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Day 1 Flashcards

1
Q

CPSI Course objective

A

“IRA”
Identify potential safety hazards
Rank the hazard according to injury potential
Apply knowledge to establish an existing comprehensive PG safety program

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2
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Comprehensive program of Playground safety includes

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Audits
Inspections
Maintenance

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3
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First piece of play equipment to recommended for removal

A

Giant Stride

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4
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What is CPSC?

A

Federal Guidline

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5
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What is ASTM?

A

Standard

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6
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How much pressure for completely bound non rigid openings?

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50 pounds

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7
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How deep is the torso and head probe

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4 inches

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8
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What percentile is are the head and torso probes?

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5th percentile of a 2 year old and 95th percentile of a 5 year old

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9
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How thick is the wedge probe (fish probe)

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3/4”

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10
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How large is the slide non- entanglement zone?

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21” each side of the slide and 14” deep by 60” tall

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11
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What are the three organizations concerned with playground safety

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NRPA, IPEMA, and NPCAI

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12
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ASTM F 1292

A

Impact attenuation of surfacing and use zones

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13
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ASTM 1951

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Wheelchair accessibility

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14
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ASTM F2075

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EWF Safety surfacing

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15
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ASTM F2223

A

Standard on playground surfacing

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16
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ASTM F2373

A

Play equipment for children under 2

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17
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ASTM F2479

A

PIP surfacing

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18
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ASTM F3012

A

Loose fill rubber surfacing

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19
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ASTM F2049

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Fencing

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20
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ASTM F1918

A

Contained Play systems

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21
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ASTM F1148

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Residential play equipment

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22
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What must be established in court by the owner of the playground

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Must prove standard of care

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23
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What is the scope and target for the ASTM

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It’s purpose is to reduce life threatening and debilitating injuries

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24
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Top two causes of death on playground

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  1. Entanglement

2. Impact

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25
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Most common cause of injury on public playgrounds

A

Falling

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26
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Major causes of death

A

Entanglement
Falls
Head and neck entrapment
Impact

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27
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Common factors contributing to public playground injuries

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Improper use
Poor maintenance
Poor design
Install errors
Site planning issues
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28
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Three factors to rating hazards

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Possibility
Probability
Consequence

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29
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Priority 1 hazard

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Permanent disability, loss of life,or body part

30
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Priority 2

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Serious Injury resulting in temporary disability

31
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Priority 3 hazard

A

Minor (non disabling) injury

32
Q

ASTM F1487 covers what range of user

A

5th percentile of 2 year olds and 95th percentile of 12 year old

33
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What were ordered to be removed from public playgrounds in 1995

A

Animal swings

34
Q

What does the smallest protrusion gauge represent?

A

A child’s temple

35
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What does the second largest protrusion gauge represent?

A

Eye socket

36
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What does the largest protrusion gauge represent?

A

Internal injury to organs

37
Q

What play equipment is not recommended in public playgrounds?

A

Swinging gates and doors
Trapeze bars
Trampolines
Free swinging exercise rings

38
Q

What is the max length of a chain for swinging rings and max length overall?

A

Chains not to exceed 7” and overall length not to exceed 15”

39
Q

What equipment is not recommended for pre school users

A 
Free standing arch climbers
Free standing flexible climbers
Fulcrum seesaw’s
Parallel bars
Log rolls
Track rides
Vertical sliding poles
Spiral slides > 360 degrees
40
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Maximum ramp slope and max run?

A

1:12, max 144”, 36” wide. Landings must be 60” wide

41
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Transfer platform height and how large of a rise for each step?

A

11”-18” transfer platform.

8” stepped platform

42
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Range for Handrail height?

A

22”-38” (In book)

43
Q

Handrails and handgrip components must have what diameter for rigid components?

A

.95”- 1.55”

44
Q

Handrails and handgrip components must have what diameter for flexible components?

A

.62”-1.55”

45
Q

CPSC recommends overhead device deigned to support a child by hands only for what age group?

A

Age 4

46
Q

Max height of horizontal ladders for age 2-5, 5-12, and wheelchair users?

A

2-5: 60”
5-12: 84”
Wheelchair: 54”

47
Q

What dowel is used to test roller slides?

A

3/16”

48
Q

What dowel is used to test merry go rounds?

A

5/16”

49
Q

What dowel is used to check common crush and shear?

A

5/8”

50
Q

Rope cable or chain may not form a loop with greater than _______ inches inside perimeter (or ____ inch diameter)

A

> 5” perimeter or 1.6” diameter

51
Q

Max length and height of rope, cable, or chain used to attach manipulative device like a mallet for music?

A

> 24” long no higher than 27”

52
Q

Max ramp slope and make run without a landing?

A

1:12, 144”

53
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Max rise for a stepped platform, and height for transfer platform?

A

8” for each step. 11”-18”

54
Q

How large does the transition area need to be?

A

14” and as wide as the slide chute at the top entry.

55
Q

Sidewall minimum height and bed width min for 2-5 and 5-12

A

Sidewalls >= 4”
2-5: >=12”
5-12: >= 16”
(In book)

56
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Slide exit heights

A

> 48”: 0-11”
<48: 7-15”

(In book)

57
Q

Where is the slide clearance zone measured from?

A

From the top of the slide side wall, and runs through the use zone

58
Q

What height platform are guardrails required for 2-5? What are the height requirements as well?

A

Platform > 20”
Height >= 29”
Lower opening <= 23”

“Odd numbers for odd creatures.”

59
Q

What deck height is a guardrail required for a 5-12?

A

Deck height >30”

60
Q

What minimum height of the upper bar for a 5-12 guardrail? And maximum lower height of the lower rail?

A

Height >= 38”

Lower rail<= 28”

61
Q

When are barriers required for 2-5? And 5-12? What are the minimum heights for each group?

A

2-5: Platform >30” and min height of 29”

5-12: Platform > 48” and min height of 38”

62
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Maximum opening without top horizontal guardrail?

A

No greater than 15”

63
Q

An access component (hand rail) between adjacent platforms is required when heights of platforms differ by how much for each age group?

A

2-5: 12”

5-12: 18”

64
Q

Sliding pole distance from platform, diameter, and how high must it extend above the platform

A

18-20”
Max pole diameter 1.9”
60” above deck minimum

65
Q

There must be no obstruction within X above designated playing surface, use zone, and pivot point of swing.

A

84”

66
Q

The lowest edge of the roofline for a shade over a swing is?

A

X+ 42” (x being the distance from the pivot point to surface)

67
Q

Overhead utility lines clearances above the use zone areas shall comply with what?

A

All local, state, and national codes.

68
Q

Max slope of slide in degrees?

A

30 degrees

69
Q

Where does the surfacing need to begin on an embankment slide?

A

At the base of the embankment slide

70
Q

At what height must stepping forms be stationary?

A

30”

71
Q

Distance between stepping forms? (Edge to edge)

A

< or equal to 12” for 2-5 and < or equal to 18” for 5-12

72
Q

Handrail Height range for climbing apparatus?

A

22”-38” above each stepp

NPSI 2018 Spring NRPA (3 decks)

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