CPSI Exam 2023 Questions with correct Answers

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 __ 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 The fall height of a lot roll is the distance between the __ and the protective surfacing. - Answer- highest portion of the rolling log Merry-Go-Round recommendations apply when it is a least __. - Answer- 20 inches in diameter. The standing/sitting surface of a Merry-Go-Round platform should have a max height of __ (preschool/school-age) - Answer- P: 14 inches max. SA: 18 inches max. The surface of a Merry-Go-Round platform should not have any openings between the axis and the periphery that permit a rod having a diameter of __ to penetrate completely through surface. - Answer- 5/16 inch The difference between a min. and max. radius of a non-circular Merry-Go-Round platform should not exceed __. - Answer- 2 inches The underside of the perimeter of a Merry-Go-Round platform should be no less than __ above protective surfacing. - Answer- 9 inches (T/F) No components of a Merry-Go-Round apparatus, including __, should extend beyond perimeter or platform. - Answer- True handgrips Merry-Go-Round: A means should be provided to limit the peripheral speed of rotation to a max. of __. - Answer- 13 feet per second (T/F) Merry-Go-Round's may have up and down ocillatory motion. - Answer- false Merry-Go-Round Use Zone: __ beyond perimeter of platform. - Answer- 6 feet Merry-Go-Round Use Zone MAY/MAYNOT overlap with other use-zones, unless the rotating equipment is less than __ and the adjacent equipment allows overlap. - Answer- MAY NOT 20 inches Seesaws ARE/ARE NOT recommended for preschool - Answer- ARE NOT Seesaws: The fulcrum should not present a __. - Answer- Crush Hazard Seesaws: The max. attainable angle between a line connecting the seats and the horizontal is __. - Answer- 25 degrees Seesaws: There SHOULD/SHOULD NOT be any footrests. - Answer- SHOULD NOT Pre-school age children are capable of using __ seesaws. - Answer- Spring Centered Seesaws Seesaws, Use Zone: Should extend __ from each outside edge of seesaw. - Answer- 6 feet Use Zone- Seesaws: 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 Seesaw, Handholds: Should be provided at each sitting position for gripping with __ and should not __. Handholds should not __. - Answer- Both Hands Turn when grasped Extend beyond the sides of the seat The fall height of a Seesaw is the distance between the __ and the protective surfacing. - Answer- highest point any part of the seesaw can reach F1487 Range of Users __ to __ - Answer- Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use. 5th percentile 2 year old to 95th percentile 12 year old F2373 - Answer- Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Public Use Play Equipment for Children 6 Months through 23 Months. F1292 - Answer- Standard Specification for Impact Attenuation of Surface Systems Under and Around Playground Equipment. F2075 - Answer- Standard Specification for Engineered Wood Fiber for Use as a Playground Safety Surface Under and Around Playground Equipment. F2223 - Answer- F2223 Standard Guide for ASTM Standards on Playground Surfacing. F2479 - Answer- F2479 Standard Guide for Specification, Purchase, Installation and Maintenance of Poured-In-Place Playground Surfacing. F1951 - Answer- Standard Specification for Determination of Accessibility of Surface Systems Under and Around Playground Equipment.