Sponsored by Ben Shaffer Recreation Inc./Burke and General Recreation Inc.
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:
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ASTM F1487 Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specifications of Playgrounds for Public Use
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Handbook for Public Playground Safety
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1.5 Continuing Education Units through NRPA
Registration Deadline: April 2, 2025
Course Schedule:
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Thursday, April 24, 2025 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Playground Safety Management
- Playground Equipment Accessibility
- Maintenance Procedures & Standards
- On-Site Playground Inspection & Audit Exercise
- Final Question & Answer Session
- Exam Preparation
Friday, April 25, 2025
- Exam Check In 8:00 am
- Exam Start as seating is completed
- TWO forms of ID are REQUIRED for exam admission.
* The option to take the CPSI exam via computer-based testing is available through the NRPA. To obtain additional information please visit www.nrpa.org/cpsi. Please be advised if you register to take the examination with the course, you will not receive a refund to take your exam via computer-based testing at a later date. Please decide now if you would like to take the exam on Day 3 of the course or via a computer-based exam at a later date.
Location:
Middletown Senior Center, 900 Leonardville Rd, Leonardo, NJ 07737
The Community Room is located on the Left side of the building if you are facing the building.
Hotel:
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 2, 2025 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 March 31, 2025 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.
