REHS/RS NEHA STUDY GUIDE - REVISED 9/2024 Questions and Correct Solutions

REHS/RS NEHA STUDY GUIDE - REVISED 9/2024 Questions and Correct Solutions When gas pipe is leaking, what methods would be used by the technician to identify the exact point of leakage? - Answer -Using soap bubble solution Which organization requires cover for baking dough - Answer -BISSC (Baking Industry Sanitation Standards Committee) The Registered Sanitarians are first and foremost: - Answer -Educators Common microorganism associated with skin rash in whirlpools? - Answer -Pseudomonas aeruginosa Complaining of extreme eye irritation by swimmers in a swimming pool may be: - Answer -Improper pH value Workers in dental care may receive: - Answer -Mercury Vapor poisoning Most accidents that occur in the home to infants aged 1-4 is caused by: - Answer -Walking/falling Most accidents around swimming pools: - Answer -Drowning Which can adversely effect the nerve cell? - Answer -Neurotoxin High rate of infection: - Answer -Campylobacter jejuni -- usually found with Salmonella, caused by contaminated chicken source. Most enteric disease: (Enteric-related to the digestive system) - Answer -Norwalk virus The LEAST amount of backfill over the absorption field should be: - Answer -12 inches (12-18'') Best method to avoid UST (Underground Storage Tank)problems: - Answer -Prevention from corrosion Filters will: - Answer -Reduce stray radiation Swimmers ear is caused by: - Answer -Pseudomonas A principle for effective radiation protection: - Answer -distance, time, shielding Radiation could scatter and bounce off the - Answer -wall, floor, ceiling Know characteristics of alpha particles - Answer -Are they made of protons & neutrons? YesIs absorbed the most matter? No Do they have a high penetration rate? No Minimum temperature for laundry in nursing home & health care facilities - Answer -160°F Which test is initially used if water is suspected of contamination with fecal matter? - Answer -FECAL coliform. Which one is the correct sequence? - Answer -Coagulation-flocculation-sedimentation-filtration The minimum retention time recommended for a septi