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Comprehensive CPSI Exam 2025/2026 Edition
Practice Question Bank: Over 200 Actual-Style
Q&As with Detailed Explanations, Covering ASTM
F1487, CPSC 325, Use Zones, Head Entrapment,
Protrusions, Impact Attenuation, Age Groups,
Guardrails, Slides, Swings, and Routine Safety
Inspections for All Public Playgrounds
Sample CPSI Practice Questions (2025/2026)
1. According to ASTM F1487, the use zone for
stationary equipment (non-swing) extends a
minimum of how many feet in all directions from
the perimeter of the equipment?
• A. 4 feet
• B. 6 feet
• C. 8 feet
• D. 9 feet
☑VERIFIED ANSWER: B. 6 feet – ASTM F1487 and
the CPSC Public Playground Safety Handbook
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require a minimum 6-foot use zone around
stationary equipment.
2. According to ASTM F1292, the impact
attenuation criteria for playground surfacing
material within the use zone must NOT exceed
which thresholds?
• A. Gmax 300 and HIC 1500
• B. Gmax 200 and HIC 1000
• C. Gmax 150 and HIC 700
• D. Gmax 250 and HIC 1200
☑VERIFIED ANSWER: B. Gmax 200 and HIC 1000 –
ASTM F1292 requires peak deceleration no greater
than 200 g and a Head Injury Criterion no greater
than 1,000.
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3. Per CPSC Handbook 325 and ASTM F1487, the
two primary age groups for public playground
equipment are:
• A. Ages 1–4 and ages 5–10
• B. Ages 2–5 and ages 5–12
• C. Ages 3–6 and ages 7–13
• D. Ages 2–4 and ages 4–10
☑VERIFIED ANSWER: B. Ages 2–5 and ages 5–12 –
Public playground equipment is divided into
preschool (2–5) and school-age (5–12) groups.
4. A rigid opening on playground equipment is
considered a head entrapment hazard if it admits
which of the following ranges?
• A. Less than 3.5 inches
• B. Greater than 3.5 inches and less than 9
inches
• C. Exactly 9 inches
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• D. Greater than 12 inches
☑VERIFIED ANSWER: B. Greater than 3.5 inches
and less than 9 inches – Openings that admit a
3.5-inch to 9-inch probe are head entrapment
hazards.
5. A child sustains a head injury at a playground.
The owner has performed regular safety
inspections but has not documented the
inspections or any corrective actions. The owner is
now subject to possible accusations of:
☑VERIFIED ANSWER: Negligence – Failure to
document inspections and corrective actions can
support claims of negligence.
6. A component on stationary equipment that fits
within a projection gauge and extends beyond the
face of the gauge is technically defined as:
Comprehensive CPSI Exam 2025/2026 Edition
Practice Question Bank: Over 200 Actual-Style
Q&As with Detailed Explanations, Covering ASTM
F1487, CPSC 325, Use Zones, Head Entrapment,
Protrusions, Impact Attenuation, Age Groups,
Guardrails, Slides, Swings, and Routine Safety
Inspections for All Public Playgrounds
Sample CPSI Practice Questions (2025/2026)
1. According to ASTM F1487, the use zone for
stationary equipment (non-swing) extends a
minimum of how many feet in all directions from
the perimeter of the equipment?
• A. 4 feet
• B. 6 feet
• C. 8 feet
• D. 9 feet
☑VERIFIED ANSWER: B. 6 feet – ASTM F1487 and
the CPSC Public Playground Safety Handbook
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require a minimum 6-foot use zone around
stationary equipment.
2. According to ASTM F1292, the impact
attenuation criteria for playground surfacing
material within the use zone must NOT exceed
which thresholds?
• A. Gmax 300 and HIC 1500
• B. Gmax 200 and HIC 1000
• C. Gmax 150 and HIC 700
• D. Gmax 250 and HIC 1200
☑VERIFIED ANSWER: B. Gmax 200 and HIC 1000 –
ASTM F1292 requires peak deceleration no greater
than 200 g and a Head Injury Criterion no greater
than 1,000.
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3. Per CPSC Handbook 325 and ASTM F1487, the
two primary age groups for public playground
equipment are:
• A. Ages 1–4 and ages 5–10
• B. Ages 2–5 and ages 5–12
• C. Ages 3–6 and ages 7–13
• D. Ages 2–4 and ages 4–10
☑VERIFIED ANSWER: B. Ages 2–5 and ages 5–12 –
Public playground equipment is divided into
preschool (2–5) and school-age (5–12) groups.
4. A rigid opening on playground equipment is
considered a head entrapment hazard if it admits
which of the following ranges?
• A. Less than 3.5 inches
• B. Greater than 3.5 inches and less than 9
inches
• C. Exactly 9 inches
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• D. Greater than 12 inches
☑VERIFIED ANSWER: B. Greater than 3.5 inches
and less than 9 inches – Openings that admit a
3.5-inch to 9-inch probe are head entrapment
hazards.
5. A child sustains a head injury at a playground.
The owner has performed regular safety
inspections but has not documented the
inspections or any corrective actions. The owner is
now subject to possible accusations of:
☑VERIFIED ANSWER: Negligence – Failure to
document inspections and corrective actions can
support claims of negligence.
6. A component on stationary equipment that fits
within a projection gauge and extends beyond the
face of the gauge is technically defined as:
