OSSF Module 1- 3: Questions With Verified Solutions
Who adopted the current OSSF Rules in 1997 and revised them several times?
Right Ans - TCEQ
What are the penalties for violating the laws, rules, or regulations covering
OSSF can be imposed under what headings? Right Ans - Civil, Criminal,
Administrative
Who is responsible for reviewing permit applications, site evals, planning
materials, and conducting OSSFs inspections? Right Ans - Designated
Representative
An individual who visits a site and conducts a pre-construction site eval
following tceq rules. Right Ans - Site Evaluator
OSSF licenses that require previous experience Right Ans - Installer II, MP
(maintenance provider), and SE
Individuals working as a _________ or in any capacity for an OSSF ____________
cannot work as an Installer, Designer for a fee, or private Site Evaluator within
the jurisdiction of the permitting authority. Right Ans - Designated
Representative, authorized agent
What is needed to pre-qualify for an exam? Right Ans - Submit Application,
training class Fee, application fee
New OSSF licenses are issued for a term of __________. An Individual must
complete _________ of the TCEQ-approved cont. education courses in order to
renew license. Right Ans - 3 years; 24hours
Nine steps of permitting process Right Ans - 1) Site Eval 2) OSSF selection
3) System Planning 4) Submission of permit app and planning materials 5)
app and planning mats are reviewed 6) authorization or permit to construct
7) Construction 8) inspection 9) notice of approval and permit license to
operate.
Planning mats for an OSSF utilizing secondary treatment must be prepared by
Right Ans - PE ( Professional Engineer) or RS ( Registered Sanitarian)
, Who can legally install a sceptic tank followed by a LPD drainfield at a rental
house? Right Ans - Installer II
List equipment and procedures to protect work site. Right Ans - Comb and
Barricades, pre-warn, properly sign, regulate speed, guide properly
OSHA requires that all excavations over how many feet deep must be sloped,
shored, or otherwise supported prior to entry? Right Ans - 5
A particular hazard that OSSF installers face, that most construction workers
do not experience, is Right Ans - Infectious water-borne disease
An official inspector of a new OSSF is a Right Ans - Designated
Representative
Domestic wastewater contains microorganisms that are capable of causing
Right Ans - infectious diseases
Microorganisms that cause disease are called Right Ans - Pathogens
microorganisms in wastewater include Right Ans - bacteria, viruses,
protozoa, and helminths
Waterborne diseases which spread by pathogenic bacteria include Right
Ans - typhoid, cholera, and dysentery
Protozoa are very simple animal organisms which may cause Right Ans -
amoebic dysentery and Giardiasis
a type of bacteria that indicates sewage contamination is Right Ans - Fecal
coliform
Viruses are responsible for diseases such as Right Ans - poliomyelitis and
infectious hepatitis
parasites (helminths) found in untreated sewage include Right Ans -
hookworm, round worms, and tape worms
Who adopted the current OSSF Rules in 1997 and revised them several times?
Right Ans - TCEQ
What are the penalties for violating the laws, rules, or regulations covering
OSSF can be imposed under what headings? Right Ans - Civil, Criminal,
Administrative
Who is responsible for reviewing permit applications, site evals, planning
materials, and conducting OSSFs inspections? Right Ans - Designated
Representative
An individual who visits a site and conducts a pre-construction site eval
following tceq rules. Right Ans - Site Evaluator
OSSF licenses that require previous experience Right Ans - Installer II, MP
(maintenance provider), and SE
Individuals working as a _________ or in any capacity for an OSSF ____________
cannot work as an Installer, Designer for a fee, or private Site Evaluator within
the jurisdiction of the permitting authority. Right Ans - Designated
Representative, authorized agent
What is needed to pre-qualify for an exam? Right Ans - Submit Application,
training class Fee, application fee
New OSSF licenses are issued for a term of __________. An Individual must
complete _________ of the TCEQ-approved cont. education courses in order to
renew license. Right Ans - 3 years; 24hours
Nine steps of permitting process Right Ans - 1) Site Eval 2) OSSF selection
3) System Planning 4) Submission of permit app and planning materials 5)
app and planning mats are reviewed 6) authorization or permit to construct
7) Construction 8) inspection 9) notice of approval and permit license to
operate.
Planning mats for an OSSF utilizing secondary treatment must be prepared by
Right Ans - PE ( Professional Engineer) or RS ( Registered Sanitarian)
, Who can legally install a sceptic tank followed by a LPD drainfield at a rental
house? Right Ans - Installer II
List equipment and procedures to protect work site. Right Ans - Comb and
Barricades, pre-warn, properly sign, regulate speed, guide properly
OSHA requires that all excavations over how many feet deep must be sloped,
shored, or otherwise supported prior to entry? Right Ans - 5
A particular hazard that OSSF installers face, that most construction workers
do not experience, is Right Ans - Infectious water-borne disease
An official inspector of a new OSSF is a Right Ans - Designated
Representative
Domestic wastewater contains microorganisms that are capable of causing
Right Ans - infectious diseases
Microorganisms that cause disease are called Right Ans - Pathogens
microorganisms in wastewater include Right Ans - bacteria, viruses,
protozoa, and helminths
Waterborne diseases which spread by pathogenic bacteria include Right
Ans - typhoid, cholera, and dysentery
Protozoa are very simple animal organisms which may cause Right Ans -
amoebic dysentery and Giardiasis
a type of bacteria that indicates sewage contamination is Right Ans - Fecal
coliform
Viruses are responsible for diseases such as Right Ans - poliomyelitis and
infectious hepatitis
parasites (helminths) found in untreated sewage include Right Ans -
hookworm, round worms, and tape worms
