ASHE - CHC EXAM PREP
Which of the following is the proper tubing to install in a hospital
Category 1 oxygen system?
A. ASTM B819 hard-drawn seamless medical gas copper tubing.
B. AST MG327 medical gas copper tubing.
C. Hard-drawn seamless copper high pressure-rated tubing.
D. ASHRAE 189 medical gas copper tubing.
A. ASTM B819 hard-drawn seamless medical gas copper tubing.
A wall constructed of 3 ⅝" metal studs with 2 layers of ⅝"
sheetrock on each side is most likely which of the following fire
ratings?
A. 20 minute smoke barrier.
B. 1 hour.
C. 2 hour.
D. No rating.
C. 2 hour.
A smoke compartment of a hospital built in 1988 is approximately
125' x 150'. As part of an energy efficiency project, you will be
replacing all HVAC components including VAV's and ductwork.
Which is most likely? The AHJ may consider this:
A. A major rehabilitation and require compliance to Chapter 18
of NFPA 101.
B. A major rehabilitation and require compliance to Chapter 19
of NFPA 101.
C. A minor rehabilitation and require compliance to Chapter 18
of NFPA 101.
D. A minor rehabilitation and require compliance to Chapter 19
of NFPA 101.
,D. A minor rehabilitation and require compliance to Chapter 19 of
NFPA 101.
Which of the following could be included in an ICRMR?
A. Additional fire drills, conducted two times per shift per
quarter.
B. Negative pressure of the work space in relationship to
surrounding areas.
C. Scheduling work to minimize the impact of noise and
vibration.
D. Determination of the patient risk levels.
B. Negative pressure of the work space in relationship to surrounding
areas.
You arrive on site and are told The Joint Commission is there for
an inspection. How can you best assist the hospital during this
time?
A. Inspect your work site to ensure that the project's impact on
life safety is minimized.
B. Inspect your work site to ensure that the project's impact on
infection control is minimized.
C. Continue to work as usual and await direction from the
hospital.
D. Reduce work level to the minimum possible, sending as many
workers home as possible.
C. Continue to work as usual and await direction from the hospital.
An HVA (hazard vulnerability assessment) is used by a hospital
to:
Develop an emergency operations plan.
Before beginning work in a BMT, you are asked to verify room
pressures with a smoke generator. Standing on the corridor side
of the door to a patient room, which way should the smoke trail
,flow?
A. Neither into the room nor out of the room.
B. Into the patient room.
C. Away from the patient room.
D. Either direction is acceptable.
C. Away from the patient room.
Which of the following is the most likely source of Legionella
bacterium in a hospital setting?
A. Hot water system.
B. Ductwork.
C. Oxygen system.
D. Sanitary sewer.
A. Hot water system.
Which of the following offers the best chronological order for a
hospital construction project?
Functional program
architectural program
design development
construction drawings
FAD-C
Your current project is in L&D, next to the NICU, and taking
place over the hospital's BMT. Your next phase calls for the
demolition of a portion of the floor slab. Which statement best
describes the risks?
A. Noise and vibration in the L&D and NICU.
B. Dust generation in L&D and noise and vibration in the NICU.
C. Noise and vibration in the BMT and NICU.
D. Dust generation in the BMT and noise and vibration in the
NICU.
, D. Dust generation in the BMT and noise and vibration in the NICU.
The door in a fire-barrier is required to have a rating of what
percentage of the wall rating?
door rating = 3/4 of wall rating
2 hour fire barrier has 1 1/2 hour door
self-closing, latching, and less than 1/8" gap (undercut)
Which of the following distinguishes a capital expense from an
operational expense?
A. Cost and life expectancy.
B. Fixed versus moveable.
C. Fully funded depreciation.
D. Non-emergent replacement.
A. Cost and life expectancy.
14. Ventilation in an operating room typically has:
A. Low air changes per hour and negative pressure relative to
surrounding areas.
B. Low air changes per hour and positive pressure relative to
surrounding areas.
C. High air changes per hour and negative pressure relative to
surrounding areas.
D. High air changes per hour and positive pressure relative to
surrounding areas.
D. High air changes per hour and positive pressure relative to
surrounding areas.
