Certification Course for Playground Safety
Inspectors
What was the first equipment recommended to be removed for safety reasons? - ANS -Giant
Stride
When was the first edition of the CPSI manual made? - ANS -1981
F 1292 - ANS -Method to test impact Attenuation of safety surfacing
F 1951 - ANS -Method to test wheelchair accessibility on Safety Surfacing for Playgrounds. 51
sana
F 2075 - ANS -Engineered wood fiber safety surfacing. 75 engineer
F 2223 - ANS -Guide for ASTM standards on Playground surfacing
F 2049 - ANS -Guide for fencing / barriers for playgrounds
f1918 - ANS -contained play systems ( 9 trapped)
F1148 - ANS -residential play equipment
Inspectors will be able to rank the hazard according to ? - ANS -the injury potential
What does a comprehensive program of playground safety include? - ANS --Audits
-Inspections -Maintenance
What is anthropometrics? - ANS -study of the measurement of the human body
What is the percentage of injuries caused by falls on playgrounds? - ANS -79%
11% of falls caused by? - ANS -impact
#1 cause of death? - ANS -entanglement (ropes, strings, clothing)
#3 cause of death - ANS -entrapment
#2 cause of death - ANS -falls onto hard underlying surfaces
, #4 cause of death - ANS -impact by tipped or loose equipment or moving swings
What is the most common cause of injury on public playgrounds? - ANS -Falls
What is the most common cause of playground fatalities? - ANS -Entanglement
What is the reference for the document when selecting a surfacing system to be installed in a
public playground? - ANS -F2223
What is a priority 1 Hazard? - ANS -A readily accessible hazard that would cause an accident
which would result in death, brain damage, loss of vision or speech or limb, and organ
destruction
Another word for probability: - ANS -likelihood
what year were animal swings ordered to be removed? - ANS -1995
The length of a chain for an overheard swinging ring must not exceed what length? - ANS -7"
What must the overall length not exceed? - ANS -15"
true/ false: spiral slides greater than 360 degrees are recommended for preschool users. - ANS
-false
2-5 are visible from - ANS -5-12 area
place moving equipment where - ANS -on the edge of the playground
There must be no obstructions within how many inches above a designated play surface - ANS
-84"
What about materials must be recorded? - ANS -the durability.
CCA - ANS -chromated copper arsenate
For lead contamination, equipment installed before what year should be checked? - ANS -1978
Fasteners must - ANS -not be able to be removed without tools, and must be corrosion
resistant or have a corrosion-resistant coating
Plastic materials shall be protected from ? - ANS -U/V light
1487 - ANS -5th percentile 2 year old to 95th percentile 12 year old
Inspectors
What was the first equipment recommended to be removed for safety reasons? - ANS -Giant
Stride
When was the first edition of the CPSI manual made? - ANS -1981
F 1292 - ANS -Method to test impact Attenuation of safety surfacing
F 1951 - ANS -Method to test wheelchair accessibility on Safety Surfacing for Playgrounds. 51
sana
F 2075 - ANS -Engineered wood fiber safety surfacing. 75 engineer
F 2223 - ANS -Guide for ASTM standards on Playground surfacing
F 2049 - ANS -Guide for fencing / barriers for playgrounds
f1918 - ANS -contained play systems ( 9 trapped)
F1148 - ANS -residential play equipment
Inspectors will be able to rank the hazard according to ? - ANS -the injury potential
What does a comprehensive program of playground safety include? - ANS --Audits
-Inspections -Maintenance
What is anthropometrics? - ANS -study of the measurement of the human body
What is the percentage of injuries caused by falls on playgrounds? - ANS -79%
11% of falls caused by? - ANS -impact
#1 cause of death? - ANS -entanglement (ropes, strings, clothing)
#3 cause of death - ANS -entrapment
#2 cause of death - ANS -falls onto hard underlying surfaces
, #4 cause of death - ANS -impact by tipped or loose equipment or moving swings
What is the most common cause of injury on public playgrounds? - ANS -Falls
What is the most common cause of playground fatalities? - ANS -Entanglement
What is the reference for the document when selecting a surfacing system to be installed in a
public playground? - ANS -F2223
What is a priority 1 Hazard? - ANS -A readily accessible hazard that would cause an accident
which would result in death, brain damage, loss of vision or speech or limb, and organ
destruction
Another word for probability: - ANS -likelihood
what year were animal swings ordered to be removed? - ANS -1995
The length of a chain for an overheard swinging ring must not exceed what length? - ANS -7"
What must the overall length not exceed? - ANS -15"
true/ false: spiral slides greater than 360 degrees are recommended for preschool users. - ANS
-false
2-5 are visible from - ANS -5-12 area
place moving equipment where - ANS -on the edge of the playground
There must be no obstructions within how many inches above a designated play surface - ANS
-84"
What about materials must be recorded? - ANS -the durability.
CCA - ANS -chromated copper arsenate
For lead contamination, equipment installed before what year should be checked? - ANS -1978
Fasteners must - ANS -not be able to be removed without tools, and must be corrosion
resistant or have a corrosion-resistant coating
Plastic materials shall be protected from ? - ANS -U/V light
1487 - ANS -5th percentile 2 year old to 95th percentile 12 year old
