Exams 1-4 NEHA/REHS: Practice
Questions with Correct Answers 2026
Updated.
On-the-job education should start with planned, routine, intensive in-service training of:
a. division directions
b. owners of food service
c. all field and office personnel
d. septic tank contractors - Answer c. all field and office personnel
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding an inspection and efficiency rating:
a. the average amount of time required for each inspection must be determined by the
administrator of the sanitation program
b. the quality of the inspections should be emphasized over quantity
c. the numerical rating obtained per year is less important as the relative change from year to
year
d. it is not possible to receive a rating over 100 percent - Answer c. the numerical rating
obtained per year is less important as the relative change from year to year
In order to perform an evaluation, the data collected must be reliable. Which of the following is
not a definitive characteristic of reliability:
a. consistent
b. easy to obtain
c. reproducible
d. dependable - Answer b. easy to obtain
What should be done after the project is an ongoing program:
a. go to the next problem
b. have a cost analysis done
c. reevaluate goals and objectives; refine program
d. analyze collection of consideration factors - Answer c. reevaluate goals and objectives;
refine program
,Letter and report writing are effective means of acquainting _______ with the diversity and
complexity of a facility's problems.
a. local officials
b. establishment owners
c. the general public
d. lawmakers - Answer b. establishment owners
In an environmental control statistical report for program, the "total man-days expended" will:
a. include the total number of premises or initial services in each program activity for which the
local health unit is responsible
b. refer to the number of premises where an annual, routine, or special inspection was made for
the first time during the year
c. show the type and amount of manpower allocated to each of the program activities
d. none of the above - Answer c. show the type and amount of manpower allocated to each
of the program activities
Legal proceedings to enforce a law may include:
a. issuance of an order to eliminate a violation
b. suspension of a permit
c. civil sanctions
d. all of the above - Answer d. all of the above
Which of the following is the most effective technique for ceasing operation of a noncomplying
establishment:
a. mandatory injunction
b. revoking a license
c. an injunction
d. all of the above - Answer d. all of the above
In order to perform an evaluation, it is necessary that the data or information collected be:
,a. current and applicable
b. organized and understandable
c. valid and reliable
d. unbiased and reliable - Answer d. unbiased and reliable
A comprehensive inspection of an establishment when it is first brought under departmental
control is a(n) ______ or ______ inspection.
a. 3-, 5-year
b. floor plan, flood diagram
c. necessary, required
d. initial, complete - Answer c. necessary, required
Administrative hearings can be useful because:
a. they get the attention of the CEO
b. they educate the organization about the law
c. they avoid media attention
d. all of the above - Answer d. all of the above
Environmental health technicians' assignments differ from environmental health scientists' or
sanitarians' assignments in that _____.
a. a technician's job is more time-consuming but less difficult
b. environmental scientists' and sanitarian's jobs are more time-consuming but less difficult
c. technicians are not required to resolve problems that require the application of new methods
and techniques or those that require action beyond the specific work assignment
d. sanitarians and scientists are required to resolve problems but are not required to take action
beyond specific work assignments - Answer c. technicians are not required to resolve
problems that require the application of new methods and techniques or those that require
action beyond the specific work assignment
Since competent direction is essential to a divisional program's effectiveness, it is important to
offer:
a. bonus salaries
b. marginal salaries
, c. a structured, incremental pay plan
d. none of the above - Answer c. a structured, incremental pay plan
Environmental health regulatory staff must be _____ first and foremost.
a. enforcers
b. educators
c. undergraduates
d. legislators - Answer b. educators
The agencies general administrative plan provides the basis for:
a. a search warrant
b. an administrative warrant
c. a seizure
d. none of the above - Answer b. an administrative warrant
An action authorized by law to restrict or prevent the movement of goods for the protection of
public health, safety, and welfare is called:
a. an injunction
b. an embargo
c. an order to cease and desist
a subpoena - Answer b. an embargo
The number of inspections divided by the number of workdays should equal which of the
following:
a. average number of inspections per workday
b. average number of hours per inspection
c. average number of city inspections per workday
d. average number of county inspections per workday - Answer a. average number of
inspections per workday
Self-imposed health risk factors include:
Questions with Correct Answers 2026
Updated.
