2021 Cards Flashcards
(101 cards)
1
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Suspended Elements must not have a HIC score
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Greater than 500
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Guard Rail Prevents
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Inadvertent Falls
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Barriers Prevent
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Access and Egress
4
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Risk Vs Hazard
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Risk is a Choice
Hazard is an Unforeseen Issue
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Horizontal Ladder rung size and requirement
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Rungs must not Rotate
Must be diameter of
.95”-1.55”
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Stepping form Distances
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2-5 year 12”
5-12 year 18”
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Guard Rails for Ages 2-5 year
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Top Rail Over 29”
Lower rail Less than 23”
*( remember toddlers are odd numbers)
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Q
1 Factors affecting Inspection Frequency
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Extent of use
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Torso Probe
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Represents the 5th Percentile 2 year old
3 1/2 “ & 4” deep
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Slide Exit Range
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72”-96”
11
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Crush & Sheer Tools size
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Roller Slides- 3/16” dowel rod
Merry Go Round- 5/16” dowel rod
Common Crush- 5/8” dowel rod
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Guard Rail For School Age
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Top Rail Over 38”
Lower Rail below 28”
(Remember * big Kids are event)
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Purpose of an Audit
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Identify Non-Compliant and Compliant Issues
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Hazard Priority Based on
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Possibility, Probability & Consequences
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Overhead Obstruction
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No Obstruction 84” above each designated play surface
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Slide Transition Areas Must Be ( ) Deep
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Must be at least .14” deep
17
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Slide Exit Height
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Slides over 48” 7-15”
Slides under 48” 0-11”
18
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Balance Beam Height
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2-5 year 12” max
5-12 year 16” max
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Track Rides Min Height
Max Height
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64” Min
78” Max
20
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2 track riders must be separated by ( ) center to center
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48”
21
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ASTM 1487
Range of Users
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Is the 5th Percentile of 2 year olds to 95th percentile of 1 year olds.
22
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Paint before what year may have lead?
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1978
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ASTM F2223
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Guide for ASTM on Playground Surface
*(reminder a 223 would not go thought pour in place)
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Once all playground hazards identified in an Audit have been brought into compliance you attain ( )
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Standard of Care
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Critical Height Must?
Equal or Exceed Fall Height
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ASTM F-1951
Test Method for accessibility on safe surface for playgrounds
*( think the 5 looks like a wheel chair)
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ASTM-F-1918
Contained Playsystem
*( Think McDonalds probably started around 1918)
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ASTM F-2049
Standard for Fencing / and Barriers for Playgrounds
*( think 20-49's would build a wall)
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ASTM F-2479
Standard for Pour- In- Place Rubber surface
*( think once pour-in-place is in its good for 24-7)
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Horizontal Ladder Heights
2-4 year Max Height 60"
5-12 Year Max Height 84"
Wheelchair Max Height 54"
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Functional Linked Step Pod Distance
2-5 Year 12" or less
5-12 year 18" or less
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Fall Height for swing is?
Height of Pivot Point to Protective Surface
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For Crush and Shear there must be ( )?
Movement
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A projection that has potential to injure is ?
A Protrusion
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Any part of playground equipment that extends or juts out beyond the adjacent surface is?
A projection
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Any opening in play equipment that is NOT TOTALY ENCLOSED by boundaries is?
Partially Bounded Opening
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Where do you place Moving equipment
At the edge of the playground
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When were animal swings required to be removed from playgrounds
1995 by SPSC
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What age is considered " School Age"
5-12 years
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What age is Pre-School
2-5 Years
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What is the likelihood something will happen
Probability
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Possibility is
- Is it accessible by user
- is it in a heavily used area
- Can conditions become worse easily
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Order of major causes of Death and Injury
1. Entanglement
2. Falls
3. Entrapment
4. Impact
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What is the major causes of Death & Serious Debilitating Injury
1 is Entanglement..... of clothing, strings or ropes
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What percentage of injuries occur because of falls?
79 %
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Ages of Children Injured
26% 0-4
51 % 5-9 ( 77 % bulk between 0-9)
15% 10-14
8% 15+
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What is NEISS
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System
( National Injury Data)
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Stepping Forms for Ages 2-5 must be ?
Stationary
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What is the purpose of ASTM?
To reduce life- threatening & debilitating Injuries
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A projection that has the potential means to catch a loose cord, hood or other items is?
Entanglement Hazard
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Standing Rocking Equipment is unique because?
- has a 84" use zone
-No overlap with any other use Zone
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Multiple Axis Swings
Motion Area multi Axis Swing
Y+ 72
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Horizontal Ladders Distance between Rungs?
2-5 years 9"-12"
5-12 Year 9"-15"
*Remember 9" min for all
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3-D Climbing Net Diameters
2-5 Years 18" diameter
Ages 5-12 20" Diameter
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Protrusion Gauges Represent what?
