CPSI Practice Exam Questions and Answers 2025 – Complete Prep
Material for Canadian Patient Safety Institute Certification
This document offers a full set of CPSI (Canadian Patient Safety Institute) 235 practice
exam questions and verified answers for 2025. It covers all essential topics, including
patient safety principles, risk management, incident reporting, healthcare system safety,
and quality improvement strategies. Designed to help candidates prepare effectively for
the CPSI certification exam with realistic practice questions and accurate answers.
1. #1 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury?: Entanglement
2. #2 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury?: Falls
3. #3 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury?: Entrapment
4. #4 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury?: Impact by tipped or
loose equipment, or moving swings
5. ASTM 1487 is a:
A) a federal law
B) a voluntary standard
C) a national guideline
,D) an international mandate: B) a voluntary standard
6. The Consumer Product Safety Commission Handbook is:
A) a federal guideline
B) an international standard
C) a code of conduct
D) a federal law: A) a federal guideline
7. 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: B) F3313
8. Range of Playground Users?: 5th percentile 2 year old through 95th
percentile 12 year old
9. ASTM F1487 for what age of playground users?: ages 2 through 12 years
old
10. ASTM F2373 covers what age range of users?: 6-23 months
11. Site must be _________to prevent problems?: well-drained
12. If fencing is used around a playground, consider what standard?: ASTM
F2049
13. When placing moving playground equipment, it should be placed
___________ of the play area?: edge or perimeter (either accepted)
,14. There must be no obstructions within ____________ " above each
designated playing surface, the use zone, or above the pivot point of
swings?: 84" (2130 mm)
15. ASTM Materials must have a demonstrated record of ______________ in
a playground or similar outdoor setting?: durability
16. 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:
C)
Plastic materials shall be protected from U/V light
17. 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: D) 5th percentile
2-year-old to 95th percentile 12-year-old
18. 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: A) 8' high free-standing slide
19. 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?: Totally enclosed
20. What users are most at risk to hazardous completely bounded
openings?: Preschool Children
21. If the Head Probe will not penetrate the completely bounded rigid
opening, does this pass or fail the test?: IT FAILS THE TEST
22. 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?: EXEMPT
23. ___________ opening must be checked for head entrapment?: EVERY
24. Completely Bounded Non-Rigid Openings test the same as the test for
completely bounded rigid openings, with one exception that is
________________?: 50lbs of force (222N) is added to push the probe through the
opening
25. 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?: Partially Bounded Openings often exist
within a large completely bounded opening formed by a top rail of a guardrail
26. 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?: The partially bounded opening PASSED this
test and NO FURTHER testing is needed !
27. 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?: The
partially bounded opening is a potential neck entrapment hazard!
28. 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
______________?: Neck Entrapment
Material for Canadian Patient Safety Institute Certification
This document offers a full set of CPSI (Canadian Patient Safety Institute) 235 practice
exam questions and verified answers for 2025. It covers all essential topics, including
patient safety principles, risk management, incident reporting, healthcare system safety,
and quality improvement strategies. Designed to help candidates prepare effectively for
the CPSI certification exam with realistic practice questions and accurate answers.
1. #1 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury?: Entanglement
2. #2 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury?: Falls
3. #3 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury?: Entrapment
4. #4 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury?: Impact by tipped or
loose equipment, or moving swings
5. ASTM 1487 is a:
A) a federal law
B) a voluntary standard
C) a national guideline
,D) an international mandate: B) a voluntary standard
6. The Consumer Product Safety Commission Handbook is:
A) a federal guideline
B) an international standard
C) a code of conduct
D) a federal law: A) a federal guideline
7. 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: B) F3313
8. Range of Playground Users?: 5th percentile 2 year old through 95th
percentile 12 year old
9. ASTM F1487 for what age of playground users?: ages 2 through 12 years
old
10. ASTM F2373 covers what age range of users?: 6-23 months
11. Site must be _________to prevent problems?: well-drained
12. If fencing is used around a playground, consider what standard?: ASTM
F2049
13. When placing moving playground equipment, it should be placed
___________ of the play area?: edge or perimeter (either accepted)
,14. There must be no obstructions within ____________ " above each
designated playing surface, the use zone, or above the pivot point of
swings?: 84" (2130 mm)
15. ASTM Materials must have a demonstrated record of ______________ in
a playground or similar outdoor setting?: durability
16. 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:
C)
Plastic materials shall be protected from U/V light
17. 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: D) 5th percentile
2-year-old to 95th percentile 12-year-old
18. 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: A) 8' high free-standing slide
19. 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?: Totally enclosed
20. What users are most at risk to hazardous completely bounded
openings?: Preschool Children
21. If the Head Probe will not penetrate the completely bounded rigid
opening, does this pass or fail the test?: IT FAILS THE TEST
22. 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?: EXEMPT
23. ___________ opening must be checked for head entrapment?: EVERY
24. Completely Bounded Non-Rigid Openings test the same as the test for
completely bounded rigid openings, with one exception that is
________________?: 50lbs of force (222N) is added to push the probe through the
opening
25. 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?: Partially Bounded Openings often exist
within a large completely bounded opening formed by a top rail of a guardrail
26. 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?: The partially bounded opening PASSED this
test and NO FURTHER testing is needed !
27. 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?: The
partially bounded opening is a potential neck entrapment hazard!
28. 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
______________?: Neck Entrapment
