Administration 2017

Question 1

What are the six steps in the general planning process?

Answer 1

1. Identify problem
2. Set goals/objectives
3. Study goals/objectives and conduct analysis
4. Find other alternatives
5. Implement changes
6. Evaluate/correct/adjust

Question 2

What are the three types of environmental assessments and who conducts them?

Answer 2

Environmental Impact Statements - Federal EID
Environmental Impact Reports - State/Local EIR
A-95 Reviews: State/local government review

Question 3

When is an environmental impact statement required?

Answer 3

Wherever significant project impacts environment, a report is submitted to federal/state/local govt

Question 4

When are environmental impact reports required?

Answer 4

reports to state/local govt indicating environmental impact of project
reports required wherever significant project is being developed

Question 5

How do you calculate crude death rate?

Answer 5

(number of deaths/population) x 1000

Question 6

How do you calculate disease specific death rate?

Answer 6

Number of people who died from disease/Population

Question 7

How do you calculate fatality rate?

Answer 7

Number of people who contract disease and die/number of people who contract disease

Question 8

What is the attack rate of a disease defined as?

Answer 8

cumulative incidence rate used for particular groups and observed for limited periods of time under special circumstances

Question 9

How do you calculate attack rate?

Answer 9

(number of new events/number of persons who have experienced event) x 1000

Question 10

What is due process defined as?

Answer 10

No person shall be deprived of rights guaranteed by law

Question 11

What is delegated authority?

Answer 11

legal power handed down by state to local jurisdictions/agencies (health departments)

Question 12

What is express authority?

Answer 12

stated in black and white
written law
ex: Cal Code

Question 13

What is implied authority?

Answer 13

power given to agency which follows expressed authority
ex CUPA

Question 14

What is an MOU?

Answer 14

Memorandum of Understanding
written agreement by state to local to perform specific jobs on behalf of state

Question 15

What is the National Environmental Protection Act?

Answer 15

NEPA
Environmental assessment program
Environmental impact statements

Question 16

What does the Clean Water Act do?

Answer 16

Regulates water quality and emission of water

Question 17

What does Resource Conservation and Recovery Act cover?

Answer 17

Land pollution, toxic/hazardous waste
found in CFR California federal regs

Question 18

What does the Clean Air Act do?

Answer 18

regulates the air quality and emission of air

Question 19

What does the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act regulate?

Answer 19

regulates milabeling/misbranding/adulteration of food/cosmetics
In CA it is the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law

Question 20

What is the fair packaging and labeling act?

Answer 20

regulated by EPA
regulates mislabeling of food products

Question 21

what does the US Dept of Agriculture monitor?

Answer 21

meat inspections
chemical additives such as coloring
commercial pesticides
Dairies
Chemicals for public use
FIFRA
Enhancement additives such as sodium nitrate with FDA

Question 22

What does the dept of Housing and Urban Development monitor?

Answer 22

Mobile Home Parks
Section 8 housing

Question 23

What does the Food and Drug administration monitor?

Answer 23

Enforces pesticide residual tolerances
monitors and approves any food/drug additives and chemical additives (with USDA)
Sets GRAS - generally recognized as safe levels
tests chemical levels in food/drugs

Question 24

How many chemicals are approved by the FDA?

Answer 24

743

Question 25

What does the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists do?

Answer 25

publish table of recommended threshold limit values for chemical substances

Question 26

What do the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers do?

Answer 26

Set recommended measurements regarding temperature, pressure, ventilation

Question 27

What is the 4th amendment?

Answer 27

the right from unreasonable search and seizure

Question 28

What is the 6th amendment?

Answer 28

the right to a fair, speedy, and impartial trial with assistance of counsel

Question 29

What is the 14th amendment?

Answer 29

the right of due process and equal protection

Question 30

What is the difference between search and inspection warrants?

Answer 30

inspection warrants are less specific

Question 31

What does voluntary consent imply?

Answer 31

once permission is granted, it cannot be withdrawn private property inspections must be conducted between 8am and 6 pm unless owner consents to after hours

Question 32

What is the Write of Habeous Corpus?

Answer 32

judicial order which seeks the detaining of a particular individual for purposes of bringing the individual before the court so that the individual can be examined

Question 33

Define impound

Answer 33

to confine or lock up for a certain amount of time until a legal decision is made (up to 30 days)

Question 34

Define seizure

Answer 34

disposition of seized product can be known/unknown ex: illegally imported goods - when a product is seized by inspector, a documented notice/release from and a receipt is to be issued

Question 35

What happens during condemnation proceedings?

Answer 35

seizure/embargo methods is a preventative measure sole purpiose to prevent distribution of goods to public owner has right to hearing prior to destruction/exportation of seized goods

Question 36

What is a license defined as?

Answer 36

formal permission to conduct a specific business which must conform to the satisfactory requirements of the state/local codes enforcement by police power

Question 37

What is a permit defined as?

Answer 37

a written authorization to operate a specific business, issued by local enforcement agency

Question 38

What is an administrative hearing?

Answer 38

purpose is to announce scope of violations and hear all sides of case

Question 39

What is a formal hearing?

Answer 39

same as administrative, but presided by court-appointed official

Question 40

What is an informal hearing?

Answer 40

held by agency citing the offender typically held by supervisor or director

Question 41

Define malfeasance and provide an example

Answer 41

the doing of an act which is wrongful and unlawful and has no right to do ex: making food operator replace sink when sink is legal and in good working condition

Question 42

Define misfeasance and provide an example

Answer 42

An act which is wrongful or injurious manner Improper performance of an act which might have been lawfully done ex: inspector uses wrong test strip to test functioning dishwasher and subsequently closes the restaurant

Question 43

Define misfeasance and provide an example

Answer 43

law of urgency the total omission/failure of agent to perform undertaking which inspector has agreed with their principles to do ex: observe haz waste dumping and fail to report or stop

Question 44

What does the Food/Drug/Cosmetics Act cover?

Answer 44

1938 monitors packaging, labeling, mishandling of adulterated foods/cosmetics prohibits manufacture/interstate commerce of misbranded/adulterated products

Question 45

What is the Public Health Service Act?

Answer 45

1944 monitors mechant marines, provides maritime hospital services

Question 46

What is the Fair Packaging/Labeling Act?

Answer 46

1966 Monitors labeling/mislabeling and packaging of foods Enforced by FDA

Question 47

What is the National Environmental Policy Act?

Answer 47

1969 Fed control/enforcement of statement of impact areas

Question 48

What is the Clean Air Act?

Answer 48

1970 monitors general emissions of air

Question 49

What is the Safe Drinking Water Act?

Answer 49

1974 Sets chemical/bacterial standards for drinking water

Question 50

What is the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act?

Answer 50

1976 monitors land pollution, toxic/hazardous waste disposal/handling

Question 51

What is the Toxic Substances Act?

Answer 51

1976 Premarket testing for dangerous chemicals

Question 52

What is the Clean Water Act?

Answer 52

Monitors emissions dumped into water

Question 53

What is the Occupational Safety and Health Act?

Answer 53

Protects worker from unsafe workplace

Question 54

What is the Federal Insecticide/Fungicide/Rodenticide Act?

Answer 54

Regulates type of chemical prior to sale requires registration of all economic poisons and chemical pesticides