ASHE CHC EXAM PREP |ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
The door in a fire-barrier is required to have a rating of what percentage of the wall rating?
CORRECT ANSWER
door rating = 3/4 of wall rating
2 hour fire barrier has 1 1/2 hour door
self-closing, latching, and less than 1/8" gap (undercut)
Question 2
Which of the following distinguishes a capital expense from an operational expense?
A. Cost and life expectancy.
B. Fixed versus moveable.
C. Fully funded depreciation.
D. Non-emergent replacement.
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Cost and life expectancy.
Question 3
14. Ventilation in an operating room typically has:
A. Low air changes per hour and negative pressure relative to surrounding areas.
B. Low air changes per hour and positive pressure relative to surrounding areas.
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,C. High air changes per hour and negative pressure relative to surrounding areas.
D. High air changes per hour and positive pressure relative to surrounding areas.
CORRECT ANSWER
D. High air changes per hour and positive pressure relative to surrounding areas.
Question 4
While working on a hospital project, you witness an underground oil tank that has been
ruptured during excavation. What is your best course of action after ensuring the
immediate safety of those in the area?
A. Notify the hospital's safety officer and then the contractor's safety officer.
B. Notify the contractor's safety officer and then the hospital's safety officer.
C. Notify the contractor's safety officer and then the State department of environment.
D. Notify the hospital's safety officer and then the State department of public safety.
CORRECT ANSWER
B. Notify the contractor's safety officer and then the hospital's safety officer.
Hospital will notify government orgs.
Question 5
16. Which of the following types of facilities must maintain operations 24-hours a day?
A. Ambulatory care center.
B. Radiation therapy center.
C. Ambulatory surgery center.
D. Critical access hospital.
CORRECT ANSWER
D. Critical access hospital.
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,Question 6
17. A renovation project includes replacing casework in a hospital pharmacy. The
pharmacy cannot be relocated while this work is taking place. Which of the following
would be the best measures to implement?
who needs to be there
pressure relationship
containment?
CORRECT ANSWER
Use temporary containment, create negative pressure with air exhausted outside the
pharmacy and perform the work when the pharmacist is present.
Question 7
You are developing plans to renovate an existing nursing unit. The project will last
approximately three months and will require that the automatic fire alarm system be
removed and replaced. Which approach best meets ILSM requirements?
frequency of testing
fire watch, notify FD, temp system?
CORRECT ANSWER
Install a temporary fire detection system, test it monthly, and document testing.
Question 8
19. Which of the following is not part of the means of egress?
A. The corridor.
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, B. A horizontal passageway.
C. An exit discharge.
D. A fire-rated elevator.
CORRECT ANSWER
D. A fire-rated elevator.
Question 9
26. An exhaust fan serving AII (Airborne Infection Isolation) rooms is on the roof of a
hospital. The fan is to be replaced as part of a construction project. Which of the following
is the best process for completing the task?
A. Plan the removal and replacement of the fan so that it does not take more than 90
minutes to complete.
B. Coordinate the shut down and replacement of the fan with the hospital.
C. Set up a temporary fan and flex tubing that can be connected to the curb as soon as the
exhaust fan is removed to provide temporary exhaust.
D. Contract with a remediation expert to remove and replace the fan.
CORRECT ANSWER
B. Coordinate the shut down and replacement of the fan with the hospital.
Question 10
27. Which of the following exhaust fans require special precautions when working in
proximity?
A. EtO, hot lab, AII room, compounding exhaust fans.
B. EtO, AII room, kitchen, hot lab exhaust fans.
C. General, hot lab, compounding, HEPA exhaust fans.
D. PE room, hydrotherapy, general, AII exhaust fans.
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VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
The door in a fire-barrier is required to have a rating of what percentage of the wall rating?
CORRECT ANSWER
door rating = 3/4 of wall rating
2 hour fire barrier has 1 1/2 hour door
self-closing, latching, and less than 1/8" gap (undercut)
Question 2
Which of the following distinguishes a capital expense from an operational expense?
A. Cost and life expectancy.
B. Fixed versus moveable.
C. Fully funded depreciation.
D. Non-emergent replacement.
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Cost and life expectancy.
Question 3
14. Ventilation in an operating room typically has:
A. Low air changes per hour and negative pressure relative to surrounding areas.
B. Low air changes per hour and positive pressure relative to surrounding areas.
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,C. High air changes per hour and negative pressure relative to surrounding areas.
D. High air changes per hour and positive pressure relative to surrounding areas.
CORRECT ANSWER
D. High air changes per hour and positive pressure relative to surrounding areas.
Question 4
While working on a hospital project, you witness an underground oil tank that has been
ruptured during excavation. What is your best course of action after ensuring the
immediate safety of those in the area?
A. Notify the hospital's safety officer and then the contractor's safety officer.
B. Notify the contractor's safety officer and then the hospital's safety officer.
C. Notify the contractor's safety officer and then the State department of environment.
D. Notify the hospital's safety officer and then the State department of public safety.
CORRECT ANSWER
B. Notify the contractor's safety officer and then the hospital's safety officer.
Hospital will notify government orgs.
Question 5
16. Which of the following types of facilities must maintain operations 24-hours a day?
A. Ambulatory care center.
B. Radiation therapy center.
C. Ambulatory surgery center.
D. Critical access hospital.
CORRECT ANSWER
D. Critical access hospital.
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,Question 6
17. A renovation project includes replacing casework in a hospital pharmacy. The
pharmacy cannot be relocated while this work is taking place. Which of the following
would be the best measures to implement?
who needs to be there
pressure relationship
containment?
CORRECT ANSWER
Use temporary containment, create negative pressure with air exhausted outside the
pharmacy and perform the work when the pharmacist is present.
Question 7
You are developing plans to renovate an existing nursing unit. The project will last
approximately three months and will require that the automatic fire alarm system be
removed and replaced. Which approach best meets ILSM requirements?
frequency of testing
fire watch, notify FD, temp system?
CORRECT ANSWER
Install a temporary fire detection system, test it monthly, and document testing.
Question 8
19. Which of the following is not part of the means of egress?
A. The corridor.
3
, B. A horizontal passageway.
C. An exit discharge.
D. A fire-rated elevator.
CORRECT ANSWER
D. A fire-rated elevator.
Question 9
26. An exhaust fan serving AII (Airborne Infection Isolation) rooms is on the roof of a
hospital. The fan is to be replaced as part of a construction project. Which of the following
is the best process for completing the task?
A. Plan the removal and replacement of the fan so that it does not take more than 90
minutes to complete.
B. Coordinate the shut down and replacement of the fan with the hospital.
C. Set up a temporary fan and flex tubing that can be connected to the curb as soon as the
exhaust fan is removed to provide temporary exhaust.
D. Contract with a remediation expert to remove and replace the fan.
CORRECT ANSWER
B. Coordinate the shut down and replacement of the fan with the hospital.
Question 10
27. Which of the following exhaust fans require special precautions when working in
proximity?
A. EtO, hot lab, AII room, compounding exhaust fans.
B. EtO, AII room, kitchen, hot lab exhaust fans.
C. General, hot lab, compounding, HEPA exhaust fans.
D. PE room, hydrotherapy, general, AII exhaust fans.
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