CPSI PRACTICE COMPREHENSIVE SCRIPT
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ #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
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ #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
