NEHA Exam Questions With Answers
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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 - 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? - Answer ✔✔- · Rapid sand filtration
What agencies respond to bioterrorism attacks? - 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:
· Solid
· Liquid
· Both
· Neither - Answer ✔✔- Both
What mosquito carries malaria? - Answer ✔✔- Anopheles
Which mosquito is the highest cause of encephalitis in the US? - Answer ✔✔- Culex
What is it called when milk is heated to 191°-212°F? - Answer ✔✔- Pasteurization
What is an antibacterial agent used on human skin tissue called? - Answer ✔✔-
Antiseptic
What is the process of countering microbial infections with the use of antiseptics? -
Answer ✔✔- Antisepsis
What is the most common cockroach in the US? - Answer ✔✔- German cockroach
What type of cockroach is referred to as a water bug? - Answer ✔✔- Either American or
Oriental cockroach
,What is the minimum distance between a water line and a sewer line in a trailer park? -
Answer ✔✔- 10 feet
What is the slope for ramps determined by the ADA? - Answer ✔✔- 1:12 or less
1. NSF and UL are organizations that do what? - Answer ✔✔- Certify food equipment
What is the amount of soil you must put on a finished landfill? - Answer ✔✔- 24 inches
What is most likely to carry Hantavirus? - Answer ✔✔- Rodents
What pest is LEAST likely to cause bites and itching in an urban setting? - Answer ✔✔-
Ticks
What does HACCP stand for? - Answer ✔✔- Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point
Methemoglobinemia is caused by what in water? - Answer ✔✔- Nitrates
What is the first thing you do if you suspect several workers ill from sick building
syndrome? - Answer ✔✔- Interview complainant(s)
How many tips of healthy housing are there? - Answer ✔✔- 7
What should an ice machine disposal hook up to? - Answer ✔✔- Floor drain with air gap
What bacteria is used as an indicator for sterilization in an autoclave? - Answer ✔✔-
Bacillus sternothermophilus at 10^6
What would be three major concerns at a festival lasting more than 3 days? - Answer
✔✔- Water, sewer, food protection
Flu virus is mainly passed via what organism? - Answer ✔✔- Humans
Which is least likely to cause disease? - Answer ✔✔- Soil
What is most likely to contaminate food? - Answer ✔✔- Humans
By how many millions of people is the population increasing per year? - Answer ✔✔- 80
million per year
What is the best way to minimize odors in a privy or latrine? - Answer ✔✔- Biological
activities and ventilation
, Is household hazardous waste exempt from RCRA? - Answer ✔✔- Yes
What is the cause of swimmers itch? - Answer ✔✔- Schistosome dermatitis
What is the cause of hot tub rash? - Answer ✔✔- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
What is a proper emergency water treatment? - Answer ✔✔- 1-2 drops of chlorine per
gallon of water
What is the cause of amoebic dysentery? - Answer ✔✔- Entamoeba histolytica
(protozoa)
What would travel furthest in a septic field: viruses or bacteria? - Answer ✔✔- Viruses
At what temperature should you store a pool chemical test kit? - Answer ✔✔- 36-85°F
What happens if alkalinity is too low in pools? - Answer ✔✔- · Damages pool
· Unstable pH
· Chlorine is less effective
· Results in acidic water: stinging eyes, nasal passages and skin
What is the maximum temperature for a spa? - Answer ✔✔- 104°F
What is the process of moderating the temperature of a food such as allowing a food to
gradually increase from a frozen temperature to facilitate heat penetration during
cooking? - Answer ✔✔- Slacking
At what temperature are shell eggs received? - Answer ✔✔- 45°F or less
Ham sandwich prepared by caterer must be discarded after how many hours? - Answer
✔✔- 4 hours
Sous vide foods can lead to what food borne illness? - Answer ✔✔- Clostridium
botulinum
What can you use after a disaster as a food source? - Answer ✔✔- Canned goods
Where do you store iced fish in the refrigerator? - Answer ✔✔- Below ready-to-eat foods
and above raw meats
What is considered comminuted? - Answer ✔✔- Hamburgers and hot dogs
Bacteria that cannot grow in oxygen are called what? - Answer ✔✔- Anaerobic
