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CERTIFICATION COURSE FOR
PLAYGROUND SAFETY
INSPECTORS EXAM QUES TIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1: What was the first equipment recommended
to be removed for safety reasons?
CORRECT ANSWER: Giant Stride
Question 2: When was the first edition of the CPSI
manual made?
CORRECT ANSWER: 1981
Question 3: What does ASTM F1292 cover?
CORRECT ANSWER: Method to test impact
attenuation of safety surfacing
Question 4: What does ASTM F1951 cover?
CORRECT ANSWER: Method to test wheelchair
accessibility on safety surfacing for playgrounds
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Question 5: What does ASTM F2075 cover?
CORRECT ANSWER: Engineered wood fiber safety
surfacing
Question 6: What does ASTM F2223 cover?
CORRECT ANSWER: Guide for ASTM standards on
playground surfacing
Question 7: What does ASTM F2049 cover?
CORRECT ANSWER: Guide for fencing/barriers for
playgrounds
Question 8: What does ASTM F1918 cover?
CORRECT ANSWER: Contained play systems
Question 9: What does ASTM F1148 cover?
CORRECT ANSWER: Residential play equipment
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Question 10: Inspectors will be able to rank the hazard
according to?
CORRECT ANSWER: The injury potential
Question 11: What does a comprehensive program of
playground safety include?
CORRECT ANSWER: -Audits, -Inspections, -
Maintenance
Question 12: What is anthropometrics?
CORRECT ANSWER: Study of the measurement of the
human body
Question 13: What is the percent of injuries caused by
falls on playgrounds?
CORRECT ANSWER: 79%
Question 14: 11% of falls are caused by?
CORRECT ANSWER: Impact
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Question 15: What is the #1 cause of death on
playgrounds?
CORRECT ANSWER: Entanglement (ropes, strings,
clothing)
Question 16: What is the #3 cause of death on
playgrounds?
CORRECT ANSWER: Entrapment
Question 17: What is the #2 cause of death on
playgrounds?
CORRECT ANSWER: Falls onto hard underlying
surfaces
Question 18: What is the #4 cause of death on
playgrounds?
CORRECT ANSWER: Impact by tipped or loose
equipment or moving swings