CPSI Practice Exam Questions 2025
#1 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury? - ANS -Entanglement
#2 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury? - ANS -Falls
#3 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury? - ANS -Entrapment
#4 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury? - ANS -Impact by tipped or loose
equipment, or moving swings
ASTM f1487 is a:
A) a federal law
B) a voluntary standard
C) a national guideline
D) an international mandate - ANS -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 - ANS -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 - ANS -B) F3313
Range of Playground Users? - ANS -5th percentile 2 year old through 95th percentile 12 year
old
ASTM F1487 for what age of playground users? - ANS -ages 2 through 12 years old
ASTM F2373 covers what age range of users? - ANS -6-23 months
Site must be _________to prevent problems? - ANS -well-drained
,If fencing is used around a playground, consider what standard? - ANS -ASTM F2049
When placing moving playground equipment, it should be placed ___________ of the play
area? - ANS -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? - ANS -84" (2130 mm)
ASTM Materials must have a demonstrated record of ______________ in a playground or
similar outdoor setting? - ANS -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 - ANS -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 - ANS -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 - ANS -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? - ANS -Totally enclosed
What users are most at risk to hazardous completely bounded openings? - ANS -Preschool
Children
If the Head Probe will not penetrate the completely bounded rigid opening, does this pass or fail
the test? - ANS -IT FAILS THE TEST
, With completely bounded rigid openings, when the bottom of the opening is formed by the
protective surfacing, the opening is ____________ from the head entrapment test requirement?
- ANS -EXEMPT
___________ opening must be checked for head entrapment? - ANS -EVERY
Completely Bounded Non-Rigid Openings test the same as the test for completely bounded
rigid openings, with one exception that is ________________? - ANS -50lbs of force (222N) is
added to push the probe through the opening
Partially Bounded Openings = any openings in a piece of play equipment that is not totally
enclosed by boundaries on all sides so that the perimeter of the opening is discontinuous.
Where is this type of opening most often located on a playground? - ANS -Partially Bounded
Openings often exist within a large completely bounded opening formed by a top rail of a
guardrail
If the "A" portion of the wedge template touches the bottom of the partially bounded opening
without touching both sides simultaneously, does the opening pass or fail? - ANS -The partially
bounded opening PASSED this test and NO FURTHER testing is needed !
If the "B" portion of the probe can be fully inserted in the partially bounded opening, what kind of
hazard would this be classified as? - ANS -The partially bounded opening is a potential neck
entrapment hazard!
When testing irregular openings, if the "B" portion of the probe can be inserted in the opening
below the line, the opening is a potential ______________? - ANS -Neck Entrapment
Projections that have the potential to insure users are identified by ATSM as
__________________? - ANS -Protrusions
When testing suspending swing seat projections, if the projection passes through the face of the
0.12" gauge, it is classified as what type of hazard? - ANS -Protrusion
When testing compound projections and using all three gauges and starting with the smallest
gauge, if any part of the projection extends beyond the face of the three gauges, the test
indicates the projection is a ____________________ ? - ANS -Non-compliant projection called
a protrusion
What are the 3 conditions that need to be met to be deemed an entanglement hazard? - ANS
-1) Projection fits inside one of the three projection test gauges
2) Projects above horizontal
3) Projection sides are perpendicular to its initial surface extending greater than 0.12" from its
initial surface
#1 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury? - ANS -Entanglement
#2 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury? - ANS -Falls
#3 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury? - ANS -Entrapment
#4 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury? - ANS -Impact by tipped or loose
equipment, or moving swings
ASTM f1487 is a:
A) a federal law
B) a voluntary standard
C) a national guideline
D) an international mandate - ANS -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 - ANS -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 - ANS -B) F3313
Range of Playground Users? - ANS -5th percentile 2 year old through 95th percentile 12 year
old
ASTM F1487 for what age of playground users? - ANS -ages 2 through 12 years old
ASTM F2373 covers what age range of users? - ANS -6-23 months
Site must be _________to prevent problems? - ANS -well-drained
,If fencing is used around a playground, consider what standard? - ANS -ASTM F2049
When placing moving playground equipment, it should be placed ___________ of the play
area? - ANS -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? - ANS -84" (2130 mm)
ASTM Materials must have a demonstrated record of ______________ in a playground or
similar outdoor setting? - ANS -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 - ANS -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 - ANS -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 - ANS -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? - ANS -Totally enclosed
What users are most at risk to hazardous completely bounded openings? - ANS -Preschool
Children
If the Head Probe will not penetrate the completely bounded rigid opening, does this pass or fail
the test? - ANS -IT FAILS THE TEST
, With completely bounded rigid openings, when the bottom of the opening is formed by the
protective surfacing, the opening is ____________ from the head entrapment test requirement?
- ANS -EXEMPT
___________ opening must be checked for head entrapment? - ANS -EVERY
Completely Bounded Non-Rigid Openings test the same as the test for completely bounded
rigid openings, with one exception that is ________________? - ANS -50lbs of force (222N) is
added to push the probe through the opening
Partially Bounded Openings = any openings in a piece of play equipment that is not totally
enclosed by boundaries on all sides so that the perimeter of the opening is discontinuous.
Where is this type of opening most often located on a playground? - ANS -Partially Bounded
Openings often exist within a large completely bounded opening formed by a top rail of a
guardrail
If the "A" portion of the wedge template touches the bottom of the partially bounded opening
without touching both sides simultaneously, does the opening pass or fail? - ANS -The partially
bounded opening PASSED this test and NO FURTHER testing is needed !
If the "B" portion of the probe can be fully inserted in the partially bounded opening, what kind of
hazard would this be classified as? - ANS -The partially bounded opening is a potential neck
entrapment hazard!
When testing irregular openings, if the "B" portion of the probe can be inserted in the opening
below the line, the opening is a potential ______________? - ANS -Neck Entrapment
Projections that have the potential to insure users are identified by ATSM as
__________________? - ANS -Protrusions
When testing suspending swing seat projections, if the projection passes through the face of the
0.12" gauge, it is classified as what type of hazard? - ANS -Protrusion
When testing compound projections and using all three gauges and starting with the smallest
gauge, if any part of the projection extends beyond the face of the three gauges, the test
indicates the projection is a ____________________ ? - ANS -Non-compliant projection called
a protrusion
What are the 3 conditions that need to be met to be deemed an entanglement hazard? - ANS
-1) Projection fits inside one of the three projection test gauges
2) Projects above horizontal
3) Projection sides are perpendicular to its initial surface extending greater than 0.12" from its
initial surface