While working on a hospital project, you witness an underground
oil tank that has been ruptured during excavation. What is your
Which of the following is the proper tubing to install in a hospital
Category 1 oxygen system?
A. ASTM B819 hard-drawn seamless medical gas copper tubing.
B. AST MG327 medical gas copper tubing.
C. Hard-drawn seamless copper high pressure-rated tubing.
D. ASHRAE 189 medical gas copper tubing.
A. ASTM B819 hard-drawn seamless medical gas copper tubing.
A wall constructed of 3 ⅝" metal studs with 2 layers of ⅝"
sheetrock on each side is most likely which of the following fire
ratings?
A. 20 minute smoke barrier.
B. 1 hour.
C. 2 hour.
D. No rating.
C. 2 hour.
A smoke compartment of a hospital built in 1988 is approximately
125' x 150'. As part of an energy efficiency project, you will be
replacing all HVAC components including VAV's and ductwork.
Which is most likely? The AHJ may consider this:
A. A major rehabilitation and require compliance to Chapter 18
of NFPA 101.
B. A major rehabilitation and require compliance to Chapter 19
of NFPA 101.
C. A minor rehabilitation and require compliance to Chapter 18
of NFPA 101.
D. A minor rehabilitation and require compliance to Chapter 19
of NFPA 101.
,D. A minor rehabilitation and require compliance to Chapter 19 of
NFPA 101.
Which of the following could be included in an ICRMR?
A. Additional fire drills, conducted two times per shift per
quarter.
B. Negative pressure of the work space in relationship to
surrounding areas.
C. Scheduling work to minimize the impact of noise and
vibration.
D. Determination of the patient risk levels.
B. Negative pressure of the work space in relationship to surrounding
areas.
You arrive on site and are told The Joint Commission is there for
an inspection. How can you best assist the hospital during this
time?
A. Inspect your work site to ensure that the project's impact on
life safety is minimized.
B. Inspect your work site to ensure that the project's impact on
infection control is minimized.
C. Continue to work as usual and await direction from the
hospital.
D. Reduce work level to the minimum possible, sending as many
workers home as possible.
C. Continue to work as usual and await direction from the hospital.
An HVA (hazard vulnerability assessment) is used by a hospital
to:
Develop an emergency operations plan.
Before beginning work in a BMT, you are asked to verify room
pressures with a smoke generator. Standing on the corridor side
of the door to a patient room, which way should the smoke trail
,flow?
A. Neither into the room nor out of the room.
B. Into the patient room.
C. Away from the patient room.
D. Either direction is acceptable.
C. Away from the patient room.
Which of the following is the most likely source of Legionella
bacterium in a hospital setting?
A. Hot water system.
B. Ductwork.
C. Oxygen system.
D. Sanitary sewer.
A. Hot water system.
Which of the following offers the best chronological order for a
hospital construction project?
Functional program
architectural program
design development
construction drawings
FAD-C
Your current project is in L&D, next to the NICU, and taking
place over the hospital's BMT. Your next phase calls for the
demolition of a portion of the floor slab. Which statement best
describes the risks?
A. Noise and vibration in the L&D and NICU.
B. Dust generation in L&D and noise and vibration in the NICU.
C. Noise and vibration in the BMT and NICU.
D. Dust generation in the BMT and noise and vibration in the
NICU.
, D. Dust generation in the BMT and noise and vibration in the NICU.
The door in a fire-barrier is required to have a rating of what
percentage of the wall rating?
door rating = 3/4 of wall rating
2 hour fire barrier has 1 1/2 hour door
self-closing, latching, and less than 1/8" gap (undercut)
Which of the following distinguishes a capital expense from an
operational expense?
A. Cost and life expectancy.
B. Fixed versus moveable.
C. Fully funded depreciation.
D. Non-emergent replacement.
A. Cost and life expectancy.
14. Ventilation in an operating room typically has:
A. Low air changes per hour and negative pressure relative to
surrounding areas.
B. Low air changes per hour and positive pressure relative to
surrounding areas.
C. High air changes per hour and negative pressure relative to
surrounding areas.
D. High air changes per hour and positive pressure relative to
surrounding areas.
D. High air changes per hour and positive pressure relative to
surrounding areas.
While working on a hospital project, you witness an underground
oil tank that has been ruptured during excavation. What is your
