NEHA RS/REHS TEST REVIEW APRIL
LATEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS| COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027
What would you deal with first?
a. One Person eating lipstick with 2 ppm lead
b. Lead in the paint of a house with an infant
c. Air averaging 0.15 µg/m3 lead for 3 months in a location
d. 15% of the house's water level is above 15 µg/L lead in a given area -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Lead in the paint of a house with an infant
How much faster do infants absorb lead than adults? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>4 to 5 times more than adults
If a house built in 1970 was taken down to the studs and redone in 1980, what
would you inspect first regarding a sickness from lead in a person's house? -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Paint peeling from around window sill
What following pet can lead to Psittacosis in a child
Parrots
Dogs
Cats
Mouse - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Parrots
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,Most common cockroach in the US? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>German
Amount of soil to put on a finished landfill - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>24 inches
What carries Hantavirus? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Rodents
What of the following is not characteristic of Hazardous waste
a. corrosive
b. toxic
c. ignitable
d. degradable - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Degradable
Remember, CRIT is the 4 hazardous waste items (corrosive, reactive, ignitable,
toxic)
Formula for turnover rate - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Turnover Rate in Hours=
(Pool Gallons/GPM)/60
A daycare with a wading pool needs to do what of the following?
a. Drained and cleaned daily or after each use
b. Have a chlorine level of 5 ppm
c. Stay less than 18 inches of water
d. Have lifeguard training - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Drained and cleaned daily
or after each use
When using heat to kill bed bugs, what temperature is needed for a 90-
minute removal? 90°F
100°F
120°F
2
,140°F - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>120°F
Sous vide food can lead to what foodborne illness? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Clostridium botulinum
What would be the safest to do at a school event and then sell?
Cooking vegetables from a home garden
Canning Fruits
Baking custard pies
Freeze-drying ice cream, fruits, and candy - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Cooking
vegetables from a home garden
Which would require a variance according to the FDA food code?
a. Cook, cool and reheat of chili
b. Sous Vide
c. ROP of raw meat
d. Smoking meat for preservation - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Smoking meat for
preservation
Order the following for an inspection based on importance most to least?
a. food festival without a hand sink
b. restaurant without power
c. chlorine leak at a public pool - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Chlorine leak at a
public pool, restaurant without power, food festival without a hand sink
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, What causes infections in tattoos? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Staphylococcus
aureus
What chemical raises the pH of the pool? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>sodium
bicarbonate (soda ash)
Which would require an inspection first based on the risk caused to the public if
you only have time for one inspection?
a. The hotel is 6 months past due for an inspection
b. Tattoo parlor is nine months past due for an inspection
c. Fast food restaurant one month past due for an inspection
d. A pool that's not open but is looking to open in 2 weeks - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Tattoo parlor nine months past due
When conducting a reinspection at a pool, what will you look at first?
a. The main drain is visible at the bottom of the pool
b. The flow rate in range
c. pH of the pool
d. Chemical log being filled out daily - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The main drain
is visible at the bottom of the pool
HACCP targets which bacteria? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Listeria
monocytogenes
What are the 7 steps of a HACCP plan? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1. Conduct a
hazardous analysis
2. Determine Critical Control Points (CCPs)
3. Establish Critical Limits
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LATEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS| COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027
What would you deal with first?
a. One Person eating lipstick with 2 ppm lead
b. Lead in the paint of a house with an infant
c. Air averaging 0.15 µg/m3 lead for 3 months in a location
d. 15% of the house's water level is above 15 µg/L lead in a given area -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Lead in the paint of a house with an infant
How much faster do infants absorb lead than adults? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>4 to 5 times more than adults
If a house built in 1970 was taken down to the studs and redone in 1980, what
would you inspect first regarding a sickness from lead in a person's house? -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Paint peeling from around window sill
What following pet can lead to Psittacosis in a child
Parrots
Dogs
Cats
Mouse - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Parrots
1
,Most common cockroach in the US? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>German
Amount of soil to put on a finished landfill - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>24 inches
What carries Hantavirus? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Rodents
What of the following is not characteristic of Hazardous waste
a. corrosive
b. toxic
c. ignitable
d. degradable - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Degradable
Remember, CRIT is the 4 hazardous waste items (corrosive, reactive, ignitable,
toxic)
Formula for turnover rate - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Turnover Rate in Hours=
(Pool Gallons/GPM)/60
A daycare with a wading pool needs to do what of the following?
a. Drained and cleaned daily or after each use
b. Have a chlorine level of 5 ppm
c. Stay less than 18 inches of water
d. Have lifeguard training - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Drained and cleaned daily
or after each use
When using heat to kill bed bugs, what temperature is needed for a 90-
minute removal? 90°F
100°F
120°F
2
,140°F - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>120°F
Sous vide food can lead to what foodborne illness? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Clostridium botulinum
What would be the safest to do at a school event and then sell?
Cooking vegetables from a home garden
Canning Fruits
Baking custard pies
Freeze-drying ice cream, fruits, and candy - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Cooking
vegetables from a home garden
Which would require a variance according to the FDA food code?
a. Cook, cool and reheat of chili
b. Sous Vide
c. ROP of raw meat
d. Smoking meat for preservation - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Smoking meat for
preservation
Order the following for an inspection based on importance most to least?
a. food festival without a hand sink
b. restaurant without power
c. chlorine leak at a public pool - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Chlorine leak at a
public pool, restaurant without power, food festival without a hand sink
3
, What causes infections in tattoos? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Staphylococcus
aureus
What chemical raises the pH of the pool? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>sodium
bicarbonate (soda ash)
Which would require an inspection first based on the risk caused to the public if
you only have time for one inspection?
a. The hotel is 6 months past due for an inspection
b. Tattoo parlor is nine months past due for an inspection
c. Fast food restaurant one month past due for an inspection
d. A pool that's not open but is looking to open in 2 weeks - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Tattoo parlor nine months past due
When conducting a reinspection at a pool, what will you look at first?
a. The main drain is visible at the bottom of the pool
b. The flow rate in range
c. pH of the pool
d. Chemical log being filled out daily - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The main drain
is visible at the bottom of the pool
HACCP targets which bacteria? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Listeria
monocytogenes
What are the 7 steps of a HACCP plan? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1. Conduct a
hazardous analysis
2. Determine Critical Control Points (CCPs)
3. Establish Critical Limits
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