Playground test Flashcards
What classifies as a priority 1 hazard?
A readily accessible hazard that could result in death, brain damage, paralysis, etc.
Hazard priority is based on what 3 factors?
- Possibility or accessibility
- Probability of it occurring
- Consequence or level or injury
Standards are based on these ages.
5th percentile 2 year old and 95th percentile 12 year old
What is a completely bounded rigid opening?
Totally enclosed boundaries with the possibility of strangulation due to head entrapment.
Torso probe is based on what measurements?
5th percentile 2 year old
Head probe is based on what measurements?
95th percentile 5 year old
How many projection gauges are used to identify protrusion hazards?
4 gauges
Anything over _______ bolt threads showing may be considered an entanglement hazard.
2 threads
S-hooks should have a gap of no greater than
.04”
Field tool to test for crush and shear hazard on roller slides.
.19” diameter dowel
Field tools to test crush and shear hazards in merry-go-rounds
.30” diameter dowel
Field tool used to test crush and shear hazards for common crush and shear
.62” diameter dowel
Any non rigid component suspended between units or from ground must be _______ inches above the playing surface and ________.
84” and a minimum of 1” wide
Free standing ropes, cables or chains attached at only one end must be no more than ________ long.
7” long (swing chain exception)
Rope, cable or chain must not form loops with greater than _____ inside perimeter.
5”
Maximum ramp slope
1:12
Maximum ramp run without a landing
144”
Elevated accessible routes must have a minimum width of ________.
36”
Landings on a ramp must have a minimum diameter of ________.
60”
Rise for each stepped platform is ______.
8”
Height for transfer platform is _____.
11”- 18”
Handrail height on access/egress stepladders and stairways between ____ and _____.
22” - 38” and hand support needed at the first step
Diameter of handrails should be between ____ and ____.
.95” and 1.55”
To be a designated play surface an elevated surface must be a flat surface measuring at least ______ by _____.
2”x2”