CHSP EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
100% CORRECT!!
Name 3 areas in a healthcare facility that could be a place for ideal growth of Legionella
- CORRECT ANSWER - evaporative condensers, spas/whirlpools, misters/spray
nozzels
What are four major color codes for safety? - CORRECT ANSWER - Red -
danger/immediate risk; Orange - risk for danger but not immediate; yellow - caution;
biological hazard - orange red or florescent orange.
what is the meaning of building related illness? - CORRECT ANSWER - a clinically
diagnosable disease or condition (as Legionnaires' disease or an allergic reaction)
caused by a microorganism or substance demonstrably present in a building —
abbreviation BRI
What is the meaning of sick building syndrome? - CORRECT ANSWER - a set of
symptoms (as headache, fatigue, eye irritation, and breathing difficulties) that typically
affect workers in modern airtight office buildings, that are believed to be caused by
indoor pollutants (as formaldehyde fumes, particulate matter, or microorganisms), and
that tend to disappear when affected individuals leave the building —abbreviation SBS
list 5 measures that can help to prevent healthcare slip, trip, and fall events - CORRECT
ANSWER - Good Housekeeping, keeping floors clean/dry, proper cleaning procedures
on floors, wearing slip resistant shoes, prevent entry into wet areas.
(https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2011-123/pdfs/2011-123.pdf)
What is an OSHA defined Permit Required Confined Space? - CORRECT ANSWER - a
confined space that has one or more of the following characteristics: contains or has the
potential to contain a hazardous atmosphere; contains material that has the potential to
engulf an entrant; has walls that converge inward or floors that slope downward and
100% CORRECT!!
Name 3 areas in a healthcare facility that could be a place for ideal growth of Legionella
- CORRECT ANSWER - evaporative condensers, spas/whirlpools, misters/spray
nozzels
What are four major color codes for safety? - CORRECT ANSWER - Red -
danger/immediate risk; Orange - risk for danger but not immediate; yellow - caution;
biological hazard - orange red or florescent orange.
what is the meaning of building related illness? - CORRECT ANSWER - a clinically
diagnosable disease or condition (as Legionnaires' disease or an allergic reaction)
caused by a microorganism or substance demonstrably present in a building —
abbreviation BRI
What is the meaning of sick building syndrome? - CORRECT ANSWER - a set of
symptoms (as headache, fatigue, eye irritation, and breathing difficulties) that typically
affect workers in modern airtight office buildings, that are believed to be caused by
indoor pollutants (as formaldehyde fumes, particulate matter, or microorganisms), and
that tend to disappear when affected individuals leave the building —abbreviation SBS
list 5 measures that can help to prevent healthcare slip, trip, and fall events - CORRECT
ANSWER - Good Housekeeping, keeping floors clean/dry, proper cleaning procedures
on floors, wearing slip resistant shoes, prevent entry into wet areas.
(https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2011-123/pdfs/2011-123.pdf)
What is an OSHA defined Permit Required Confined Space? - CORRECT ANSWER - a
confined space that has one or more of the following characteristics: contains or has the
potential to contain a hazardous atmosphere; contains material that has the potential to
engulf an entrant; has walls that converge inward or floors that slope downward and
