PLAYGROUND SAFETY INSPECTOR CERTIFICATION STUDY
GUIDE 2025 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔elevated structures for children 5-12 - maximum height without guardrails - ✔✔30
✔✔barriers on upper platform of adjacent platforms - maximum height difference for
children 2-5 - ✔✔30
✔✔guardrails on upper platform of adjacent platforms - maximum height difference for
children 5-12 - ✔✔30
✔✔guardrails for children 5-12 - minimum height of upper rail - ✔✔38
✔✔barriers for children 5-12 - minimum height of upper rail - ✔✔38
✔✔barriers on upper platform of adjacent platforms - maximum height difference for
children 5-12 - ✔✔48
✔✔elevated structures for children 5-12 - maximum height without barriers - ✔✔48
✔✔sitting rocking/swinging equipment - minimum use zone - ✔✔72
✔✔rotating swing support structure - minimum side use zone - ✔✔72
✔✔slide exit region use zone - minimum use zone - ✔✔72
✔✔stationary equipment - minimum use zone - ✔✔72
✔✔to-fro swing support structure - minimum use zone - ✔✔72
✔✔vertical rotating equipment - clearance area without rigid structural components -
✔✔72
✔✔vertical rotating equipment with dimension measured from the axis of rotation to the
outermost perimeter <20" - use zone - ✔✔72
✔✔vertical rotating equipment with maximum dimension >20" measured from the axis
of rotation to the outermost perimeter and which do not exceed the speed limitation -
use zone - ✔✔72
✔✔vertical rotating equipment with maximum dimension >20" measured from the axis
of rotation to the outermost perimeter and which exceed the speed limitation - non
overlapping use zone - ✔✔72
, ✔✔horizontal rotating equipment - use zone - ✔✔72
✔✔rotating swing - minimum non overlapping use zone (Y= vertical distance between
pivot point and top of swing seat) - ✔✔Y +72
✔✔vertical rotating equipment clearance area without rigid structural components -
✔✔72
✔✔standing rocking equipment - minimum non-overlapping use zone - ✔✔84
✔✔slide exit region - maximum use zone - ✔✔96 in
✔✔adjacent play structures >30" high - maximum use zone overlap - ✔✔108
✔✔vertical rotating equipment - height of rotating or adjacent equipment >30" - use
zone - ✔✔108
✔✔vertical rotating equipment with maximum dimension >20" measured from the axis
of rotation to the outermost perimeter and which exceed the speed limitation - use zone
- ✔✔108
✔✔F1487-17 - ✔✔Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for
Playground Equipment for Public Use
✔✔F 1292-17 - ✔✔Impact attenuation of surfacing materials within the use zone of
playground equipment
✔✔F1951 - ✔✔Test method for accessibility on safety surfacing for playgrounds
✔✔F2075 - ✔✔Engineered wood fiber safety surfacing
✔✔F2224 - ✔✔Guide for ASTM Standards on playground surfacing
✔✔F2373 - ✔✔Playground equipment for children under age 2
✔✔F2479 - ✔✔Poured-in-place rubber surfacing
✔✔F3012 - ✔✔Loose-Fill rubber surfacing
✔✔F2049 - ✔✔Standard for fencing/barriers for playgrounds
✔✔F1918 - ✔✔(Soft) Contained Play Systems
GUIDE 2025 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔elevated structures for children 5-12 - maximum height without guardrails - ✔✔30
✔✔barriers on upper platform of adjacent platforms - maximum height difference for
children 2-5 - ✔✔30
✔✔guardrails on upper platform of adjacent platforms - maximum height difference for
children 5-12 - ✔✔30
✔✔guardrails for children 5-12 - minimum height of upper rail - ✔✔38
✔✔barriers for children 5-12 - minimum height of upper rail - ✔✔38
✔✔barriers on upper platform of adjacent platforms - maximum height difference for
children 5-12 - ✔✔48
✔✔elevated structures for children 5-12 - maximum height without barriers - ✔✔48
✔✔sitting rocking/swinging equipment - minimum use zone - ✔✔72
✔✔rotating swing support structure - minimum side use zone - ✔✔72
✔✔slide exit region use zone - minimum use zone - ✔✔72
✔✔stationary equipment - minimum use zone - ✔✔72
✔✔to-fro swing support structure - minimum use zone - ✔✔72
✔✔vertical rotating equipment - clearance area without rigid structural components -
✔✔72
✔✔vertical rotating equipment with dimension measured from the axis of rotation to the
outermost perimeter <20" - use zone - ✔✔72
✔✔vertical rotating equipment with maximum dimension >20" measured from the axis
of rotation to the outermost perimeter and which do not exceed the speed limitation -
use zone - ✔✔72
✔✔vertical rotating equipment with maximum dimension >20" measured from the axis
of rotation to the outermost perimeter and which exceed the speed limitation - non
overlapping use zone - ✔✔72
, ✔✔horizontal rotating equipment - use zone - ✔✔72
✔✔rotating swing - minimum non overlapping use zone (Y= vertical distance between
pivot point and top of swing seat) - ✔✔Y +72
✔✔vertical rotating equipment clearance area without rigid structural components -
✔✔72
✔✔standing rocking equipment - minimum non-overlapping use zone - ✔✔84
✔✔slide exit region - maximum use zone - ✔✔96 in
✔✔adjacent play structures >30" high - maximum use zone overlap - ✔✔108
✔✔vertical rotating equipment - height of rotating or adjacent equipment >30" - use
zone - ✔✔108
✔✔vertical rotating equipment with maximum dimension >20" measured from the axis
of rotation to the outermost perimeter and which exceed the speed limitation - use zone
- ✔✔108
✔✔F1487-17 - ✔✔Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for
Playground Equipment for Public Use
✔✔F 1292-17 - ✔✔Impact attenuation of surfacing materials within the use zone of
playground equipment
✔✔F1951 - ✔✔Test method for accessibility on safety surfacing for playgrounds
✔✔F2075 - ✔✔Engineered wood fiber safety surfacing
✔✔F2224 - ✔✔Guide for ASTM Standards on playground surfacing
✔✔F2373 - ✔✔Playground equipment for children under age 2
✔✔F2479 - ✔✔Poured-in-place rubber surfacing
✔✔F3012 - ✔✔Loose-Fill rubber surfacing
✔✔F2049 - ✔✔Standard for fencing/barriers for playgrounds
✔✔F1918 - ✔✔(Soft) Contained Play Systems
