Final CPSC Study Guide
What does ASTM stand for? - ANS -American Society for Testing and Materials
What does ADA stand for? - ANS -Americans with Disabilities Act
What does CPSC stand for? - ANS -Consumer Product Safety Commission
What does NEISS Stand for?
What do they do? - ANS -National Electronic Injury Surveillance System
Keep track of playground injuries
ASTM Standards Covered in Exam
F1487
F2223
F1292 - ANS -1487 - Public Playground Use
2223 - Playground Surfacing
1292 - Impact Attenuation
What does IPEMA stand for? - ANS -International Playground Equipment Manufacturers
Association
Are there federal playground safety laws? - ANS -No
What is the only state to mandate inspections by CPSI? - ANS -California
The ADA
Prohibits discrimination on basis of __________ in public places - ANS -Disability
What is the difference between a risk and a hazard? - ANS -Children can choose to take a risk
Hazards are unknown to a child
,Define Environment - ANS -All the surrounding things, conditions, and influences affecting
growth or development of living things
Play Environments develop children...
(PSCE) - ANS -Physically
Cognitively
Socially
Emotionally
What is the goal of a playground inspection? - ANS -To reduce life threatening and debilitating
injuries
What percent of playground injuries for each age group?
0-4:
5-9:
10-14:
15+: - ANS -26
51
15
8
What percent of children between
0-9 injured on a playground need hospitalization? - ANS -77%
Overhead reach of a 5th percentile 2-year-old - ANS -35"
Overhead reach of a 50th percentile 5-year-old - ANS -50"
Overhead reach of a 95th percentile 12-year-old - ANS -78"
From 2009-2014, how many playground injuries were treated in an emergency room? - ANS
-243,200
In 2015, how any children aged 0-12 were injured on a playground? - ANS -50.5 million
What is the most common cause of playground injury? - ANS -Falls
What is the second most common cause of playground injury? - ANS -Impact with other kids
and equipment
What percent of injuries are miscellaneous? - ANS -10%
,What are miscellaneous injuries?
E
E
I
P
C
S - ANS -Entrapment
Entanglement
Impact
Protrusions
Crush
Shear
What is the most common cause of playground deaths? - ANS -Entanglement
What is the second most common cause of playground deaths? - ANS -Falls
What is the third most common cause of playground deaths? - ANS -Head and Neck
Entrapment
What is the fourth most common cause of playground deaths? - ANS -Impact by tipped or loose
equipment and moving swings
How many playground related deaths were there from 2009-2014 - ANS -34
What factors contribute to Playground Injuries? - ANS -Improper Use
Poor Supervision
Poor Maintenance
Site Planning Issues
Installation Errors
Inappropriate Design
What is the scope of ASTM F1487
Focuses on cause of ______ and _____ - ANS -Injury
Death
What is the purpose of ASTM F1487 - ANS -Reduce life-threatening and debilitating injuries
ASTM F1487 Range of Users
_ percentile 2-year-old
__ percentile 12-year old
, Pre-School (_-_)
School Age (_-__) - ANS -5th
95th
2-5
5-12
What ASTM Standard covers children aged 6-23 months? - ANS -ASTM F2373
T/F: Compliance eliminates the need for supervision - ANS -False
T/F: Compliance guarantees zero injuries - ANS -False
ASTM F1487 is designed to mitigate hazards typically presented by types of _________ - ANS
-Equipment
If new equipment doesn't fit a listed type of equipment, manufacturer and designer use
____________ ________ to perform and document hazard analysis - ANS -Professional
Judgment
Does ASTM F1487 Include...
Residential Playground Equipment
Athletic Equipment
Contained (Indoor) Playground Equipment
Amusement Park Equipment
Toys
Fitness Equipment (13+) - ANS -No
When located outside equipment use zone, does ASTM F1487 include...
Benches
Tables
Independent Shade Structures
Litter Barrels
Drinking Fountains
Containment Borders - ANS -No
T/F: Professional Judgment must be based on knowledge, skill, or expertise in the specific field
of playground safety - ANS -True
What age groups are covered in CPCS?