100% Solved Correctly
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 - 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? - Answer ✔✔- · Rapid sand filtration
What agencies respond to bioterrorism attacks? - 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:
· Solid
· Liquid
· Both
· Neither - Answer ✔✔- Both
What mosquito carries malaria? - Answer ✔✔- Anopheles
Which mosquito is the highest cause of encephalitis in the US? - Answer ✔✔- Culex
What is it called when milk is heated to 191°-212°F? - Answer ✔✔- Pasteurization
What is an antibacterial agent used on human skin tissue called? - Answer ✔✔-
Antiseptic
What is the process of countering microbial infections with the use of antiseptics? -
Answer ✔✔- Antisepsis
What is the most common cockroach in the US? - Answer ✔✔- German cockroach
What type of cockroach is referred to as a water bug? - Answer ✔✔- Either American or
Oriental cockroach
,What is the minimum distance between a water line and a sewer line in a trailer park? -
Answer ✔✔- 10 feet
What is the slope for ramps determined by the ADA? - Answer ✔✔- 1:12 or less
1. NSF and UL are organizations that do what? - Answer ✔✔- Certify food equipment
What is the amount of soil you must put on a finished landfill? - Answer ✔✔- 24 inches
What is most likely to carry Hantavirus? - Answer ✔✔- Rodents
What pest is LEAST likely to cause bites and itching in an urban setting? - Answer ✔✔-
Ticks
What does HACCP stand for? - Answer ✔✔- Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point
Methemoglobinemia is caused by what in water? - Answer ✔✔- Nitrates
What is the first thing you do if you suspect several workers ill from sick building
syndrome? - Answer ✔✔- Interview complainant(s)
How many tips of healthy housing are there? - Answer ✔✔- 7
What should an ice machine disposal hook up to? - Answer ✔✔- Floor drain with air gap
What bacteria is used as an indicator for sterilization in an autoclave? - Answer ✔✔-
Bacillus sternothermophilus at 10^6
What would be three major concerns at a festival lasting more than 3 days? - Answer
✔✔- Water, sewer, food protection
Flu virus is mainly passed via what organism? - Answer ✔✔- Humans
Which is least likely to cause disease? - Answer ✔✔- Soil
What is most likely to contaminate food? - Answer ✔✔- Humans
By how many millions of people is the population increasing per year? - Answer ✔✔- 80
million per year
What is the best way to minimize odors in a privy or latrine? - Answer ✔✔- Biological
activities and ventilation
, Is household hazardous waste exempt from RCRA? - Answer ✔✔- Yes
What is the cause of swimmers itch? - Answer ✔✔- Schistosome dermatitis
What is the cause of hot tub rash? - Answer ✔✔- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
What is a proper emergency water treatment? - Answer ✔✔- 1-2 drops of chlorine per
gallon of water
What is the cause of amoebic dysentery? - Answer ✔✔- Entamoeba histolytica
(protozoa)
What would travel furthest in a septic field: viruses or bacteria? - Answer ✔✔- Viruses
At what temperature should you store a pool chemical test kit? - Answer ✔✔- 36-85°F
What happens if alkalinity is too low in pools? - Answer ✔✔- · Damages pool
· Unstable pH
· Chlorine is less effective
· Results in acidic water: stinging eyes, nasal passages and skin
What is the maximum temperature for a spa? - Answer ✔✔- 104°F
What is the process of moderating the temperature of a food such as allowing a food to
gradually increase from a frozen temperature to facilitate heat penetration during
cooking? - Answer ✔✔- Slacking
At what temperature are shell eggs received? - Answer ✔✔- 45°F or less
Ham sandwich prepared by caterer must be discarded after how many hours? - Answer
✔✔- 4 hours
Sous vide foods can lead to what food borne illness? - Answer ✔✔- Clostridium
botulinum
What can you use after a disaster as a food source? - Answer ✔✔- Canned goods
Where do you store iced fish in the refrigerator? - Answer ✔✔- Below ready-to-eat foods
and above raw meats
What is considered comminuted? - Answer ✔✔- Hamburgers and hot dogs
Bacteria that cannot grow in oxygen are called what? - Answer ✔✔- Anaerobic