Small- Temple
Medium - Eye
Large- Organs
Washer like in only used on swings
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Max opening for most attached play components must be no greater than 15"
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Track Rides are Exempt from Crush and Shear if ?
They are an enclosed track
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Slides Height/ Length must not exceed?
30 Degrees Total
50 Degrees in any one spot
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ASTM F-2373
Playground Equipment for Children Ages under 2 years
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Playground Equipment Not Recommended for Pre-School
- Free Standing Arch Climbers
- Free Standing Flex Climbers
- Fulcrum Seesaws
- Parallel Bars
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Fulcrum Seesaws Details
60" max seat height
25 degree angle above Horizontal
Handholds may not project beyond seat
Handhold may not twist or rotate
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What is a Suspended Hazard
Any free swinging rope, cable, chain that is only connected at one end and longer than 7"
( Can wrap around neck)
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Swing under Seat Clearance
Open seat must be ≥ 12"
Enclosed Seat must be ≥ 24"
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Barriers must be on stairs greater than ?
48"
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Pre- School Fall Prevention
Platform under 20" nothing is required
Platform between 20"-30" a guardrail is required
Platform over 30" a barrier is required
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Spring Rocking Equipment Seat Height
Min Seat height 14"
Max Seat Height 28"
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Overlap Use Zones
- if both pieces of equipment are under 30" they may share a use zone
- if one is over 30" high they may partially overlap to 108"
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Exceptions to Crush and Shear
Chains and attachments
Attachments of Coil springs
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Fall Prevention for School Age Users
Platform under 30" nothing required
Platform 30"-48" guardrail required
Platform over 48" a barrier is required
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Head Probe
9" inches
95th Percentile of 5 year old
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ASTM F-3012
Loose - Fill Rubber Surfacing
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Critical height is?
the max height in full feet for surfacing system that no value will exceed 200G or 100 HIC
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Head Entrapment is exempt when
The Ground is one of the sides
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Fasteners Must?
Must not loosen or be removable without tools
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Landings must have a __________________- Minimum diameter.
60"
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Ropes, Cables and Chains may not form interior loop more than ______________?
5 " inches to catch a neck
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how many pounds of force are used to test non-rigid openings
50# of force
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Max Slope of Ramp?
Ma Ramp Run without Landing?
1:12
12 ft
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Elevated Accessible Routes must have ____________
Minimum Width of 36"
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Play Surface Definition
any Flat surface over 2"X2" and less than 30° from Horizontal
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Not Recommended for Public Playgrounds
Swinging Gates or Doors
Trapeze Bars
Trampolines
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Arch Climber 2 rules
Should not be the sole means of access to elevated platform for pre-school
should not connect to structure above platform
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60" overhead clearance zone does not apply to _________ _____________.
Spiral Slides
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Rotating Equipment Shall Not ______________
Oscillate
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Scope of ASTM 1487 Excludes
- Residential
-Athletic Equipment
-Contained Play Equipment
-Amusement Park
-Fitness Equipment for Ages 13 +
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Hazard 1
Permanant disability, loss of life or body part
Condition should be corrected Immediately
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ASTM F-2075
Engineered Wood FIBAR safety Surface
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ASTM F-1148
Residential Play Equipment
(11-48, the 11 in narrow like a residential gate)
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What is the Law in the U.S.
All Other States have a " Standard of Care"
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Horizontal Ladder when access by Rung 1st handhold must be 8"10" from Rungs
When Access by Platform must be between 0-10" from Edge
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Clearance Zone of a Slide is?
60" Above slide Chute for entire length of slide and does not extend below top of sidewall.
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When to test Projection for Entanglement
- Projection must fit in Gauge
- Projection must be above horizontal Plane
- Projection Must have Perpendicular Sides
- Projection must Extend greater than 1/8" from initial surface.
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ASTM 1292
G-MAX threshold _______________
HIC Benchmark _________________
G-MAX shall not exceed 200g's
HIC shall not Exceed 1,000
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Ridgid Component Grip Diameter
Flex Component Grip Diameter
Ridgid .95"-1.55"
Flex .62"-1.55"
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Maintain Standard of Care when Changes Occur due to ?
-Wear
-Vandalism
- Breakage
-Storm Damage
-Litter
-Other environmental Conditions
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Stepping Platform & Transfer Platform
- 8" rise for each stepped platform
- 11"-18" Height for transfer platform
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Access Types
- ramp easiest way 2-5 year
-wide stairway low riser, + handrail
-Step Ladder
-Vertical Rung Ladder
-Flex Climber
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Swings
- No more than 2 suspended elements within a swing bay
- only one multiple occupancy within bay
Mother and Me swings Exempt
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Clearance Zone
Hazard is when a child impacts an adjacent component or separate piece of equipment.
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