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Administration 2017 Flashcards

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What are the six steps in the general planning process?

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

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

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When is an environmental impact statement required?

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

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When are environmental impact reports required?

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

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How do you calculate crude death rate?

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(number of deaths/population) x 1000

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How do you calculate disease specific death rate?

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Number of people who died from disease/Population

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How do you calculate fatality rate?

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

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What is the attack rate of a disease defined as?

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

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How do you calculate attack rate?

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

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What is due process defined as?

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No person shall be deprived of rights guaranteed by law

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What is delegated authority?

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

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What is express authority?

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stated in black and white
written law
ex: Cal Code

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What is implied authority?

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power given to agency which follows expressed authority
ex CUPA

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What is an MOU?

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

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What is the National Environmental Protection Act?

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NEPA
Environmental assessment program
Environmental impact statements

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What does the Clean Water Act do?

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Regulates water quality and emission of water

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What does Resource Conservation and Recovery Act cover?

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

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What does the Clean Air Act do?

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regulates the air quality and emission of air

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

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

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What is the fair packaging and labeling act?

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regulated by EPA
regulates mislabeling of food products

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21
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what does the US Dept of Agriculture monitor?

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

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What does the dept of Housing and Urban Development monitor?

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Mobile Home Parks
Section 8 housing

23
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What does the Food and Drug administration monitor?

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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

24
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How many chemicals are approved by the FDA?

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743

25
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What does the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists do?

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publish table of recommended threshold limit values for chemical substances

26
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What do the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers do?

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Set recommended measurements regarding temperature, pressure, ventilation

27
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What is the 4th amendment?

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the right from unreasonable search and seizure

28
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What is the 6th amendment?

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

29
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What is the 14th amendment?

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the right of due process and equal protection

30
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What is the difference between search and inspection warrants?

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inspection warrants are less specific

31
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What does voluntary consent imply?

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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

32
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What is the Write of Habeous Corpus?

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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

33
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Define impound

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

34
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Define seizure

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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

35
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What happens during condemnation proceedings?

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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

36
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What is a license defined as?

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

37
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What is a permit defined as?

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

38
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What is an administrative hearing?

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

39
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What is a formal hearing?

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same as administrative, but presided by court-appointed official

40
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What is an informal hearing?

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

41
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Define malfeasance and provide an example

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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

42
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Define misfeasance and provide an example

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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

43
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Define misfeasance and provide an example

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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

44
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What does the Food/Drug/Cosmetics Act cover?

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

45
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What is the Public Health Service Act?

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1944
monitors mechant marines, provides maritime hospital services

46
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What is the Fair Packaging/Labeling Act?

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

47
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What is the National Environmental Policy Act?

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1969
Fed control/enforcement of statement of impact areas

48
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What is the Clean Air Act?

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1970
monitors general emissions of air

49
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What is the Safe Drinking Water Act?

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1974
Sets chemical/bacterial standards for drinking water

50
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What is the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act?

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

51
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What is the Toxic Substances Act?

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1976
Premarket testing for dangerous chemicals

52
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What is the Clean Water Act?

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Monitors emissions dumped into water

53
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What is the Occupational Safety and Health Act?

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Protects worker from unsafe workplace

54
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What is the Federal Insecticide/Fungicide/Rodenticide Act?

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

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