What does ASTM stand for? - ANS -American Society for Testing and Materials
What does ADA stand for? - ANS -Americans with Disabilities Act
What does CPSC stand for? - ANS -Consumer Product Safety Commission
What does NEISS Stand for?
What do they do? - ANS -National Electronic Injury Surveillance System
Keep track of playground injuries
ASTM Standards Covered in Exam
F1487
F2223
F1292 - ANS -1487 - Public Playground Use
2223 - Playground Surfacing
1292 - Impact Attenuation
What does IPEMA stand for? - ANS -International Playground Equipment Manufacturers
Association
Are there federal playground safety laws? - ANS -No
What is the only state to mandate inspections by CPSI? - ANS -California
The ADA
Prohibits discrimination on basis of __________ in public places - ANS -Disability
What is the difference between a risk and a hazard? - ANS -Children can choose to take a risk
Hazards are unknown to a child
,Define Environment - ANS -All the surrounding things, conditions, and influences affecting
growth or development of living things
Play Environments develop children...
(PSCE) - ANS -Physically
Cognitively
Socially
Emotionally
What is the goal of a playground inspection? - ANS -To reduce life threatening and debilitating
injuries
What percent of playground injuries for each age group?
0-4:
5-9:
10-14:
15+: - ANS -26
51
15
8
What percent of children between
0-9 injured on a playground need hospitalization? - ANS -77%
Overhead reach of a 5th percentile 2-year-old - ANS -35"
Overhead reach of a 50th percentile 5-year-old - ANS -50"
Overhead reach of a 95th percentile 12-year-old - ANS -78"
From 2009-2014, how many playground injuries were treated in an emergency room? - ANS
-243,200
In 2015, how any children aged 0-12 were injured on a playground? - ANS -50.5 million
What is the most common cause of playground injury? - ANS -Falls
What is the second most common cause of playground injury? - ANS -Impact with other kids
and equipment
What percent of injuries are miscellaneous? - ANS -10%
,What are miscellaneous injuries?
E
E
I
P
C
S - ANS -Entrapment
Entanglement
Impact
Protrusions
Crush
Shear
What is the most common cause of playground deaths? - ANS -Entanglement
What is the second most common cause of playground deaths? - ANS -Falls
What is the third most common cause of playground deaths? - ANS -Head and Neck
Entrapment
What is the fourth most common cause of playground deaths? - ANS -Impact by tipped or loose
equipment and moving swings
How many playground related deaths were there from 2009-2014 - ANS -34
What factors contribute to Playground Injuries? - ANS -Improper Use
Poor Supervision
Poor Maintenance
Site Planning Issues
Installation Errors
Inappropriate Design
What is the scope of ASTM F1487
Focuses on cause of ______ and _____ - ANS -Injury
Death
What is the purpose of ASTM F1487 - ANS -Reduce life-threatening and debilitating injuries
ASTM F1487 Range of Users
_ percentile 2-year-old
__ percentile 12-year old
, Pre-School (_-_)
School Age (_-__) - ANS -5th
95th
2-5
5-12
What ASTM Standard covers children aged 6-23 months? - ANS -ASTM F2373
T/F: Compliance eliminates the need for supervision - ANS -False
T/F: Compliance guarantees zero injuries - ANS -False
ASTM F1487 is designed to mitigate hazards typically presented by types of _________ - ANS
-Equipment
If new equipment doesn't fit a listed type of equipment, manufacturer and designer use
____________ ________ to perform and document hazard analysis - ANS -Professional
Judgment
Does ASTM F1487 Include...
Residential Playground Equipment
Athletic Equipment
Contained (Indoor) Playground Equipment
Amusement Park Equipment
Toys
Fitness Equipment (13+) - ANS -No
When located outside equipment use zone, does ASTM F1487 include...
Benches
Tables
Independent Shade Structures
Litter Barrels
Drinking Fountains
Containment Borders - ANS -No
T/F: Professional Judgment must be based on knowledge, skill, or expertise in the specific field
of playground safety - ANS -True
What age groups are covered in CPCS?
