Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI) Exam – Practice Questions and Answers Verified 100% Correct

CPSI EXAM WITH ACTUAL CORRECT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED DETAILED ANSWERS (T/F) Free-standing flexible climbers are not recommended on playgrounds intended for toddlers and preschoolers. - ANSWERTrue Free-standing flexible climbers: The perimeter of any opening in a net structure should be less than __ or greater than __. - ANSWER17 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. - ANSWER10 inches directly above 8 inches 10 inches Horizontal ladders intended for preschool age children should have rungs that are __ and __. - ANSWERparallel 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 - ANSWERP (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) - ANSWERP (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) - ANSWERP (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. - ANSWER10 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) - ANSWERP: 60 inches SA: 84 inches If overhead singing rings are suspended by chains, the max. length of the chains should be __. - ANSWER7 inches Overhead Rings: The max. height of the take-off/landing platform above the protective surfacing should be __ (Preschool/School-age). - ANSWERP: 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. - ANSWERTrue Sliding Poles should be __ with not __ or __ along the sliding surface. - ANSWERContinuous Protruding welds or seams (T/F) Sliding Poles should not change direction alone the sliding portion. - ANSWERTrue The horizontal distance between a sliding pole and any structure used for access to the sliding pole should be between __ and __. - ANSWER18 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. - ANSWER60 inches The diameter of a Sliding Pole should be no greater than __. - ANSWER1.9 inches (T/F) Sliding Poles: Upper access should be from one level only. - ANSWERTrue The upper access area through the guardrail or barrier should be __ at most. - ANSWER15 inches. For sliding poles accessed from platforms, the fall height is the distance between the __ and the __. - ANSWERplatform 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. - ANSWER60 inches (T/F) The top of the sliding pole's support structure should not be a designated play surface. - ANSWERTrue (T/F) Track Rides should not be used on playground for toddlers/preschool. - ANSWERTrue Two Track Rides next to each other should be at least __ . - ANSWER4 feet apart Track Rides: The handle should be between __ and __ from the surfacing and follow standard gripping recommendations. - ANSWER64 inches 78 inches (T/F) Track Rides: Rolling parts do not need to be enclosed. - ANSWERFalse Enclose to prevent crush hazards. Track Rides: The fall height is the distance between __ and the protective surfacing. - ANSWERmax. height of the equipment (T/F) Track Rides, Fall Height: Equipment support posts with no designated play surfaces are exempt from fall height rule. - ANSWERTrue The highest point of a log roll should be a max. of __ above the protective surface below. - ANSWER18 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 __. - ANSWER6' MAY 6' 30 inches