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Field Waste Disposal Exam Questions
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How much waste can be produced by one Soldier? - ✔✔Up to 100 lbs of
waste per Soldier per day
Types of Waste - ✔✔1. Human waste
2. Garbage
3. Rubbish
4. Liquid waste
5. Hazardous waste
6. Regulated medical waste
Human waste - ✔✔Urine and feces
Garbage - ✔✔waste generated by the preparation, cooking, and serving of
food (solid food waste)
Rubbish - ✔✔combustible or noncombustible solid waste generated from
noninfectious operations
Liquid waste - ✔✔waste which comes from showers, sinks, kitchens, etc.
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Hazardous waste - ✔✔wastes that are potentially harmful to human health
or the environment. These include used solvents, compressed gas
cylinders (i.e. spray paint), and contaminated soil from spilled fuel.
Regulated Medical Waste (RMW) - ✔✔includes wastes with the potential to
cause infection and for which special precautions are prudent. This does
not include products used for personal hygiene (diapers, feminine sanitary
products, etc.) that are saturated or dripping with blood. Trash receptacles
placed in public areas containing personal hygiene products are not
regulated.
Distance requirements for latrines - ✔✔- 100 feet or 30 meters away from
and downstream from water sources
- 100 yards away from unit dining area and downwind
- within reasonable distance from unit area (approx. 1 minute). Make it
readily accessible to someone with diarrhea or who needs to vomit.
Distance requirements for solid waste disposal - ✔✔- at least 100' or 30m
from and downstream of water sources and natural bodies of water
- 30' - 100' from unit dining areas. This is far enough to discourage pests
from moving between waste and food areas, but close enough not to place
undue burden on personnel.
Field Waste Disposal Exam Questions
and Answers 100% Solved
How much waste can be produced by one Soldier? - ✔✔Up to 100 lbs of
waste per Soldier per day
Types of Waste - ✔✔1. Human waste
2. Garbage
3. Rubbish
4. Liquid waste
5. Hazardous waste
6. Regulated medical waste
Human waste - ✔✔Urine and feces
Garbage - ✔✔waste generated by the preparation, cooking, and serving of
food (solid food waste)
Rubbish - ✔✔combustible or noncombustible solid waste generated from
noninfectious operations
Liquid waste - ✔✔waste which comes from showers, sinks, kitchens, etc.
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Hazardous waste - ✔✔wastes that are potentially harmful to human health
or the environment. These include used solvents, compressed gas
cylinders (i.e. spray paint), and contaminated soil from spilled fuel.
Regulated Medical Waste (RMW) - ✔✔includes wastes with the potential to
cause infection and for which special precautions are prudent. This does
not include products used for personal hygiene (diapers, feminine sanitary
products, etc.) that are saturated or dripping with blood. Trash receptacles
placed in public areas containing personal hygiene products are not
regulated.
Distance requirements for latrines - ✔✔- 100 feet or 30 meters away from
and downstream from water sources
- 100 yards away from unit dining area and downwind
- within reasonable distance from unit area (approx. 1 minute). Make it
readily accessible to someone with diarrhea or who needs to vomit.
Distance requirements for solid waste disposal - ✔✔- at least 100' or 30m
from and downstream of water sources and natural bodies of water
- 30' - 100' from unit dining areas. This is far enough to discourage pests
from moving between waste and food areas, but close enough not to place
undue burden on personnel.
