TCEQ OSSF, Texas TCEQ Installer II EXAM
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In America, laws can be successfully enforced only when the majority of citizens
voluntary comply. SELECTED ANSWER 👀 TRUE
Home owners should be educated on the need for and importance of maintaining
their OSSF system. SELECTED ANSWER 👀 TRUE
Onsite sewage facilities (OSSF) have been regulated statewide since SELECTED
ANSWER 👀 1989
The state agency responsible for regulating OSSF systems is SELECTED ANSWER
👀 TCEQ (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality)
The first regulation of OSSF systems in Texas was done by SELECTED ANSWER 👀
local governments
The intent of the HB1875 law is that most of the regulation of OSSF systems be
done by _____________ government. SELECTED ANSWER 👀 local
An official inspector of OSSF systems is a SELECTED ANSWER 👀 (DR) Designated
Representative
A local government with the authority to regulate septic systems is termed an
SELECTED ANSWER 👀 authorized agent
A person legally constructing OSSF systems as a business is an______________
and must be licensed by __________. SELECTED ANSWER 👀 installer, TCEQ
,Penalties for violating OSSF regulations fall under the following headings:
SELECTED ANSWER 👀 ~Criminal
~Civil
~Administrative
A professional designer is either a ________________________ or a
_______________________ with experience in the design of ___________
systems. SELECTED ANSWER 👀 Professional Engineer (PE), Registered Sanitarian
(RS), OSSF
Installers must renew their registration (how often) SELECTED ANSWER 👀 every
3 years
The following are the major steps in the OSSF permitting process: SELECTED
ANSWER 👀 ~Site and soil evaluation
~Selection of type of OSSF system
~System design or planning
~Permit application
~Application review
~The authorization to construct
~Construction of the system
~Inspection
~Notice of approval or license to operate
List 3 examples where professional design is required. SELECTED ANSWER 👀 1.)
Systems needing variances from rules (small lots).
2.) Nonstandard and more complex systems specified in TCEQ Table IX of the
rules (Figure 2.2)
3.) Where local rules require it
4.) Any OSSF proposed to serve manufactured housing communities, RV parks and
multi-unit residential developments that are owned or controlled by a person
who rents or leases such space.
An OSSF treatment component that can be installed by an installer I is a SELECTED
ANSWER 👀 septic tank
, OSSF disposal components that can be installed by an installer I include:
SELECTED ANSWER 👀 ~Absorptive drain field
~ET drain field
~Pumped drain field
~Leaching chambers
~Gravelless pipe
List eight examples of work clothes that are important personal protective
equipment SELECTED ANSWER 👀 eye protection, hard hats, ear plugs,
respiratory, gloves, foot & leg skin and clothing
Criminal offenses are misdemeanors punishable in accordance
with________________ of the Texas Water Code and ___________________ of
the Texas Penal Code. SELECTED ANSWER 👀 Chapter 7, Chapter 12.23
Skin protection should be used to protect against ______________,
and___________________injuries,__________________agents,
___________________), and __________________________________extremes.
SELECTED ANSWER 👀 mechanical, physical, biological, chemical and temperature
Which of the following is NOT an effective method for warning approaching traffic
about a work site? SELECTED ANSWER 👀 construction equipment
Which of the following is NOT a common cause of trench and excavation cave-
ins? SELECTED ANSWER 👀 Sloping the sides of a cut to the "angle of repose"
According to the Texas one-Call-Law, how far ahead must a person call a One Call
Notification Center before digging 16 inches or deeper using mechanical
equipment? SELECTED ANSWER 👀 2 working days
Which of the following is NOT a good hygienic practice to follow when working
around waste water or septage? SELECTED ANSWER 👀 When washing work
clothes with the family wash, remember to double rinse
Workers exposed to wastewater need to consult their physician only about
immunization to typhoid. SELECTED ANSWER 👀 False
RECOMMENDED QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+| PDF
STUDY GUIDE
In America, laws can be successfully enforced only when the majority of citizens
voluntary comply. SELECTED ANSWER 👀 TRUE
Home owners should be educated on the need for and importance of maintaining
their OSSF system. SELECTED ANSWER 👀 TRUE
Onsite sewage facilities (OSSF) have been regulated statewide since SELECTED
ANSWER 👀 1989
The state agency responsible for regulating OSSF systems is SELECTED ANSWER
👀 TCEQ (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality)
The first regulation of OSSF systems in Texas was done by SELECTED ANSWER 👀
local governments
The intent of the HB1875 law is that most of the regulation of OSSF systems be
done by _____________ government. SELECTED ANSWER 👀 local
An official inspector of OSSF systems is a SELECTED ANSWER 👀 (DR) Designated
Representative
A local government with the authority to regulate septic systems is termed an
SELECTED ANSWER 👀 authorized agent
A person legally constructing OSSF systems as a business is an______________
and must be licensed by __________. SELECTED ANSWER 👀 installer, TCEQ
,Penalties for violating OSSF regulations fall under the following headings:
SELECTED ANSWER 👀 ~Criminal
~Civil
~Administrative
A professional designer is either a ________________________ or a
_______________________ with experience in the design of ___________
systems. SELECTED ANSWER 👀 Professional Engineer (PE), Registered Sanitarian
(RS), OSSF
Installers must renew their registration (how often) SELECTED ANSWER 👀 every
3 years
The following are the major steps in the OSSF permitting process: SELECTED
ANSWER 👀 ~Site and soil evaluation
~Selection of type of OSSF system
~System design or planning
~Permit application
~Application review
~The authorization to construct
~Construction of the system
~Inspection
~Notice of approval or license to operate
List 3 examples where professional design is required. SELECTED ANSWER 👀 1.)
Systems needing variances from rules (small lots).
2.) Nonstandard and more complex systems specified in TCEQ Table IX of the
rules (Figure 2.2)
3.) Where local rules require it
4.) Any OSSF proposed to serve manufactured housing communities, RV parks and
multi-unit residential developments that are owned or controlled by a person
who rents or leases such space.
An OSSF treatment component that can be installed by an installer I is a SELECTED
ANSWER 👀 septic tank
, OSSF disposal components that can be installed by an installer I include:
SELECTED ANSWER 👀 ~Absorptive drain field
~ET drain field
~Pumped drain field
~Leaching chambers
~Gravelless pipe
List eight examples of work clothes that are important personal protective
equipment SELECTED ANSWER 👀 eye protection, hard hats, ear plugs,
respiratory, gloves, foot & leg skin and clothing
Criminal offenses are misdemeanors punishable in accordance
with________________ of the Texas Water Code and ___________________ of
the Texas Penal Code. SELECTED ANSWER 👀 Chapter 7, Chapter 12.23
Skin protection should be used to protect against ______________,
and___________________injuries,__________________agents,
___________________), and __________________________________extremes.
SELECTED ANSWER 👀 mechanical, physical, biological, chemical and temperature
Which of the following is NOT an effective method for warning approaching traffic
about a work site? SELECTED ANSWER 👀 construction equipment
Which of the following is NOT a common cause of trench and excavation cave-
ins? SELECTED ANSWER 👀 Sloping the sides of a cut to the "angle of repose"
According to the Texas one-Call-Law, how far ahead must a person call a One Call
Notification Center before digging 16 inches or deeper using mechanical
equipment? SELECTED ANSWER 👀 2 working days
Which of the following is NOT a good hygienic practice to follow when working
around waste water or septage? SELECTED ANSWER 👀 When washing work
clothes with the family wash, remember to double rinse
Workers exposed to wastewater need to consult their physician only about
immunization to typhoid. SELECTED ANSWER 👀 False
