CPSI Exam

Question 1

Barrier

Answer 1

An Enclosed device around an elevated platform that is intended to prevent both inadvertent and deliberate attempt to pass through

Question 2

Composite Structure

Answer 2

Two or more play structures attached or functionally linked, to create one integral unit that provides more than one play activity.

Question 3

Critical Height

Answer 3

the fall height below which a life-threatening head injury would not be expected to occur

Question 4

Designated Play Surface

Answer 4

Any elevated surface for standing, walking, crawling, sitting or climbing, or a flat surface greater than 2 inches wide by 2 inches long having an angle less than 30° from horizontal

Question 5

Embankment Slide

Answer 5

A slide that follows the contour of the ground and at no point is the bottom of the chute greater than 12 inches above the surrounding ground.

Question 6

Entanglement

Answer 6

A condition in which the user’s clothes or something around the user’s neck becomes caught or entwined on a component of playground equipment.

Question 7

Entrapment

Answer 7

Any condition that impedes withdrawal of a body or body part that has penetrated an opening

Question 8

Fall Height

Answer 8

The vertical distance between the highest designated play surface on a piece of equipment and the protective surfacing beneath it

Question 9

Footing

Answer 9

A means for anchoring playground equipment to the ground.

Question 10

Full Bucket Seat Swing

Answer 10

A swing generally appropriate for children under 4 years of age that provide support on all sides and between the legs of the occupant and cannot be entered or exited without adult assistance.

Question 11

Geotextile Cloth

Answer 11

A fabric that retains its relative structure during handling, p;acement, and long-term service to enhance water movements, retard soil movement, and to add reinforcement and separation between the soil and surfacing and / or sub-base

Question 12

Infill

Answer 12

Materials used in a protective barrier or between decks to prevent a user passing through a barrier

Question 13

Loose Fill Surfacing Material

Answer 13

A material used for protective surfacing in the use zone that consists of loose particles such as sand, gravel, engineered wood fibers or shredded rubber

Question 14

Pre-School Age Children

Answer 14

Children 2 years of age through 5 years of age

Question 15

Projection

Answer 15

Anything that extends outward from a surface of the playground equipment and must be tested to determine whether it is a protrusion or entanglement hazard, or both

Question 16

Protective Surfacing

Answer 16

Shock Absorbing Surfacing material in the use zone.

Question 17

Roller Slide

Answer 17

A slide that has a chute consisting of a series of individual rollers.

Question 18

School-Age Children

Answer 18

Children 5 years of age through 12 years of age

Question 19

Slide Chute

Answer 19

The inclined sliding surface of a slide

Question 20

Stationary Playground Equipment

Answer 20

Any play structure that has a fixed base,

Question 21

Toddler

Answer 21

Any Child 6 months through 23 months

Question 22

Tube Slide

Answer 22

A slide in which the chute consist of a totally enclosed tube or tunnel.

Question 23

Unitary Surface Material

Answer 23

A manufactured material used for protective surfacing in the use zone that may be rubber tiles, mats, or a combination of energy absorbing materials held in place by a binder that may be poured in place at the playground and cures to form a unitary shock absorbing surface

Question 24

Upper Body Equipment

Answer 24

Equipment designed to support a child by the hands only

Question 25

Use Zone

Answer 25

The surface under and around a piece of equipment onto which a child falling from or exiting from the equipment would be expected to land