NEHA Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
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:
,NEHA Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
· 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
,NEHA Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
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
, NEHA Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
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
(Grade A+)
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:
,NEHA Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
· 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
,NEHA Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
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
, NEHA Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
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
