CPSI Exam
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(T/F) Arch climbers should be used as the sole means of access to other
equipment for preschoolers. - -False
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(T/F) Free Standing climbers are not recommended for toddlers or preschool
age children. - -True
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(T/F) Free-standing flexible climbers are not recommended on playgrounds
intended for toddlers and preschoolers. - -True
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(T/F) Handrails or handholds are recommended at all transition points. -
-True
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(T/F) Merry-Go-Round's may have up and down ocillatory motion. -
-false
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(T/F) No components of a Merry-Go-Round apparatus, including __, should
extend beyond perimeter or platform. - -True
handgrips
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(T/F) Sliding poles are not recommended for toddlers/preschool since they
generally do not have the upper body/hand strength to slide. - -True
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(T/F) Sliding Poles should not change direction alone the sliding portion. -
-True
(T/F) Sliding Poles: Upper access should be from one level only. - ✅✅-True
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(T/F) The top of the sliding pole's support structure should not be a designated
play surface. - -True
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(T/F) Track Rides should not be used on playground for toddlers/preschool. -
-True
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(T/F) Track Rides, Fall Height: Equipment support posts with no designated
play surfaces are exempt from fall height rule. - -True
(T/F) Track Rides: Rolling parts do not need to be enclosed. - ✅✅-False
Enclose to prevent crush hazards.
,6 Types of Playground Hazards - ✅✅-1. Crush and Shearing Points
2. Entanglement and Impalement
3. Entrapment
4. Sharp Points, Corners and Edges
5. Suspended Hazards
6. Tripping Hazards
A projection is not an entanglement unless 4 conditions are present: - ✅✅-1.
must fit within projection gauge
2. must be above horizontal plane
3. must have perpendicular sides
4. must extend > .12 (1/8") form initial surface
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A Sliding Pole should extend at least __ above the level of the platform or
structure used for access to the sliding pole. - -60 inches
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Access platforms over __ should provide intermediate standing surface so
child can pause and make decision to keep going up or go down. - -6'
Accessbile Route: Min. Clearance, min. width, max. slope - ✅✅-80"
60"
1:16 (6.25%)
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An access component is needed if the difference in platform height is more
than __ for pre-school age and __ for school age. - -12 inches
and
18 inches
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An S-hook is considered closed if there is no gap or space greater than __.
About the thickness of a __. - -.04 inches
dime
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Angles formed by two accessible adjacent parts should be greater than __
unless the lowest led is horizontal or below horizontal. - -55 degress
ASTM 1292 Test Method: Gmax threshold and HIC benchmark - ✅✅-200
Gmax
1000 HIC
, Balance Beams should be no more than __ (P/S) - ✅✅-P: 12 inches
S: 16 inches
Barriers 2-5: min. height upper rail -✅✅-29"
Barriers 5-12: min. height upper rail - ✅✅-38"
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Bolts should not be exposed more than __ beyond the end of the nut. -
-2 threads
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Certain openings could present an entrapment hazard if the distance between
any interior opposing surfaces is greater than __ and less than __. - -3.5
inches
9 inches
Check painted equipment installed before __ for lead paint. - ✅✅-1978
Climbers should not have climbing bars or other rigid structural components in
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the interior of the climber onto which a child may fall from a height of __. -
->18 inches
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Climbers: Rung Width, Vertical Rise, Slope, Diameter (Preschool/Schoolage) -
-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"
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Continuous handrails extending over the full length of the access should be
provided on both sides of all _____ and _____. - -stairways and
stepladders
critical height relates to __, fall height relates to __ - ✅✅-surfacing
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(T/F) Arch climbers should be used as the sole means of access to other
equipment for preschoolers. - -False
✅✅
(T/F) Free Standing climbers are not recommended for toddlers or preschool
age children. - -True
✅✅
(T/F) Free-standing flexible climbers are not recommended on playgrounds
intended for toddlers and preschoolers. - -True
✅✅
(T/F) Handrails or handholds are recommended at all transition points. -
-True
✅✅
(T/F) Merry-Go-Round's may have up and down ocillatory motion. -
-false
✅✅
(T/F) No components of a Merry-Go-Round apparatus, including __, should
extend beyond perimeter or platform. - -True
handgrips
✅✅
(T/F) Sliding poles are not recommended for toddlers/preschool since they
generally do not have the upper body/hand strength to slide. - -True
✅✅
(T/F) Sliding Poles should not change direction alone the sliding portion. -
-True
(T/F) Sliding Poles: Upper access should be from one level only. - ✅✅-True
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(T/F) The top of the sliding pole's support structure should not be a designated
play surface. - -True
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(T/F) Track Rides should not be used on playground for toddlers/preschool. -
-True
✅✅
(T/F) Track Rides, Fall Height: Equipment support posts with no designated
play surfaces are exempt from fall height rule. - -True
(T/F) Track Rides: Rolling parts do not need to be enclosed. - ✅✅-False
Enclose to prevent crush hazards.
,6 Types of Playground Hazards - ✅✅-1. Crush and Shearing Points
2. Entanglement and Impalement
3. Entrapment
4. Sharp Points, Corners and Edges
5. Suspended Hazards
6. Tripping Hazards
A projection is not an entanglement unless 4 conditions are present: - ✅✅-1.
must fit within projection gauge
2. must be above horizontal plane
3. must have perpendicular sides
4. must extend > .12 (1/8") form initial surface
✅✅
A Sliding Pole should extend at least __ above the level of the platform or
structure used for access to the sliding pole. - -60 inches
✅✅
Access platforms over __ should provide intermediate standing surface so
child can pause and make decision to keep going up or go down. - -6'
Accessbile Route: Min. Clearance, min. width, max. slope - ✅✅-80"
60"
1:16 (6.25%)
✅✅
An access component is needed if the difference in platform height is more
than __ for pre-school age and __ for school age. - -12 inches
and
18 inches
✅✅
An S-hook is considered closed if there is no gap or space greater than __.
About the thickness of a __. - -.04 inches
dime
✅✅
Angles formed by two accessible adjacent parts should be greater than __
unless the lowest led is horizontal or below horizontal. - -55 degress
ASTM 1292 Test Method: Gmax threshold and HIC benchmark - ✅✅-200
Gmax
1000 HIC
, Balance Beams should be no more than __ (P/S) - ✅✅-P: 12 inches
S: 16 inches
Barriers 2-5: min. height upper rail -✅✅-29"
Barriers 5-12: min. height upper rail - ✅✅-38"
✅✅
Bolts should not be exposed more than __ beyond the end of the nut. -
-2 threads
✅✅
Certain openings could present an entrapment hazard if the distance between
any interior opposing surfaces is greater than __ and less than __. - -3.5
inches
9 inches
Check painted equipment installed before __ for lead paint. - ✅✅-1978
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 __. -
->18 inches
✅✅
Climbers: Rung Width, Vertical Rise, Slope, Diameter (Preschool/Schoolage) -
-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"
✅✅
Continuous handrails extending over the full length of the access should be
provided on both sides of all _____ and _____. - -stairways and
stepladders
critical height relates to __, fall height relates to __ - ✅✅-surfacing
