Sanitarian Exam Study Guide 2023 with complete solution
What is the correct order for warewashing?
wash-rinse-sanitize-airdry
Employees should wash their hands for a minimum of?
20 seconds
What animal is most likely to carry rabies?
Bats
How often should a restaurant septic be inspected?
anually
What are some degradable pollutants?
Oil and Grease, Organic Matter, Phenols, Cyanides, ammonia, nitrites, and organic
nitrogen
What are some non degradable pollutants?
Extremely decay resistant. Sulfates, Metallic Salts, Hard detergents
What is a physical cross connection?
A connection which may allow the flow from an unapproved water supply into a potable
water supply
Flushometer valve
is a device, which discharges a predetermined quantity of water
into fixtures for flushing purposes and is actuated by direct water pressure
A flushometer value is protected by
A non-pressure type vacuum breaker
Who is the senior emergency response official responding to an emergency?
An incident commander
During a disaster, health personnel are
First responders
How do you lower calcium hardness?
Add 1 pound if anhydrous trisodium phosphate per 10,000 gallons of water. This
reduces hardness by 11 ppm
What type of radiation can not go through paper?
Alpha particles
What vector caused the Bubonic Plague?
Fleas
Streams, Lakes, and Ponds are:
Surface Water
Cockroaches are known to transmit:
Salmonella
Peron-to-person transfer of cysts from the feces of the infected individual is:
Giradaisis
How often should a child be tested for lead poisoning?
1-3 months
What will raise the alkalinity and pH of water?
Baking soda (sodium bicarbonate)
Soda Ash
Sodium Carbonate, used to raise the pH in water
, What type of acid keeps chlorine constant?
Cynauric Acid
What does muratic acid and sodium bisulfate do to pool chemistry?
Lowers alkalinity and pH
A pH of 6.8 is considered?
Slightly acidic
What is the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in children 5 years of age
and younger?
Haemophils Influenzae Type B
In disaster housing, how far must the beds be apart?
3 ft
Who declares a state of emergency?
The governor
Who is most affected by TB?
Either urban areas or young adults entering the workforce?
What is a measure of the amount of light scattered particles by particles
suspended in a water test sample?
NTU Nephelometric Turbidity Units
What is an epidemic?
the occurrence in a community or region of cases of an illness clearly in excess of
expectancy
What is the most effective method to prevent ticks when entering a tick infested
area?
Pull your socks over your trousers
Portal of entry a field sanitarian should protect to avoid Lyme's Disease?
Skin (Dermal)
What type of disease leaves lesions on your skin?
Lyme's Disease? or Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Swimmers Itch
Schistosomiasis
Traps in Plumbing are designed to
prevent sewer gasses from entering the house
What is the minimum lot size required to place an OSSF?
1/2 acre lot
Interval between exposure to an infectious agent and the onset of the first
symptom
incubation period
Incubation Period for Dengue Fever
4-7 days
An establishment known to have imminent health hazards not closed by the
inspecting regulatory authority is an example of:
non-feasance
Who regulates new additives in food?
FDA
HACCP is designed to:
Eliminate health hazards & establish strategies to prevent, eliminate, or reduce
What is the correct order for warewashing?
wash-rinse-sanitize-airdry
Employees should wash their hands for a minimum of?
20 seconds
What animal is most likely to carry rabies?
Bats
How often should a restaurant septic be inspected?
anually
What are some degradable pollutants?
Oil and Grease, Organic Matter, Phenols, Cyanides, ammonia, nitrites, and organic
nitrogen
What are some non degradable pollutants?
Extremely decay resistant. Sulfates, Metallic Salts, Hard detergents
What is a physical cross connection?
A connection which may allow the flow from an unapproved water supply into a potable
water supply
Flushometer valve
is a device, which discharges a predetermined quantity of water
into fixtures for flushing purposes and is actuated by direct water pressure
A flushometer value is protected by
A non-pressure type vacuum breaker
Who is the senior emergency response official responding to an emergency?
An incident commander
During a disaster, health personnel are
First responders
How do you lower calcium hardness?
Add 1 pound if anhydrous trisodium phosphate per 10,000 gallons of water. This
reduces hardness by 11 ppm
What type of radiation can not go through paper?
Alpha particles
What vector caused the Bubonic Plague?
Fleas
Streams, Lakes, and Ponds are:
Surface Water
Cockroaches are known to transmit:
Salmonella
Peron-to-person transfer of cysts from the feces of the infected individual is:
Giradaisis
How often should a child be tested for lead poisoning?
1-3 months
What will raise the alkalinity and pH of water?
Baking soda (sodium bicarbonate)
Soda Ash
Sodium Carbonate, used to raise the pH in water
, What type of acid keeps chlorine constant?
Cynauric Acid
What does muratic acid and sodium bisulfate do to pool chemistry?
Lowers alkalinity and pH
A pH of 6.8 is considered?
Slightly acidic
What is the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in children 5 years of age
and younger?
Haemophils Influenzae Type B
In disaster housing, how far must the beds be apart?
3 ft
Who declares a state of emergency?
The governor
Who is most affected by TB?
Either urban areas or young adults entering the workforce?
What is a measure of the amount of light scattered particles by particles
suspended in a water test sample?
NTU Nephelometric Turbidity Units
What is an epidemic?
the occurrence in a community or region of cases of an illness clearly in excess of
expectancy
What is the most effective method to prevent ticks when entering a tick infested
area?
Pull your socks over your trousers
Portal of entry a field sanitarian should protect to avoid Lyme's Disease?
Skin (Dermal)
What type of disease leaves lesions on your skin?
Lyme's Disease? or Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Swimmers Itch
Schistosomiasis
Traps in Plumbing are designed to
prevent sewer gasses from entering the house
What is the minimum lot size required to place an OSSF?
1/2 acre lot
Interval between exposure to an infectious agent and the onset of the first
symptom
incubation period
Incubation Period for Dengue Fever
4-7 days
An establishment known to have imminent health hazards not closed by the
inspecting regulatory authority is an example of:
non-feasance
Who regulates new additives in food?
FDA
HACCP is designed to:
Eliminate health hazards & establish strategies to prevent, eliminate, or reduce
