Day 1 Flashcards
CPSI Course objective
“IRA”
Identify potential safety hazards
Rank the hazard according to injury potential
Apply knowledge to establish an existing comprehensive PG safety program
Comprehensive program of Playground safety includes
Audits
Inspections
Maintenance
First piece of play equipment to recommended for removal
Giant Stride
What is CPSC?
Federal Guidline
What is ASTM?
Standard
How much pressure for completely bound non rigid openings?
50 pounds
How deep is the torso and head probe
4 inches
What percentile is are the head and torso probes?
5th percentile of a 2 year old and 95th percentile of a 5 year old
How thick is the wedge probe (fish probe)
3/4”
How large is the slide non- entanglement zone?
21” each side of the slide and 14” deep by 60” tall
What are the three organizations concerned with playground safety
NRPA, IPEMA, and NPCAI
ASTM F 1292
Impact attenuation of surfacing and use zones
ASTM 1951
Wheelchair accessibility
ASTM F2075
EWF Safety surfacing
ASTM F2223
Standard on playground surfacing
ASTM F2373
Play equipment for children under 2
ASTM F2479
PIP surfacing
ASTM F3012
Loose fill rubber surfacing
ASTM F2049
Fencing
ASTM F1918
Contained Play systems
ASTM F1148
Residential play equipment
What must be established in court by the owner of the playground
Must prove standard of care
What is the scope and target for the ASTM
It’s purpose is to reduce life threatening and debilitating injuries
Top two causes of death on playground
- Entanglement
2. Impact
Most common cause of injury on public playgrounds
Falling
Major causes of death
Entanglement
Falls
Head and neck entrapment
Impact
Common factors contributing to public playground injuries
Improper use Poor maintenance Poor design Install errors Site planning issues
Three factors to rating hazards
Possibility
Probability
Consequence
Priority 1 hazard
Permanent disability, loss of life,or body part
Priority 2
Serious Injury resulting in temporary disability
Priority 3 hazard
Minor (non disabling) injury
ASTM F1487 covers what range of user
5th percentile of 2 year olds and 95th percentile of 12 year old
What were ordered to be removed from public playgrounds in 1995
Animal swings
What does the smallest protrusion gauge represent?
A child’s temple
What does the second largest protrusion gauge represent?
Eye socket
What does the largest protrusion gauge represent?
Internal injury to organs
What play equipment is not recommended in public playgrounds?
Swinging gates and doors
Trapeze bars
Trampolines
Free swinging exercise rings
What is the max length of a chain for swinging rings and max length overall?
Chains not to exceed 7” and overall length not to exceed 15”
What equipment is not recommended for pre school users
Free standing arch climbers Free standing flexible climbers Fulcrum seesaw’s Parallel bars Log rolls Track rides Vertical sliding poles Spiral slides > 360 degrees
Maximum ramp slope and max run?
1:12, max 144”, 36” wide. Landings must be 60” wide
Transfer platform height and how large of a rise for each step?
11”-18” transfer platform.
8” stepped platform
Range for Handrail height?
22”-38” (In book)
Handrails and handgrip components must have what diameter for rigid components?
.95”- 1.55”
Handrails and handgrip components must have what diameter for flexible components?
.62”-1.55”
CPSC recommends overhead device deigned to support a child by hands only for what age group?
Age 4
Max height of horizontal ladders for age 2-5, 5-12, and wheelchair users?
2-5: 60”
5-12: 84”
Wheelchair: 54”
What dowel is used to test roller slides?
3/16”
What dowel is used to test merry go rounds?
5/16”
What dowel is used to check common crush and shear?
5/8”
Rope cable or chain may not form a loop with greater than _______ inches inside perimeter (or ____ inch diameter)
> 5” perimeter or 1.6” diameter
Max length and height of rope, cable, or chain used to attach manipulative device like a mallet for music?
> 24” long no higher than 27”
Max ramp slope and make run without a landing?
1:12, 144”
Max rise for a stepped platform, and height for transfer platform?
8” for each step. 11”-18”
How large does the transition area need to be?
14” and as wide as the slide chute at the top entry.
Sidewall minimum height and bed width min for 2-5 and 5-12
Sidewalls >= 4”
2-5: >=12”
5-12: >= 16”
(In book)
Slide exit heights
> 48”: 0-11”
<48: 7-15”
(In book)
Where is the slide clearance zone measured from?
From the top of the slide side wall, and runs through the use zone
What height platform are guardrails required for 2-5? What are the height requirements as well?
Platform > 20”
Height >= 29”
Lower opening <= 23”
“Odd numbers for odd creatures.”
What deck height is a guardrail required for a 5-12?
Deck height >30”
What minimum height of the upper bar for a 5-12 guardrail? And maximum lower height of the lower rail?
Height >= 38”
Lower rail<= 28”
When are barriers required for 2-5? And 5-12? What are the minimum heights for each group?
2-5: Platform >30” and min height of 29”
5-12: Platform > 48” and min height of 38”
Maximum opening without top horizontal guardrail?
No greater than 15”
An access component (hand rail) between adjacent platforms is required when heights of platforms differ by how much for each age group?
2-5: 12”
5-12: 18”
Sliding pole distance from platform, diameter, and how high must it extend above the platform
18-20”
Max pole diameter 1.9”
60” above deck minimum
There must be no obstruction within X above designated playing surface, use zone, and pivot point of swing.
84”
The lowest edge of the roofline for a shade over a swing is?
X+ 42” (x being the distance from the pivot point to surface)
Overhead utility lines clearances above the use zone areas shall comply with what?
All local, state, and national codes.
Max slope of slide in degrees?
30 degrees
Where does the surfacing need to begin on an embankment slide?
At the base of the embankment slide
At what height must stepping forms be stationary?
30”
Distance between stepping forms? (Edge to edge)
< or equal to 12” for 2-5 and < or equal to 18” for 5-12
Handrail Height range for climbing apparatus?
22”-38” above each stepp
