NEHA REHS/RS Exam - Practice
Questions
Inhalation of asbestos fibers may cause
asbestosis,
a. cancer, and mesothelioma.
b. eye irritation, and skin rash.
c. coughing, and pulmonary edema.
d. lyphotheliomia, and sensitization. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
The problems associated with
pneumoconiosis are not heavily
influenced by the
a. rate of pressure rise.
b. size of dust particles.
c. length of particle exposure.
d. concentration of airborne dusts. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
The determination of overcrowding in
residential units is based on the number of
persons per
a. bedroom.
b. net square feet of habitable room.
c. gross square feet of residential unit.
d. cubic feet of airspace in dwelling
unit. - CORRECT ANSWER-B
Which situation best describes an
incompatible land-use?
a. One property is adversely impacted
by the environmental pollutants
generated on an adjacent parcel.
b. The value of one property is greatly
increased because of the presence
of a more valuable land-use for
nearby property or properties.
c. The land-use allowed on one
property adversely affects the
health of the residents on an
adjacent property.
, d. The land-use allowed on one parcel
or property adversely impacts or
restricts the use of an adjacent or
nearby property or properties. - CORRECT ANSWER-D
An epidemiological study which follows a
group of people over time is a _____ study.
a. regressive
b. prospective
c. progressive
d. retrospective - CORRECT ANSWER-B
A sample collected over a short time period
where the atmospheric concentration is
assumed to be consistent throughout the
sample period is called
a(an) _____ sample.
a. grab
b. small
c. partial
d. integrated - CORRECT ANSWER-A
Adequate cooking will not always
prevent Clostridium perfringens food
poisoning because
a. the enterotoxin is heat stable.
b. the spores are heat-resistant and
may survive.
c. it is a rapidly growing pyrophilic
organism.
d. incomplete heat distribution results
in new bacterial colony formation. - CORRECT ANSWER-B
The level that a vacuum breaker must
be installed above the flood rim of the
fixture or receptacle it is serving is called
the _____ level.
a. installation
b. anti-siphoned
c. critical
d. backflow - CORRECT ANSWER-C
Pursuant to the California Right to Know
Law, facilities that handle hazardous
materials are primarily required to submit
Questions
Inhalation of asbestos fibers may cause
asbestosis,
a. cancer, and mesothelioma.
b. eye irritation, and skin rash.
c. coughing, and pulmonary edema.
d. lyphotheliomia, and sensitization. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
The problems associated with
pneumoconiosis are not heavily
influenced by the
a. rate of pressure rise.
b. size of dust particles.
c. length of particle exposure.
d. concentration of airborne dusts. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
The determination of overcrowding in
residential units is based on the number of
persons per
a. bedroom.
b. net square feet of habitable room.
c. gross square feet of residential unit.
d. cubic feet of airspace in dwelling
unit. - CORRECT ANSWER-B
Which situation best describes an
incompatible land-use?
a. One property is adversely impacted
by the environmental pollutants
generated on an adjacent parcel.
b. The value of one property is greatly
increased because of the presence
of a more valuable land-use for
nearby property or properties.
c. The land-use allowed on one
property adversely affects the
health of the residents on an
adjacent property.
, d. The land-use allowed on one parcel
or property adversely impacts or
restricts the use of an adjacent or
nearby property or properties. - CORRECT ANSWER-D
An epidemiological study which follows a
group of people over time is a _____ study.
a. regressive
b. prospective
c. progressive
d. retrospective - CORRECT ANSWER-B
A sample collected over a short time period
where the atmospheric concentration is
assumed to be consistent throughout the
sample period is called
a(an) _____ sample.
a. grab
b. small
c. partial
d. integrated - CORRECT ANSWER-A
Adequate cooking will not always
prevent Clostridium perfringens food
poisoning because
a. the enterotoxin is heat stable.
b. the spores are heat-resistant and
may survive.
c. it is a rapidly growing pyrophilic
organism.
d. incomplete heat distribution results
in new bacterial colony formation. - CORRECT ANSWER-B
The level that a vacuum breaker must
be installed above the flood rim of the
fixture or receptacle it is serving is called
the _____ level.
a. installation
b. anti-siphoned
c. critical
d. backflow - CORRECT ANSWER-C
Pursuant to the California Right to Know
Law, facilities that handle hazardous
materials are primarily required to submit
