Cole's EHS NEHA Exam Study Guide
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QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS |\ |\
How do you filter out giardia lambia? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Rapid sand filtration |\ |\
Pharmaceuticals in water treatment plants are - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Both solid and liquid |\ |\ |\ |\
Which mosquito is the highest cause of encephalitis in the US? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Culex |\ |\
What is it called when milk is heated to 191-212 - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Pasteurization |\
Order of priority: power outage at restaurant, chlorine gas leak at
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pool, no hand sink at food festival - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Chlorine gas, power outage, no hand sink |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What is an antibacterial agent used on skin tissue called ? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Antiseptic |\ |\
What is the most common cockroach in US? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔German |\
,What type of cockroach is referred to as a water bug? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Either American or Oriental
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What is the minimum distance between a water line and a sewer
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line in a trailer park? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔10 ft
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What is the slope for ramps determined by the Americans with
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Disabilities Act (ADA) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1:12 or less
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NSF and USL are organizations that - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Certify food service equipment. |\ |\ |\
What is the amount of soil you must put on a finished landfill -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔24 inches |\ |\ |\
What is most likely to carry Hantavirus? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Rodents
Which is least likely to cause bites and itching in an urban setting
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Ticks
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What does HACCP stand for? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Hazard
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Analysis and Critical Control Points
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Methemoglobinemia (a blood disorder) is caused by : - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Nitrates |\
,Hazardous waste : CRIT - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Corrosive,
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reactive, ignitable, toxic |\ |\
Organization that tests breathing apparatus - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔OSHA
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Who is the incident commander? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
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person with jurisdiction, person responsible for all aspects of
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emergency response |\
What is the calculation for pool turnover rate? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Turnover rate (hours)= pool volume (gallons) / flow
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rate (gallons per minute) x 60 (minutes per hour)
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Sous vide foods can lead to what foodborne illness? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Clostridium botulinum |\ |\
What can you use after a national disaster? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Canned goods
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Where do you store iced fish in the refrigerator? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Below ready to eat foods and above raw meats
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What is considered comminuted? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Hot
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dogs and hamburgers
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, What is bacteria that cannot grow in oxygen called? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Anaerobic |\
Which of these is different from the others? NSF, UL, ASNI, TLE -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔TLE |\ |\
Freezing a toxin will have what affect? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔No affect |\
True of false? Alpha particles are easily absorbable - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔True (easiest to absorb to hardest to absorb:
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gamma , beta, alpha), |\ |\ |\
What can alpha particles be blocked by? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔A sheet of paper (beta can pass through paper, stopped by
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aluminum. Gamma is difficult to stop, needs concrete or other
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heavy shielding |\
What kind of respirator do you need in 15% oxygen - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔SCBA (self contained breathing apparatus|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Who regulates proper respirators? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔OSHA
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(occupational safety and health administration)
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What is the gap in an ice machine for? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Air gap to prevent backflow contamination
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QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS |\ |\
How do you filter out giardia lambia? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Rapid sand filtration |\ |\
Pharmaceuticals in water treatment plants are - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Both solid and liquid |\ |\ |\ |\
Which mosquito is the highest cause of encephalitis in the US? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Culex |\ |\
What is it called when milk is heated to 191-212 - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Pasteurization |\
Order of priority: power outage at restaurant, chlorine gas leak at
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pool, no hand sink at food festival - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Chlorine gas, power outage, no hand sink |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What is an antibacterial agent used on skin tissue called ? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Antiseptic |\ |\
What is the most common cockroach in US? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔German |\
,What type of cockroach is referred to as a water bug? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Either American or Oriental
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What is the minimum distance between a water line and a sewer
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line in a trailer park? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔10 ft
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What is the slope for ramps determined by the Americans with
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Disabilities Act (ADA) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1:12 or less
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NSF and USL are organizations that - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Certify food service equipment. |\ |\ |\
What is the amount of soil you must put on a finished landfill -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔24 inches |\ |\ |\
What is most likely to carry Hantavirus? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Rodents
Which is least likely to cause bites and itching in an urban setting
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Ticks
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What does HACCP stand for? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Hazard
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Analysis and Critical Control Points
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Methemoglobinemia (a blood disorder) is caused by : - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Nitrates |\
,Hazardous waste : CRIT - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Corrosive,
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reactive, ignitable, toxic |\ |\
Organization that tests breathing apparatus - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔OSHA
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Who is the incident commander? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
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person with jurisdiction, person responsible for all aspects of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
emergency response |\
What is the calculation for pool turnover rate? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Turnover rate (hours)= pool volume (gallons) / flow
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rate (gallons per minute) x 60 (minutes per hour)
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Sous vide foods can lead to what foodborne illness? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Clostridium botulinum |\ |\
What can you use after a national disaster? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Canned goods
|\ |\
Where do you store iced fish in the refrigerator? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Below ready to eat foods and above raw meats
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What is considered comminuted? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Hot
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dogs and hamburgers
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, What is bacteria that cannot grow in oxygen called? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Anaerobic |\
Which of these is different from the others? NSF, UL, ASNI, TLE -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔TLE |\ |\
Freezing a toxin will have what affect? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔No affect |\
True of false? Alpha particles are easily absorbable - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔True (easiest to absorb to hardest to absorb:
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gamma , beta, alpha), |\ |\ |\
What can alpha particles be blocked by? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔A sheet of paper (beta can pass through paper, stopped by
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
aluminum. Gamma is difficult to stop, needs concrete or other
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
heavy shielding |\
What kind of respirator do you need in 15% oxygen - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔SCBA (self contained breathing apparatus|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Who regulates proper respirators? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔OSHA
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(occupational safety and health administration)
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What is the gap in an ice machine for? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Air gap to prevent backflow contamination
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