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Sponsored by General Recreation.
The Certified Playground Safety Inspectors (CPSI) Course and Exam, hosted by the New Jersey Recreation and Park Association and sponsored by the National Recreation and Park Association, is the most comprehensive and up-to-date training program on playground safety issues including hazard identification, equipment specifications, surfacing requirements and risk management methods.
The course provides advanced reading and fifteen (15) hours of training that will prepare you to take the Certified Playground Safety Inspector Exam at the culmination of the certification course. Certification, with passage of the exam, is valid for three years.
Participants will receive:
ASTM F1487 Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specifications of Playgrounds for Public Use
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Handbook for Public Playground Safety
1.5 Continuing Education Units through NRPA
Registration Deadline: April 5, 2023
Course Schedule:
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Introduction to History
Injury Statistics
Hazard Identification
Safety Surfacing & Use Zones
Thursday, April 25, 2024 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday, April 26, 2024
Location:
900 Leonardville Road
Leonardo, NJ 07737
Hotel Suggestion:
Courtyard Marriott Lincroft, Red Bank, located at 245 Half Mile Road, Red Bank, NJ 07701-6747.
Cancellation and Transfer Policy:
No refunds will be made once text resource materials have been shipped. If you do not cancel by April 5, 2024 or do not attend you are responsible for the full payment. In order to pass the exam, we recommend you read the texts prior to the course as the course is a review.
Participants registering after April 5, 2024 must pay an additional fee for the overnight shipping of resource materials of $35.
If it is past the cancellation date registrants may transfer to a later CPSI Course and Exam hosted in New Jersey. A $135.00 transfer fee shall apply.
Summer Prep/Goat Yoga
A Zoom training opportunity for our NJRPA members regarding CAPRA. The presentation, entitled “What is CAPRA? An Overview of the CAPRA Accreditation Process” will consist of a general overview of CAPRA and then a Q & A session at the end. This will not be for CEUs or cost anything for our members, we want keep this as information only project to help build interest regarding CAPRA in our state.
Essex County will talk about what's happening in the City and the floor will be open to attendees to report on what is happening in their communities.
Lunch will be served.
Lunch to be served.
"Issues in Senior Programming"
TBA time and location
"Building Relationships with Outside Agencies"
Summer in Review / Volunteer
New Jersey Recreation & Park Association | 1 Wheeler Way Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: 609-356-0480 | Email: info@njrpa.org
