Administration 2017 Flashcards
What are the six steps in the general planning process?
- Identify problem
- Set goals/objectives
- Study goals/objectives and conduct analysis
- Find other alternatives
- Implement changes
- Evaluate/correct/adjust
What are the three types of environmental assessments and who conducts them?
Environmental Impact Statements - Federal EID
Environmental Impact Reports - State/Local EIR
A-95 Reviews: State/local government review
When is an environmental impact statement required?
Wherever significant project impacts environment, a report is submitted to federal/state/local govt
When are environmental impact reports required?
reports to state/local govt indicating environmental impact of project
reports required wherever significant project is being developed
How do you calculate crude death rate?
(number of deaths/population) x 1000
How do you calculate disease specific death rate?
Number of people who died from disease/Population
How do you calculate fatality rate?
Number of people who contract disease and die/number of people who contract disease
What is the attack rate of a disease defined as?
cumulative incidence rate used for particular groups and observed for limited periods of time under special circumstances
How do you calculate attack rate?
(number of new events/number of persons who have experienced event) x 1000
What is due process defined as?
No person shall be deprived of rights guaranteed by law
What is delegated authority?
legal power handed down by state to local jurisdictions/agencies (health departments)
What is express authority?
stated in black and white
written law
ex: Cal Code
What is implied authority?
power given to agency which follows expressed authority
ex CUPA
What is an MOU?
Memorandum of Understanding
written agreement by state to local to perform specific jobs on behalf of state
What is the National Environmental Protection Act?
NEPA
Environmental assessment program
Environmental impact statements
What does the Clean Water Act do?
Regulates water quality and emission of water
What does Resource Conservation and Recovery Act cover?
Land pollution, toxic/hazardous waste
found in CFR California federal regs
What does the Clean Air Act do?
regulates the air quality and emission of air
What does the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act regulate?
regulates milabeling/misbranding/adulteration of food/cosmetics
In CA it is the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law
What is the fair packaging and labeling act?
regulated by EPA
regulates mislabeling of food products
what does the US Dept of Agriculture monitor?
meat inspections
chemical additives such as coloring
commercial pesticides
Dairies
Chemicals for public use
FIFRA
Enhancement additives such as sodium nitrate with FDA
What does the dept of Housing and Urban Development monitor?
Mobile Home Parks
Section 8 housing
What does the Food and Drug administration monitor?
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
How many chemicals are approved by the FDA?
743
What does the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists do?
publish table of recommended threshold limit values for chemical substances
What do the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers do?
Set recommended measurements regarding temperature, pressure, ventilation
What is the 4th amendment?
the right from unreasonable search and seizure
What is the 6th amendment?
the right to a fair, speedy, and impartial trial with assistance of counsel
What is the 14th amendment?
the right of due process and equal protection
What is the difference between search and inspection warrants?
inspection warrants are less specific
What does voluntary consent imply?
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
What is the Write of Habeous Corpus?
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
Define impound
to confine or lock up for a certain amount of time until a legal decision is made (up to 30 days)
Define seizure
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
What happens during condemnation proceedings?
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
What is a license defined as?
formal permission to conduct a specific business which must conform to the satisfactory requirements of the state/local codes
enforcement by police power
What is a permit defined as?
a written authorization to operate a specific business, issued by local enforcement agency
What is an administrative hearing?
purpose is to announce scope of violations and hear all sides of case
What is a formal hearing?
same as administrative, but presided by court-appointed official
What is an informal hearing?
held by agency citing the offender
typically held by supervisor or director
Define malfeasance and provide an example
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
Define misfeasance and provide an example
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
Define misfeasance and provide an example
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
What does the Food/Drug/Cosmetics Act cover?
1938
monitors packaging, labeling, mishandling of adulterated foods/cosmetics
prohibits manufacture/interstate commerce of misbranded/adulterated products
What is the Public Health Service Act?
1944
monitors mechant marines, provides maritime hospital services
What is the Fair Packaging/Labeling Act?
1966
Monitors labeling/mislabeling and packaging of foods
Enforced by FDA
What is the National Environmental Policy Act?
1969
Fed control/enforcement of statement of impact areas
What is the Clean Air Act?
1970
monitors general emissions of air
What is the Safe Drinking Water Act?
1974
Sets chemical/bacterial standards for drinking water
What is the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act?
1976
monitors land pollution, toxic/hazardous waste disposal/handling
What is the Toxic Substances Act?
1976
Premarket testing for dangerous chemicals
What is the Clean Water Act?
Monitors emissions dumped into water
What is the Occupational Safety and Health Act?
Protects worker from unsafe workplace
What is the Federal Insecticide/Fungicide/Rodenticide Act?
Regulates type of chemical prior to sale
requires registration of all economic poisons and chemical pesticides
