CERTIFICATION COURSE FOR PLAYGROUND SAFETY INSPECTORS EXAM (ACTUAL) If a child can fall from a height of greater than 18 inches, - ANSWERS -then there should be no rigid structural components in the interior of the climber onto which a child could fall and hit cpsc recommends that upper bosy equipment be used by children - ANSWERS -4 years and older ( horizontal ladders, ring treks, and chining bars) maximum height of horizontal ladder for presSChool children? - ANSWERS -5 feet maximum height of horizontal ladder for school agechildren? - ANSWERS -7 feet Horizontal ladder for preschoolers: rungs must be parallel and evenly spaced - ANSWERS -:) Upper Bo dy Equipment: first rung, must be how far from platform horizontally? - ANSWERS -the first handhold must be between 8 -10 inches from the access rung when access is by platform - ANSWERS -the first handhold must be between 0 -10 inches from the leading edge o f the platform THE RUNGS OF UPPER BODY EQUIPMENT MUST HAVE THE DIAMETER of - ANSWERS -0.95 - 1.55 inches Rungs must not - ANSWERS -turn or rotate Sliding poles: how high above the platform must the sliding pole extend? - ANSWERS -A sliding pole must extent 5 feet above the platform Sliding pole: what should the disanct betweem te pole and the platform be? - ANSWERS -18-20 inches What is the maximum pole diameter ? - ANSWERS -the maximum pole diameter is 1.9 inches (sliding poles are not recommended for pre schoola ge children) Which dowl probe should be used to test for crush and shear in the swivel of a rotating swing? - ANSWERS -0.62 inch dowl probe should be used slide transition area must be atleast how deep? - ANSWERS -14 inches deep the slide transitio n area has to be.. sidwalls of a bedway of a slide should be greater than or equal to how many inches - ANSWERS -4 inches bedwidth - ANSWERS -minimum 12 inches for preschool bedwidth of slide - ANSWERS -the minimum is 16 inches for school age reduced gradient exit ( exit area) - ANSWERS -minimum of 11 inches exit of a slide must be less than or equal to - ANSWERS -4 degrees below horizontal Bedways of slides must have what slope? - ANSWERS -the slope of a bedway of a slide must not exceed 30 deg rees, what is the maximum slope of a slide bedway? - ANSWERS -50 degrees:) What w as the first equipment recommended to be removed for safety reasons? - ANSWERS -Giant Stride When was the first edition of the CPSI manual made? - ANSWERS -1981 F 1292 - ANSWERS -Method to test impact Attenuation of safety surfacing F 1951 - ANSWERS -Method to test wheelchair accessibility on Safety Surfacing for Playgrounds. 51 sana
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