Per 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?
Use Zones And Fall Heights
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ASTM F1487 vs. CPSC Handbook 325: what is the difference in authority?
Hazard Identification
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According to ASTM F1292, the impact attenuation criteria for playground surfacing material within the use zone must NOT exceed which thresholds?
Impact Attenuation Surfacing
Kind of entrapment that openings with an interior distance greater than 3.5 inches and less than 9 inches should be tested for.
Hazard identification
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1.1 Current Exam Facts
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Per CPSC Handbook 325 and ASTM F1487, the two primary age groups for public playground equipment are:
Age Appropriate Design
Read the clue and guess the term in 6 tries.
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How many playground injuries does CPSC count each year, and which hazard pattern leads?
A rigid opening on playground equipment is considered a head entrapment hazard if it admits which of the following ranges?
Entrapment Hazards
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Clothing feature whose drawstring can catch on equipment and strangle a child.
The use zone in front of and behind a single-axis (to-fro) swing must extend a distance equal to:
Hazard vs. risk: what is a CPSI actually certified to do?
For loose-fill engineered wood fiber (EWF) surfacing at installation, what compressed depth is generally required to attenuate a 10-foot critical fall height per ASTM F1292 testing data in CPSC Handbook 325?
___ and shear point: a place where parts moving relative to each other or to a fixed part during normal use can hurt a limb.
1.2 Pathways, Scheduling & Fees
For a child in the 2-5 age group, ASTM F1487 limits the maximum platform height to:
Swap tiles to line up three of the same term.
Term Match
What creates most entanglement hazards on a playground?
A protrusion on playground equipment is a hazard when it:
Protrusions And Projections
Metal feature on equipment that should be rolled or have rounded capping to prevent lacerations.
Per CPSC Handbook 325, what percentage of playground equipment-related injuries treated in U.S. emergency rooms result from falls?
Injury Statistics And Standards
When is an S-hook or C-hook considered closed?
Per ASTM F1487, the critical fall height of a piece of equipment is defined as:
Tool placed over a projection to see whether it extends beyond the face and counts as a hazardous protrusion.
1.3 Recertification, Registry & What a CPSI Does
For a composite play structure with multiple elevated components, where must the use zone extend to for impact-attenuating surfacing?
Flip two cards at a time to find matching terms.
Term Pairs
Two projection shapes that fail on sight
What is the maximum slope for an accessible route connecting to playground equipment per ADA/ASTM F1951 accessibility requirements referenced in CPSI inspection practice?
Accessibility Ada
Question · Hard
Body part that a 0.375-inch limit on indentations in a solid barrier is meant to protect from entrapment.
According to ASTM F1487, an entanglement/entrapment hazard exists when adjacent components form a 'V' angle (vertex) that is:
Entanglement Hazards
How do the three projection test gauges decide pass or fail?
For a slide, the use zone in front of the exit must extend a minimum of:
Slides And Sliding Equipment
Installed suspended equipment line that can entangle a child and should be secured at both ends.
Standards Landscape & Injury Epidemiology
2.1 Playground Standards & Guidelines (ASTM and CPSC)
ASTM F2373 specifically addresses public play equipment intended for children in which age range?
Find five hidden terms in a grid of letters.
Term Search
Why do slides get a stricter projection limit than the rest of the playground?
CPSC Handbook 325 recommends what minimum separation between play areas designed for different age groups?
Reading reported alongside HIC that describes the shock produced by a test impact.
Surfacing
Per ASTM F1487, guardrails on elevated platforms for the 2-5 age group are required when the platform is higher than:
Guardrails And Barriers
What opening size range is a potential head entrapment?
Per CPSC Handbook 325, loose-fill surfacing should never be used over which base?
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