Guide Featuring 200 Complete Questions, Verified
Correct Answers, and Detailed Rationales Covering
Essential ASTM F1487, CPSC Handbook 325, ADA
Accessibility, Surfacing, Entrapment, Swings, Slides, and
Critical Playground Safety Inspection Protocols for
2025/2026 Certification.
CPSI PRACTICE EXAM —200 QUESTIONS WITH
☑VERIFIED ANSWERS & RATIONALE
QUESTIONS 1–10: CAUSES OF INJURY & BASIC
STANDARDS
Question 1
What is the #1 cause of death and seriously
debilitating injury on playgrounds?
• ☑VERIFIED ANSWER: Entanglement
,Question 2
What is the #2 cause of death and seriously
debilitating injury on playgrounds?
• ☑VERIFIED ANSWER: Falls
Question 3
What is the #3 cause of death and seriously
debilitating injury on playgrounds?
• ☑VERIFIED ANSWER: Entrapment
Question 4
What is the #4 cause of death and seriously
debilitating injury on playgrounds?
• ☑VERIFIED ANSWER: Impact by tipped or
loose equipment, or moving swings
Question 5
ASTM F1487 is a:
• A) a federal law
• B) a voluntary standard
, • C) a national guideline
• D) an international mandate
• ☑VERIFIED ANSWER: B) a voluntary
standard
Question 6
The Consumer Product Safety Commission
Handbook is:
• A) a federal guideline
• B) an international standard
• C) a code of conduct
• D) a federal law
• ☑VERIFIED ANSWER: A) a federal guideline
Question 7
Which ASTM document should be used to
verify compliance of surfacing as installed in the
field?
, • A) F2075
• B) F3313
• C) F2223
• D) F1292
• ☑VERIFIED ANSWER: B) F3313
Question 8
What is the range of playground users
according to ASTM F1487?
• ☑VERIFIED ANSWER: 5th percentile 2-year-
old through 95th percentile 12-year-old
Question 9
ASTM F1487 covers what age range of
playground users?
• ☑VERIFIED ANSWER: Ages 2 through 12
years old