On-the-job education should start with planned, routine, intensive in-service training of:
a. division directions
b. owners of food service
c. all field and office personnel
d. septic tank contractors - Answer c. all field and office personnel
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding an inspection and efficiency rating:
a. the average amount of time required for each inspection must be determined by the
administrator of the sanitation program
b. the quality of the inspections should be emphasized over quantity
c. the numerical rating obtained per year is less important as the relative change from year to
year
d. it is not possible to receive a rating over 100 percent - Answer c. the numerical rating
obtained per year is less important as the relative change from year to year
In order to perform an evaluation, the data collected must be reliable. Which of the following is
not a definitive characteristic of reliability:
a. consistent
b. easy to obtain
c. reproducible
d. dependable - Answer b. easy to obtain
What should be done after the project is an ongoing program:
a. go to the next problem
b. have a cost analysis done
c. reevaluate goals and objectives; refine program
d. analyze collection of consideration factors - Answer c. reevaluate goals and objectives;
refine program
,Letter and report writing are effective means of acquainting _______ with the diversity and
complexity of a facility's problems.
a. local officials
b. establishment owners
c. the general public
d. lawmakers - Answer b. establishment owners
In an environmental control statistical report for program, the "total man-days expended" will:
a. include the total number of premises or initial services in each program activity for which the
local health unit is responsible
b. refer to the number of premises where an annual, routine, or special inspection was made for
the first time during the year
c. show the type and amount of manpower allocated to each of the program activities
d. none of the above - Answer c. show the type and amount of manpower allocated to each
of the program activities
Legal proceedings to enforce a law may include:
a. issuance of an order to eliminate a violation
b. suspension of a permit
c. civil sanctions
d. all of the above - Answer d. all of the above
Which of the following is the most effective technique for ceasing operation of a noncomplying
establishment:
a. mandatory injunction
b. revoking a license
c. an injunction
d. all of the above - Answer d. all of the above
In order to perform an evaluation, it is necessary that the data or information collected be:
,a. current and applicable
b. organized and understandable
c. valid and reliable
d. unbiased and reliable - Answer d. unbiased and reliable
A comprehensive inspection of an establishment when it is first brought under departmental
control is a(n) ______ or ______ inspection.
a. 3-, 5-year
b. floor plan, flood diagram
c. necessary, required
d. initial, complete - Answer c. necessary, required
Administrative hearings can be useful because:
a. they get the attention of the CEO
b. they educate the organization about the law
c. they avoid media attention
d. all of the above - Answer d. all of the above
Environmental health technicians' assignments differ from environmental health scientists' or
sanitarians' assignments in that _____.
a. a technician's job is more time-consuming but less difficult
b. environmental scientists' and sanitarian's jobs are more time-consuming but less difficult
c. technicians are not required to resolve problems that require the application of new methods
and techniques or those that require action beyond the specific work assignment
d. sanitarians and scientists are required to resolve problems but are not required to take action
beyond specific work assignments - Answer c. technicians are not required to resolve
problems that require the application of new methods and techniques or those that require
action beyond the specific work assignment
Since competent direction is essential to a divisional program's effectiveness, it is important to
offer:
a. bonus salaries
b. marginal salaries
, c. a structured, incremental pay plan
d. none of the above - Answer c. a structured, incremental pay plan
Environmental health regulatory staff must be _____ first and foremost.
a. enforcers
b. educators
c. undergraduates
d. legislators - Answer b. educators
The agencies general administrative plan provides the basis for:
a. a search warrant
b. an administrative warrant
c. a seizure
d. none of the above - Answer b. an administrative warrant
An action authorized by law to restrict or prevent the movement of goods for the protection of
public health, safety, and welfare is called:
a. an injunction
b. an embargo
c. an order to cease and desist
a subpoena - Answer b. an embargo
The number of inspections divided by the number of workdays should equal which of the
following:
a. average number of inspections per workday
b. average number of hours per inspection
c. average number of city inspections per workday
d. average number of county inspections per workday - Answer a. average number of
inspections per workday
Self-imposed health risk factors include:
