjacent designated play surfaces are no more than __ . OR There is at least __ between equipment when adjacent play surfaces are more than __. - Answer 6' MAY 6' 30 inches 9' 30 inches Climbers should not have climbing bars or other rigid structural components in the interior of the climber onto which a child may fall from a height of __. - Answer 18 inches (T/F) Arch climbers should be used as the sole means of access to other equipment for preschoolers. - Answer False (T/F) Free Standing climbers are not recommended for toddlers or preschool age children. - Answer True Climbers: Rung Width, Vertical Rise, Slope, Diameter (Preschool/Schoolage) - Answer Preschool: RW: or = 12" VR: or = 12" Slope: 75-90 degrees Dia: .95"-1.55" School-Age: Preschool: RW: or = 16" VR: or = 12" Slope: 75-90 degrees Dia: .95"-1.55" (T/F) Free-standing flexible climbers are not recommended on playgrounds intended for toddlers and preschoolers. - Answer True Free-standing flexible climbers: The perimeter of any opening in a net structure should be less than __ or greater than __. - Answer 17 inches 28 inches Horizontal Ladders: The horizontal distance out to the first handhold should be: -No greater than __ but not __ the platform, when access is from a platform. -At least __ but no greater than __ when access is from climbing rungs. - Answer 10 inches directly above 8 inches 10 inches Horizontal ladders intended for preschool age children should have rungs that are __ and __. - Answer parallel evenly spaced The max. height of a horizontal ladders (measured from center of grasping device to top of protective surfacing) should be __ (Preschool/School-age - Answer P (4 and 5 yrs old): 60 inches max. SA: 84 inches max. Horizontal Ladders: The center-to-center spacing of horizontal ladder rungs should be __ (Preschool/School-age) - Answer P (4 and 5 yrs old): 12 inches max. SA: 15 inches max. Horizontal Ladders: The max. height of the take-off/landing platform above the protective surface should be __ (Preschool/School-Age) - Answer P (4 and 5 yrs old): 18 inches max. SA: 36 inches max. Overhead Rings: The horizontal distance out to the first handhold should be: -No great than __ but not __ the platform when access is from a platform. -At least __ but no greater than __ when access is from climbing rungs. - Answer 10 inches directly above 8 inches 10 inches Overhead Rings: The max. height of overhead rings measured from the center of the grasping device to the protective surfacing should be __ (Preschool/School-age) - Answer P: 60 inches SA: 84 inches If overhead singing rings are suspended by chains, the max. length of the chains should be __. - Answer 7 inches Overhead Rings: The max. height of the take-off/landing platform above the protective surfacing should be __ (Preschool/School-age). - Answer P: 18 inches max. SA: 36 inches max. (T/F) Sliding poles are not recommended for toddlers/preschool since they generally do not have the upper body/hand strength to slide. - Answer True Sliding Poles should be __ with not __ or __ along the sliding surface. - Answer Continuous Protruding welds or seams (T/F) Sliding Poles should not change direction alone the sliding portion. - Answer True The horizontal distance between a sliding pole and any structure used for access to the sliding pole should be between __ and __. - Answer 18 inches 20 inches A Sliding Pole should extend at least __ above the level of the platform or structure used for access to the sliding pole. - Answer 60 inches The diameter of a Sliding Pole should be no greater than __. - Answer 1.9 inches (T/F) Sliding Poles: Upper access should be from one level only. - Answer True The upper access area through the guardrail or barrier should be __ at most. - Answer 15 inches. For sliding poles accessed from platforms, the fall height is the distance between the __ and the __. - Answer platform protective surfacing For sliding poles not accessed from platforms, the fall height is the distance between a point __ the highest point of the pole and the protective surfacing. - Answer 60 inches (T/F) The top of the sliding pole's support structure should not be a designated play surface. - Answer True (T/F) Track Rides should not be used on playground for toddlers/preschool. - Answer True Two Track Rides next to each other should be at least __ . - Answer 4 feet apart Track Rides: The handle should be between __ and __ from the surfacing and follow standard gripping recommendations. - Answer 64 inches 78 inches (T/F) Track Rides: Rolling parts do not need to be enclosed. - Answer False Enclose to prevent crush hazards. Track Rides: The fall height is the distance between __ and the protective surfacing. - Answer max. height of the equipment (T/F) Track Rides, Fall Height: Equipment support posts with no designated play surfaces are exempt from fall height rule. - Answer True The highest point of a log roll should be a max. of __ above the protective surface below. - Answer 18 inches Use Zone- Log Rolls: When not part of a composite structure should extend a min. of __ in all directions. (MAY/MAY NOT) overlap with neighboring equipment, if allowed by that equipment type AND -there is at least