PUBLIC PLAYGROUND SAFETY TEST 2025
Barrier - ANSWER an enclosing device around an elevated platform that is
intended to prevent both inadvertent and deliberate attempts to pass through
device
composite structure - ANSWER two or more play structures attached or
functionally linked, to create one integral unit that provides more than one play
activity
critical height - ANSWER the fall height below which a life-threatening head
injury would not be expected to occur
Designated play surface - ANSWER any elevated surface for standing,
walking, crawling, sitting or climbing, or a flat surface greater than 2 inches
wide by 2 inches long having an angle less than 30 degrees from horizontal
embankment slide - ANSWER a slide that follows the contour of the ground
and at no point is the bottom of the chute greater than 12 inches above the
surrounding ground
entanglement - ANSWER a condition in which the users clothes or something
around the users neck becomes caught or entwined on a component of
playground equipment
entrapment - ANSWER any condition that impedes withdrawal of a body or
body part that has penetrated an opening
fall height - ANSWER the vertical distance between the highest designated
play surface on a piece of equipment and the protective surface beneath it
foot - ANSWER a means of anchoring play equipment to the ground
Barrier - ANSWER an enclosing device around an elevated platform that is
intended to prevent both inadvertent and deliberate attempts to pass through
device
composite structure - ANSWER two or more play structures attached or
functionally linked, to create one integral unit that provides more than one play
activity
critical height - ANSWER the fall height below which a life-threatening head
injury would not be expected to occur
Designated play surface - ANSWER any elevated surface for standing,
walking, crawling, sitting or climbing, or a flat surface greater than 2 inches
wide by 2 inches long having an angle less than 30 degrees from horizontal
embankment slide - ANSWER a slide that follows the contour of the ground
and at no point is the bottom of the chute greater than 12 inches above the
surrounding ground
entanglement - ANSWER a condition in which the users clothes or something
around the users neck becomes caught or entwined on a component of
playground equipment
entrapment - ANSWER any condition that impedes withdrawal of a body or
body part that has penetrated an opening
fall height - ANSWER the vertical distance between the highest designated
play surface on a piece of equipment and the protective surface beneath it
foot - ANSWER a means of anchoring play equipment to the ground
