CPSI PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
2025 LATEST UPDATE
#1 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury? - ANSWER Entanglement
#2 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury? - ANSWER Falls
#3 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury? - ANSWER Entrapment
#4 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury? - ANSWER Impact by tipped or
loose equipment, or moving swings
ASTM 1487 is a:
A) a federal law
B) a voluntary standard
C) a national guideline
D) an international mandate - ANSWER B) a voluntary standard
The Consumer Product Safety Commission Handbook is:
A) a federal guideline
B) an international standard
C) a code of conduct
D) a federal law - ANSWER A) a federal guideline
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 - ANSWER B) F3313
Range of Playground Users? - ANSWER 5th percentile 2 year old through 95th
percentile 12 year old
ASTM F1487 for what age of playground users? - ANSWER ages 2 through 12 years
old
ASTM F2373 covers what age range of users? - ANSWER 6-23 months
Site must be _________to prevent problems? - ANSWER well-drained
,If fencing is used around a playground, consider what standard? - ANSWER ASTM
F2049
When placing moving playground equipment, it should be placed ___________ of the
play area? - ANSWER edge or perimeter (either accepted)
There must be no obstructions within ____________ " above each designated playing
surface, the use zone, or above the pivot point of swings? - ANSWER 84" (2130 mm)
ASTM Materials must have a demonstrated record of ______________ in a playground
or similar outdoor setting? - ANSWER durability
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 - ANSWER
C) Plastic materials shall be protected from U/V light
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 - ANSWER D) 5th percentile
2-year-old to 95th percentile 12-year-old
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 - ANSWER A) 8' high free-standing slide
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? - ANSWER Totally enclosed
What users are most at risk to hazardous completely bounded openings? - ANSWER
Preschool Children
If the Head Probe will not penetrate the completely bounded rigid opening, does this
pass or fail the test? - ANSWER IT FAILS THE TEST
, 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? - ANSWER EXEMPT
___________ opening must be checked for head entrapment? - ANSWER EVERY
Completely Bounded Non-Rigid Openings test the same as the test for completely
bounded rigid openings, with one exception that is ________________? - ANSWER
50lbs of force (222N) is added to push the probe through the opening
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? -
ANSWER Partially Bounded Openings often exist within a large completely bounded
opening formed by a top rail of a guardrail
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? -
ANSWER The partially bounded opening PASSED this test and NO FURTHER testing
is needed !
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? - ANSWER The partially bounded
opening is a potential neck entrapment hazard!
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 ______________? - ANSWER Neck
Entrapment
Projections that have the potential to insure users are identified by ATSM as
__________________? - ANSWER Protrusions
When testing suspending swing seat projections, if the projection passes through the
face of the 0.12" gauge, it is classified as what type of hazard? - ANSWER Protrusion
When testing compound projections and using all three gauges and starting with the
smallest gauge, if any part of the projection extends beyond the face of the three
gauges, the test indicates the projection is a ____________________ ? - ANSWER
Non-compliant projection called a protrusion
What are the 3 conditions that need to be met to be deemed an entanglement hazard? -
ANSWER 1) Projection fits inside one of the three projection test gauges
2) Projects above horizontal
3) Projection sides are perpendicular to its initial surface extending greater than 0.12"
from its initial surface
2025 LATEST UPDATE
#1 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury? - ANSWER Entanglement
#2 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury? - ANSWER Falls
#3 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury? - ANSWER Entrapment
#4 Cause of Death and Seriously Debilitating Injury? - ANSWER Impact by tipped or
loose equipment, or moving swings
ASTM 1487 is a:
A) a federal law
B) a voluntary standard
C) a national guideline
D) an international mandate - ANSWER B) a voluntary standard
The Consumer Product Safety Commission Handbook is:
A) a federal guideline
B) an international standard
C) a code of conduct
D) a federal law - ANSWER A) a federal guideline
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 - ANSWER B) F3313
Range of Playground Users? - ANSWER 5th percentile 2 year old through 95th
percentile 12 year old
ASTM F1487 for what age of playground users? - ANSWER ages 2 through 12 years
old
ASTM F2373 covers what age range of users? - ANSWER 6-23 months
Site must be _________to prevent problems? - ANSWER well-drained
,If fencing is used around a playground, consider what standard? - ANSWER ASTM
F2049
When placing moving playground equipment, it should be placed ___________ of the
play area? - ANSWER edge or perimeter (either accepted)
There must be no obstructions within ____________ " above each designated playing
surface, the use zone, or above the pivot point of swings? - ANSWER 84" (2130 mm)
ASTM Materials must have a demonstrated record of ______________ in a playground
or similar outdoor setting? - ANSWER durability
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 - ANSWER
C) Plastic materials shall be protected from U/V light
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 - ANSWER D) 5th percentile
2-year-old to 95th percentile 12-year-old
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 - ANSWER A) 8' high free-standing slide
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? - ANSWER Totally enclosed
What users are most at risk to hazardous completely bounded openings? - ANSWER
Preschool Children
If the Head Probe will not penetrate the completely bounded rigid opening, does this
pass or fail the test? - ANSWER IT FAILS THE TEST
, 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? - ANSWER EXEMPT
___________ opening must be checked for head entrapment? - ANSWER EVERY
Completely Bounded Non-Rigid Openings test the same as the test for completely
bounded rigid openings, with one exception that is ________________? - ANSWER
50lbs of force (222N) is added to push the probe through the opening
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? -
ANSWER Partially Bounded Openings often exist within a large completely bounded
opening formed by a top rail of a guardrail
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? -
ANSWER The partially bounded opening PASSED this test and NO FURTHER testing
is needed !
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? - ANSWER The partially bounded
opening is a potential neck entrapment hazard!
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 ______________? - ANSWER Neck
Entrapment
Projections that have the potential to insure users are identified by ATSM as
__________________? - ANSWER Protrusions
When testing suspending swing seat projections, if the projection passes through the
face of the 0.12" gauge, it is classified as what type of hazard? - ANSWER Protrusion
When testing compound projections and using all three gauges and starting with the
smallest gauge, if any part of the projection extends beyond the face of the three
gauges, the test indicates the projection is a ____________________ ? - ANSWER
Non-compliant projection called a protrusion
What are the 3 conditions that need to be met to be deemed an entanglement hazard? -
ANSWER 1) Projection fits inside one of the three projection test gauges
2) Projects above horizontal
3) Projection sides are perpendicular to its initial surface extending greater than 0.12"
from its initial surface
