Designated Representative OSSF Questions And
Correct Answers (Verified Answers)
TCEQ - CORRECT ANSWER -Adopted the current OSSF Rules in 1997 & revised them several
times
Designated Representative - CORRECT ANSWER -Is responsible for reviewing permit
applications, site evaluations, planning materials and conducting inspections of OSSF's.
Installer - CORRECT ANSWER -Individual who holds a valid license from the TCEQ & who is
compensated by another individual to construct install alter or repair an OSSF
Site Evaluator - CORRECT ANSWER -Individual who visits a site and conducts soil evaluations
and a site survey
Installer II & Maintenance Provider - CORRECT ANSWER -OSSF licenses that require
previous experience
Designated Representative - CORRECT ANSWER -These Individuals working in any capacity
for an OSSF authorized agent cannot work as an installer, Designer for a fee, or private Site
Evaluator within jurisdiction of the permitting authority
Pre-qualifications for an exam - CORRECT ANSWER -Submit application, pay class and
application fees, complete appropriate training course
3 year term - CORRECT ANSWER -New OSSF licenses are issued for
24 hours - CORRECT ANSWER -How many hours of the TCEQ approved continuing education
course must an individual complete in order to renew the license
, 9 steps of permitting process - CORRECT ANSWER -Site & soil evaluation conducted by Site
Evaluator, select OSSF, system planned by qualified individual, prepare and submit permit
application, application and planning materials reviewed by permitting authority, receive permit
to construct, construction, system inspected at appropriate stages, notice of approval & permit to
operate issued by permitting authority
Criminal Penalties/Injunction or civil suit/Administrative Penalties - CORRECT ANSWER -
Penalties for violating the laws, rules or regulations covering OSSF
PE (Professional Engineer) or RS (Registered Sanitarian) - CORRECT ANSWER -Planning
materials for an OSSF utilizing secondary treatment can be prepared by
Installer II - CORRECT ANSWER -Who can legally install a septic tank followed by a low
pressure dosing drain field at a rental house
Equipment & procedures to protect work site - CORRECT ANSWER -Cones barricades high
level flags, pre-warn, sign properly, regulate speed, guide properly
5 feet deep - CORRECT ANSWER -OSHA requires that all excavations over how many feet
deep be sloped shored or otherwise supported before a person enters
Infectious waterborne diseases - CORRECT ANSWER -A particular hazard that OSSF installers
face that most construction workers do not experience
Feet - CORRECT ANSWER -Inches divided by 12
Miles - CORRECT ANSWER -Feet divided by 5,280
Square Yards - CORRECT ANSWER -Square feet divided by 9
Correct Answers (Verified Answers)
TCEQ - CORRECT ANSWER -Adopted the current OSSF Rules in 1997 & revised them several
times
Designated Representative - CORRECT ANSWER -Is responsible for reviewing permit
applications, site evaluations, planning materials and conducting inspections of OSSF's.
Installer - CORRECT ANSWER -Individual who holds a valid license from the TCEQ & who is
compensated by another individual to construct install alter or repair an OSSF
Site Evaluator - CORRECT ANSWER -Individual who visits a site and conducts soil evaluations
and a site survey
Installer II & Maintenance Provider - CORRECT ANSWER -OSSF licenses that require
previous experience
Designated Representative - CORRECT ANSWER -These Individuals working in any capacity
for an OSSF authorized agent cannot work as an installer, Designer for a fee, or private Site
Evaluator within jurisdiction of the permitting authority
Pre-qualifications for an exam - CORRECT ANSWER -Submit application, pay class and
application fees, complete appropriate training course
3 year term - CORRECT ANSWER -New OSSF licenses are issued for
24 hours - CORRECT ANSWER -How many hours of the TCEQ approved continuing education
course must an individual complete in order to renew the license
, 9 steps of permitting process - CORRECT ANSWER -Site & soil evaluation conducted by Site
Evaluator, select OSSF, system planned by qualified individual, prepare and submit permit
application, application and planning materials reviewed by permitting authority, receive permit
to construct, construction, system inspected at appropriate stages, notice of approval & permit to
operate issued by permitting authority
Criminal Penalties/Injunction or civil suit/Administrative Penalties - CORRECT ANSWER -
Penalties for violating the laws, rules or regulations covering OSSF
PE (Professional Engineer) or RS (Registered Sanitarian) - CORRECT ANSWER -Planning
materials for an OSSF utilizing secondary treatment can be prepared by
Installer II - CORRECT ANSWER -Who can legally install a septic tank followed by a low
pressure dosing drain field at a rental house
Equipment & procedures to protect work site - CORRECT ANSWER -Cones barricades high
level flags, pre-warn, sign properly, regulate speed, guide properly
5 feet deep - CORRECT ANSWER -OSHA requires that all excavations over how many feet
deep be sloped shored or otherwise supported before a person enters
Infectious waterborne diseases - CORRECT ANSWER -A particular hazard that OSSF installers
face that most construction workers do not experience
Feet - CORRECT ANSWER -Inches divided by 12
Miles - CORRECT ANSWER -Feet divided by 5,280
Square Yards - CORRECT ANSWER -Square feet divided by 9
