Preview Questions Environmental Health Specialist | Role Specific Skill

Question 1: Which of the following regulations requires manufacturers to disclose the ingredients of their products that may pose a health risk to consumers and workers?

Which action should you take?

Choose only one option

Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)

Clean Water Act (CWA)

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

Question 2: What is the primary goal of cleaner production technologies in pollution prevention?

Which action should you take?

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To reduce production costs

To optimize product quality

To minimize worker exposure to hazardous materials

To reduce environmental impact while maintaining economic viability

Question 3: When assessing risk from waterborne diseases in a community, what is the first step in the health risk assessment process?

Which action should you take?

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Identifying the primary sources of contamination

Determining the vulnerability of water infrastructure

Mapping the affected populations

Measuring microbial contamination levels in water

Question 4: When using social marketing techniques in a public health education campaign about water conservation, which principle should be prioritized?

Which action should you take?

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Promoting water-saving devices in advertisements

Emphasizing the benefits to the community and individual health

Focusing solely on financial incentives for water-saving products

Requiring legal mandates for water-saving practices

Question 5: How do you ensure compliance with local air pollution regulations when evaluating emissions from industrial sites?

Which action should you take?

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By relying on external environmental assessments without verifying the data

By focusing only on seasonal variations and ignoring regulatory limits

By conducting air quality tests, evaluating emission sources, and ensuring compliance with local air quality standards

By assuming that national air quality standards apply without considering local guidelines

Question 6: How do you incorporate lifecycle analysis into pollution prevention strategies for manufacturing processes?

Which action should you take?

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By only considering the end-of-life phase of products

By focusing only on emissions during manufacturing without considering raw materials

By assuming that manufacturing technologies are the main source of pollution

By assessing the entire product lifecycle, from raw material extraction to disposal, and identifying areas for improvement