CHFM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are the requirements for a new patient room door for a healthcare occupancy? -
Answers :45.5 inches wide & smoke tight
What are the typical contractor responsibilities during healthcare construction? -
Answers :Operations manuals
Maintenance Manuals
Punch list
TAB Reports
Medical gas verification
What is a TAB report? - Answers :Testing Adjustment Balancing Report
What are typically NOT a contractor's responsibility during healthcare construction? -
Answers :Final cleaning
Training
What type of rooms require 2 total outdoor air changes? - Answers :Patient room
NICU
ICU
CCU
Airborne Infection Isolation Room
Protective environment room
Radiology waiting
ED waiting
Triage
What type of rooms require 3 total outdoor air changes? - Answers :Procedure room
What type of rooms require 4 total outdoor air changes? - Answers :OR room
Delivery room
What type of rooms require 4 total air changes? - Answers :Patient room
What type of rooms require 6 total air changes? - Answers :NICU
ICU
CCU
What type of electrical systems are on the equipment branch of the essential electrical
system? - Answers :Mechanical equipment
How many transfer switches are required for an electrical system with less than 150
kVA? - Answers :One
, How many transfer switches are required for a healthcare electrical system with less
than 150 kVA? - Answers :Three
What does ANSI stand for? - Answers :American National Standards Institute
What does ASME stand for? - Answers :American Society of Mechanical Engineers
What does ASSE stand for? - Answers :American Society of Sanitary Engineers
What does ASTM stand for? - Answers :American Society for Testing and Materials
What does AWS stand for? - Answers :American Welding Society
What does CGA stand for? - Answers :Compressed Gas Association
What is CAT 1 risk category for medical gas and vacuum systems? - Answers :CAT 1 -
Causes death or serious injury
What is CAT 2 risk category for medical gas and vacuum systems? - Answers :CAT 2 -
Minor injury
What is CAT 3 risk category for medical gas and vacuum systems? - Answers :CAT 3 -
Discomfort or inconvenience
What is CAT 4 risk category for medical gas and vacuum systems? - Answers :CAT 4 -
No impact on patient care
Medical Gas & Vacuum Systems in a health care occupancy must comply with what
NFPA Code? - Answers :NFPA 99 2012 edition
What is the Medical Gas & Vacuum system ASSE installer code? - Answers :ASSE
6010
What is the Medical Gas & Vacuum system ASSE Maintenance verifier & 3rd party
verifier code? - Answers :ASSE 6030
What is the Medical Gas & Vacuum system ASSE Maintenance worker code? -
Answers :ASSE 6040
Dew Point monitoring is associated with only one type of medical gas system? -
Answers :medical Air
What are the special requirements for medical air system intakes? - Answers :At least
20 ft above ground level
At least 25 ft away from exhaust
At least 10 ft away from vehicles, structures, & sidewalks
What are the requirements for a new patient room door for a healthcare occupancy? -
Answers :45.5 inches wide & smoke tight
What are the typical contractor responsibilities during healthcare construction? -
Answers :Operations manuals
Maintenance Manuals
Punch list
TAB Reports
Medical gas verification
What is a TAB report? - Answers :Testing Adjustment Balancing Report
What are typically NOT a contractor's responsibility during healthcare construction? -
Answers :Final cleaning
Training
What type of rooms require 2 total outdoor air changes? - Answers :Patient room
NICU
ICU
CCU
Airborne Infection Isolation Room
Protective environment room
Radiology waiting
ED waiting
Triage
What type of rooms require 3 total outdoor air changes? - Answers :Procedure room
What type of rooms require 4 total outdoor air changes? - Answers :OR room
Delivery room
What type of rooms require 4 total air changes? - Answers :Patient room
What type of rooms require 6 total air changes? - Answers :NICU
ICU
CCU
What type of electrical systems are on the equipment branch of the essential electrical
system? - Answers :Mechanical equipment
How many transfer switches are required for an electrical system with less than 150
kVA? - Answers :One
, How many transfer switches are required for a healthcare electrical system with less
than 150 kVA? - Answers :Three
What does ANSI stand for? - Answers :American National Standards Institute
What does ASME stand for? - Answers :American Society of Mechanical Engineers
What does ASSE stand for? - Answers :American Society of Sanitary Engineers
What does ASTM stand for? - Answers :American Society for Testing and Materials
What does AWS stand for? - Answers :American Welding Society
What does CGA stand for? - Answers :Compressed Gas Association
What is CAT 1 risk category for medical gas and vacuum systems? - Answers :CAT 1 -
Causes death or serious injury
What is CAT 2 risk category for medical gas and vacuum systems? - Answers :CAT 2 -
Minor injury
What is CAT 3 risk category for medical gas and vacuum systems? - Answers :CAT 3 -
Discomfort or inconvenience
What is CAT 4 risk category for medical gas and vacuum systems? - Answers :CAT 4 -
No impact on patient care
Medical Gas & Vacuum Systems in a health care occupancy must comply with what
NFPA Code? - Answers :NFPA 99 2012 edition
What is the Medical Gas & Vacuum system ASSE installer code? - Answers :ASSE
6010
What is the Medical Gas & Vacuum system ASSE Maintenance verifier & 3rd party
verifier code? - Answers :ASSE 6030
What is the Medical Gas & Vacuum system ASSE Maintenance worker code? -
Answers :ASSE 6040
Dew Point monitoring is associated with only one type of medical gas system? -
Answers :medical Air
What are the special requirements for medical air system intakes? - Answers :At least
20 ft above ground level
At least 25 ft away from exhaust
At least 10 ft away from vehicles, structures, & sidewalks
