Playground Safety Inspector
Certification Questions and Verified
Solutions 100% Correct Already Graded
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Layout Guidelines (6) - Answer: 1. Accessibility
2. Age Separation
3. Sight Lines
4. Conflicting Activities
5. Signage
6. Supervision
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.
Age Separation - Answer: Pathways, landscaping, and playground equipment that caters to differing
ages. Note - developmental differences that make this important
Sight Lines - Answer: Layout of playground should minimize visual barriers so that caregivers can provide
adequate supervision.
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.
Signage - Answer: Playgrounds should always include signs about age appropriate-ness for various
equipment.
Supervision - Answer: Caregivers should understand that supervision is a must on public playgrounds to
help prevent injury.
, Access and Egress (4) - Answer: Ramps, Wide Stairway, Stepladder, Vertical Rung Ladder
Ramp - Answer: Easiest access and egress to navigate. Max length 144in. Max width 36in. Slope 1:12.
HANDRAILS.
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)
Stepladders - Answer: ages 5-12 ONLY for narrow tread. ages 2-5 must have wide tread
Slope, tread, open/closed risers, all depend on ? - Answer: AGE
Handrails (childs hand should wrap?) - Answer: at least 73% around
Platforms for (2-5) must have support if? - Answer: foot and hand rail support if greater than 12"
between them
Platforms for (5-12) must have support if? - Answer: foot and hand rail support if greater than 18"
between them
Arch Climbers (specifications) - Answer: NOT sole means of access for 2-5 year olds. MUST attach at or
below platform
Flexible Components (specs) - Answer: NOT sole means of access, attached at both ends, wide enough
for 2-5 years to bring both feet to each rung, and anchored BENEATH surfacing.
Guardrails and barriers are used to? - Answer: prevent inadvertent falls
Fall prevention for 2-5 years (heights and needs) - Answer: under 20" (nothing)
Certification Questions and Verified
Solutions 100% Correct Already Graded
A+
Layout Guidelines (6) - Answer: 1. Accessibility
2. Age Separation
3. Sight Lines
4. Conflicting Activities
5. Signage
6. Supervision
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.
Age Separation - Answer: Pathways, landscaping, and playground equipment that caters to differing
ages. Note - developmental differences that make this important
Sight Lines - Answer: Layout of playground should minimize visual barriers so that caregivers can provide
adequate supervision.
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.
Signage - Answer: Playgrounds should always include signs about age appropriate-ness for various
equipment.
Supervision - Answer: Caregivers should understand that supervision is a must on public playgrounds to
help prevent injury.
, Access and Egress (4) - Answer: Ramps, Wide Stairway, Stepladder, Vertical Rung Ladder
Ramp - Answer: Easiest access and egress to navigate. Max length 144in. Max width 36in. Slope 1:12.
HANDRAILS.
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)
Stepladders - Answer: ages 5-12 ONLY for narrow tread. ages 2-5 must have wide tread
Slope, tread, open/closed risers, all depend on ? - Answer: AGE
Handrails (childs hand should wrap?) - Answer: at least 73% around
Platforms for (2-5) must have support if? - Answer: foot and hand rail support if greater than 12"
between them
Platforms for (5-12) must have support if? - Answer: foot and hand rail support if greater than 18"
between them
Arch Climbers (specifications) - Answer: NOT sole means of access for 2-5 year olds. MUST attach at or
below platform
Flexible Components (specs) - Answer: NOT sole means of access, attached at both ends, wide enough
for 2-5 years to bring both feet to each rung, and anchored BENEATH surfacing.
Guardrails and barriers are used to? - Answer: prevent inadvertent falls
Fall prevention for 2-5 years (heights and needs) - Answer: under 20" (nothing)
