Cpsc Handbook - Playground Hazards

Question 1

What are the 7 Playground Hazards

Answer 1

• Crush and Shearing
• Entanglement and Impalement
• Entrapment
• Sharp Points,Corners,Edges
• Suspended Hazards
• Tripping Hazards
• Used Tires

Question 2

How do you determine crush and Shear Point

Answer 2

• likelihood a child could get body part inside the point

- closing force around the point

Question 3

Name possible crush and shear to specific equipment

Answer 3

Generally look at moving parts

• Track Rides- rolling parts should be enclosed
• Seesaw - fulcrum should prevent crush, under seat should be able to prevent crush
• merry-go-round - undercarriage of equipment
• Spring rocker - spring
• Multi Axis Tire Swing - Hanging Mechanism

Question 4

Projections should not

Answer 4

• entangle clothing

- be large enough to impale

Question 5

The diameter of a projection should not

Answer 5

increase in the direction away from the surrounding surface towards exposed end

Question 6

bolts should not

Answer 6

expose more than two threads beyond the end of the nut

Question 7

all hooks

Answer 7

should be closed with a gap no greater than .04 inches (thickness of a dime).

Question 8

ropes should be secured…

Answer 8

at both ends

Question 9

Do not wear ________to avoid head entrapments

Answer 9

bicycle helmets

Question 10

two types of entrapment entries

Answer 10

head entry and feet first entry

Question 11

Opening can present an entrapment if

Answer 11

the distance between any interior opposing surfaces is greater than 3.5inches and less than 9 inches

Question 12

Adjacent parts should be greater than ____degrees unless the lowest leg is horizontal or below horizontal

Answer 12

55

Question 13

exposed open ends of all tubing should be

Answer 13

covered by caps or plugs that cannot be removed

Question 14

wood parts should be

Answer 14

smooth and free from splinters

Question 15

all corners, metal and wood, should be

Answer 15

rounded

Question 16

all metal edges should be

Answer 16

rolled or have rounded capping.

Question 17

_________ radials should be closely examined regularly for exposed wires

Answer 17

steel-belted

Question 18

Suspended components become hazards when they are

Answer 18

within 45 degrees of horizontal and are less than 7ft above the protective surfacing.

Question 19

Suspended components should…

Answer 19

• be located away from high traffic
• either be brightly colored or contrast with surrounding equipment and surfacing
• create a circle with a 5in or greater perimiter
• be fastened at both ends unless they are 7in or less long or attached to a swing seat.

Question 20

suspended hazards are not

Answer 20

• 7 feet above protective surfacing

- a minimum of 1in at its widest cross-section dimension

Question 21

Play areas should be free of

Answer 21

tripping hazards i.e.sudden change in elevations

Question 22

What are the two common causes of tripping hazards

Answer 22

• anchoring devices

- containment walls

Question 23

All anchoring devices, concrete footings or horizontal bars of flex climbers should be

Answer 23

installed below ground level beneath the base of the protective surfacing.

Question 24

4 things to prevent tripping hazards

Answer 24

1 contrasting color of surfacing with equipment color
2 containment walls should be highly visible
3 change in elevation should be obvious
4 contrasting containment wall with surfacing color

Question 25

4 things when using recycled tires for playground use:

Answer 25

1-steel-belted radials should be examined regularly for exposed steel belts/wires
2-take measure to prevent water and debris from collecting
3-tire rubber mulch should be inspected before install to ensure all metal has been removed