EFMB WRITTEN TEST WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2023
You are assigned as one of the company's Field Sanitation Team members. Your commander told you
that it is your responsibility to *construct and maintain* field waste disposal facilities. How do you
respond to your commander? - The mission of the unit field sanitation team is to assist commanders in
maintaining the health and
the well-being of the Soldiers assigned to the unit. They accomplish this by: *SUPERVISING
the placement, construction, and maintenance* of unit-level garbage disposal facilities and soakage pits;
and the placement, construction, and maintenance of field latrines and urinals and then conducting
regular sanitation inspections.
2. Calcium Hypochlorite is a method used to disinfect canteens. As a Field Sanitation Team member,
how do you instruct your company to purify water in a one-Quart Canteen? (5 steps - The following
procedures are used to purify water in a one-quart canteen with calcium hypochlorite ampules:
1) Fill the canteen with the cleanest, clearest water available, leaving an air space of an inch or more
below the neck of the canteen.
2) Fill a canteen cup half full of water and add the calcium hypochlorite from one ampule, stirring with a
clean utensil until this powder is dissolved.
3) Fill the cap of a plastic canteen half full of the solution in the cup and add it to the water in the
canteen. Then place the cap on the canteen and shake it thoroughly.
4) Loosen the cap slightly and invert the canteen, letting the treated water leak onto the threads
around the neck of the canteen.
5) Tighten the cap on the canteen and wait at least 30 minutes before using the water for any purpose.
You are a member of the preventative medicine team. Your team was tasked to conduct an inspection
of the Dining Facility. During the inspection, your team leader assigned you to inspect all four
,refrigerators for proper temperature control. The refrigerators contain potentially hazardous food;
(HOT/COLD) temperatures are reflected below.
What is your back brief to your team leader for the following?
a. Refrigerator#1= 135/41 Degrees Fahrenheit
b. Refrigerator#2= 130/45 Degrees Fahrenheit
c. Refrigerator#3= 125/42 Degrees Fahrenheit
d. Refrigerator#4= 120/50 Degrees Fahrenheit - Properly maintain potentially hazardous foods; hot
foods at a product temperature of 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above and cold foods at a product
temperature of 41 degrees Fahrenheit or below.
"Refrigerator#1" is the only "refrigerator" with hot and cold foods held at the proper temperature.
You have just completed a company FTX. You were assigned as the team leader for the nonhazardous
solid waste disposal detail. During the FTX site recovery planning meeting, your commander asked you
to explain the primary options for nonhazardous solid waste disposal.
, How do you respond to your commander? - The primary options for disposal of nonhazardous solid
waste in the field are burning, burial, or backhauling. Within the United States all solid waste generated
during field exercises must be backhauled to garrison or picked up by contractors. During overseas
training exercises, host-nation requirements must be followed which normally require the same policies
of backhauling or contract disposal. If incineration, burning, or landfilling is used during contingency
operations, additional security measures must be taken to deter scavenging by local populations.
You are feeling excellent about all the recommendations you have provided to your commander.
Planning for the FTX is going just as expected. The last task is to designate a perfect location for your
latrines.
What are some of the considerations for the placement of latrines? - Considerations for the placement
of latrines. Latrines must be:
1) Located at least 300 feet (100 yards) downwind and downhill from unit food service facilities and at
least 100 feet from any unit ground water source.
2) Latrines are not dug to the ground water level or in places where pit contents may drain into the
water source.
3) Located upwind of burn pits and landfills.
4) Lighted at night if the tactical situation permits, or staked off with rope or tape to serve as a guide.
5) Built at least 100 feet from border of the unit billeting areas but within a reasonable distance for easy
access for troops.
6) A handwashing device is installed outside each latrine enclosure; these devices should be easy to
operate and kept full of water.
7) Dig a drainage ditch around the edges of the latrine to keep out rainwater and other surface water.
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2023
You are assigned as one of the company's Field Sanitation Team members. Your commander told you
that it is your responsibility to *construct and maintain* field waste disposal facilities. How do you
respond to your commander? - The mission of the unit field sanitation team is to assist commanders in
maintaining the health and
the well-being of the Soldiers assigned to the unit. They accomplish this by: *SUPERVISING
the placement, construction, and maintenance* of unit-level garbage disposal facilities and soakage pits;
and the placement, construction, and maintenance of field latrines and urinals and then conducting
regular sanitation inspections.
2. Calcium Hypochlorite is a method used to disinfect canteens. As a Field Sanitation Team member,
how do you instruct your company to purify water in a one-Quart Canteen? (5 steps - The following
procedures are used to purify water in a one-quart canteen with calcium hypochlorite ampules:
1) Fill the canteen with the cleanest, clearest water available, leaving an air space of an inch or more
below the neck of the canteen.
2) Fill a canteen cup half full of water and add the calcium hypochlorite from one ampule, stirring with a
clean utensil until this powder is dissolved.
3) Fill the cap of a plastic canteen half full of the solution in the cup and add it to the water in the
canteen. Then place the cap on the canteen and shake it thoroughly.
4) Loosen the cap slightly and invert the canteen, letting the treated water leak onto the threads
around the neck of the canteen.
5) Tighten the cap on the canteen and wait at least 30 minutes before using the water for any purpose.
You are a member of the preventative medicine team. Your team was tasked to conduct an inspection
of the Dining Facility. During the inspection, your team leader assigned you to inspect all four
,refrigerators for proper temperature control. The refrigerators contain potentially hazardous food;
(HOT/COLD) temperatures are reflected below.
What is your back brief to your team leader for the following?
a. Refrigerator#1= 135/41 Degrees Fahrenheit
b. Refrigerator#2= 130/45 Degrees Fahrenheit
c. Refrigerator#3= 125/42 Degrees Fahrenheit
d. Refrigerator#4= 120/50 Degrees Fahrenheit - Properly maintain potentially hazardous foods; hot
foods at a product temperature of 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above and cold foods at a product
temperature of 41 degrees Fahrenheit or below.
"Refrigerator#1" is the only "refrigerator" with hot and cold foods held at the proper temperature.
You have just completed a company FTX. You were assigned as the team leader for the nonhazardous
solid waste disposal detail. During the FTX site recovery planning meeting, your commander asked you
to explain the primary options for nonhazardous solid waste disposal.
, How do you respond to your commander? - The primary options for disposal of nonhazardous solid
waste in the field are burning, burial, or backhauling. Within the United States all solid waste generated
during field exercises must be backhauled to garrison or picked up by contractors. During overseas
training exercises, host-nation requirements must be followed which normally require the same policies
of backhauling or contract disposal. If incineration, burning, or landfilling is used during contingency
operations, additional security measures must be taken to deter scavenging by local populations.
You are feeling excellent about all the recommendations you have provided to your commander.
Planning for the FTX is going just as expected. The last task is to designate a perfect location for your
latrines.
What are some of the considerations for the placement of latrines? - Considerations for the placement
of latrines. Latrines must be:
1) Located at least 300 feet (100 yards) downwind and downhill from unit food service facilities and at
least 100 feet from any unit ground water source.
2) Latrines are not dug to the ground water level or in places where pit contents may drain into the
water source.
3) Located upwind of burn pits and landfills.
4) Lighted at night if the tactical situation permits, or staked off with rope or tape to serve as a guide.
5) Built at least 100 feet from border of the unit billeting areas but within a reasonable distance for easy
access for troops.
6) A handwashing device is installed outside each latrine enclosure; these devices should be easy to
operate and kept full of water.
7) Dig a drainage ditch around the edges of the latrine to keep out rainwater and other surface water.
