NEHA Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORECT Answers
List the order of priority for these events:
No hand sink at a food festival
Chlorine gas leak at a pool
Power outage at a restaurant - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Chlorine gas leak at a pool
2. Power outage at a restaurant
3. No hand sink at food festival
How do you filter out giardia lambia? - CORRECT ANSWER - · Rapid sand filtration
What agencies respond to bioterrorism attacks? - CORRECT ANSWER - · First
responders: fire fighters and hazmat, emergency medical personnel, law enforcement officers,
public health officials, health care workers, public works personnel
· The local Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
Coordinator and/or FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF)
1. Pharmaceuticals in water treatment plants are:
· Solid
· Liquid
· Both
· Neither - CORRECT ANSWER - Both
What mosquito carries malaria? - CORRECT ANSWER - Anopheles
Which mosquito is the highest cause of encephalitis in the US? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Culex
,What is it called when milk is heated to 191°-212°F? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Pasteurization
What is an antibacterial agent used on human skin tissue called? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Antiseptic
What is the process of countering microbial infections with the use of antiseptics? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Antisepsis
What is the most common cockroach in the US? - CORRECT ANSWER - German
cockroach
What type of cockroach is referred to as a water bug? - CORRECT ANSWER - Either
American or Oriental cockroach
What is the minimum distance between a water line and a sewer line in a trailer park? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 10 feet
What is the slope for ramps determined by the ADA? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1:12 or
less
1. NSF and UL are organizations that do what? - CORRECT ANSWER - Certify food
equipment
What is the amount of soil you must put on a finished landfill? - CORRECT ANSWER -
24 inches
What is most likely to carry Hantavirus? - CORRECT ANSWER - Rodents
, What pest is LEAST likely to cause bites and itching in an urban setting? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Ticks
What does HACCP stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hazard Analysis Critical Control
Point
Methemoglobinemia is caused by what in water? - CORRECT ANSWER - Nitrates
What is the first thing you do if you suspect several workers ill from sick building syndrome? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Interview complainant(s)
How many tips of healthy housing are there? - CORRECT ANSWER -7
What should an ice machine disposal hook up to? - CORRECT ANSWER - Floor drain
with air gap
What bacteria is used as an indicator for sterilization in an autoclave? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Bacillus sternothermophilus at 10^6
What would be three major concerns at a festival lasting more than 3 days? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Water, sewer, food protection
Flu virus is mainly passed via what organism? - CORRECT ANSWER - Humans
Which is least likely to cause disease? - CORRECT ANSWER - Soil
What is most likely to contaminate food? - CORRECT ANSWER - Humans
Questions and CORECT Answers
List the order of priority for these events:
No hand sink at a food festival
Chlorine gas leak at a pool
Power outage at a restaurant - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Chlorine gas leak at a pool
2. Power outage at a restaurant
3. No hand sink at food festival
How do you filter out giardia lambia? - CORRECT ANSWER - · Rapid sand filtration
What agencies respond to bioterrorism attacks? - CORRECT ANSWER - · First
responders: fire fighters and hazmat, emergency medical personnel, law enforcement officers,
public health officials, health care workers, public works personnel
· The local Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
Coordinator and/or FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF)
1. Pharmaceuticals in water treatment plants are:
· Solid
· Liquid
· Both
· Neither - CORRECT ANSWER - Both
What mosquito carries malaria? - CORRECT ANSWER - Anopheles
Which mosquito is the highest cause of encephalitis in the US? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Culex
,What is it called when milk is heated to 191°-212°F? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Pasteurization
What is an antibacterial agent used on human skin tissue called? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Antiseptic
What is the process of countering microbial infections with the use of antiseptics? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Antisepsis
What is the most common cockroach in the US? - CORRECT ANSWER - German
cockroach
What type of cockroach is referred to as a water bug? - CORRECT ANSWER - Either
American or Oriental cockroach
What is the minimum distance between a water line and a sewer line in a trailer park? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 10 feet
What is the slope for ramps determined by the ADA? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1:12 or
less
1. NSF and UL are organizations that do what? - CORRECT ANSWER - Certify food
equipment
What is the amount of soil you must put on a finished landfill? - CORRECT ANSWER -
24 inches
What is most likely to carry Hantavirus? - CORRECT ANSWER - Rodents
, What pest is LEAST likely to cause bites and itching in an urban setting? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Ticks
What does HACCP stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hazard Analysis Critical Control
Point
Methemoglobinemia is caused by what in water? - CORRECT ANSWER - Nitrates
What is the first thing you do if you suspect several workers ill from sick building syndrome? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Interview complainant(s)
How many tips of healthy housing are there? - CORRECT ANSWER -7
What should an ice machine disposal hook up to? - CORRECT ANSWER - Floor drain
with air gap
What bacteria is used as an indicator for sterilization in an autoclave? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Bacillus sternothermophilus at 10^6
What would be three major concerns at a festival lasting more than 3 days? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Water, sewer, food protection
Flu virus is mainly passed via what organism? - CORRECT ANSWER - Humans
Which is least likely to cause disease? - CORRECT ANSWER - Soil
What is most likely to contaminate food? - CORRECT ANSWER - Humans
