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2025 Playground Safety Course Quiz

*For participants of the Playground Inspection Seminar.*

This quiz is based on information found in the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Public Playground Safety Handbook. Review the information by selecting the resource link below.

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1. To prevent entanglement hazards, gaps in S-Hooks should be closed to no greater than the thickness of a dime. Information on entanglement hazards can be found in which section?
2. Any elevated surface greater than ______ by _______ having an angle less than _____ from horizontal is considered a designated play surface, should be protected by surfacing material in the use zone.
3. The minimum compressed loose-fill surfacing depth for pea gravel can be found in which table:
4. What section will you find the correct length of the use zone for slides less than or equal to 6 feet high?
5. Shock absorbing (impact attenuating) surfacing material such as engineered wood fiber must be properly maintained in the use zone around equipment. Generally, what distance beyond the perimeter of most equipment does the use zone extend?
6. Tripping hazards are one of the most common sources of injuries on playgrounds. What section can you find information regarding tripping hazards?
7. Projections on playground equipment should not be able to entangle children’s clothing nor should they be large enough to impale. If an exposed bolt sticks out more than _______ beyond the end of a nut, it poses a potential hazard.
8. Which of the following surfacing materials is not appropriate for playgrounds?