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(M) L4.3: PD 856 - Code on Sanitation of the PH Flashcards

1
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This law ensures that we have safe drinking water/potable water

A

Water Testing Laboratory Law

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2
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Testing the quality of the water checks on which 4 constituents?

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Physical, Chemical, Microbiologic, and Radiologic

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PD 856 ensures that water sanitation is within standard limits set by what?

A

Philippine National Standards for Drinking Water (PNSDW)

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4
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Before drinking water, make sure that the appearance is ______

A

Clear

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Make sure that the water you drink does not contain what?

Clue: 3 answers

A
  1. Contaminants
  2. Chemicals
  3. Radionuclides
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Drinking water must not have objectionable what?

Clue: 3 answers

A

Taste, Odor, and Color

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The water we drink must be free from all what?

Clue: 3 answers

A
  1. Harmful organisms
  2. Chemical substances
  3. Radionuclides
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When was PD 856 approved?

A

December 23, 1975

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9
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PD 856 contains regulations including the regulation of what laboratories?

A

Water analysis laboratories

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10
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PD 856 contains regulations including the regulation of water testing labs and the examination of the ________ in keeping with modern standards of sanitation

A

Water supply

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11
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This PD is monitored by what entity?

A

DOH

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12
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What kind of water is excluded from PD 856?

A

Water that is used for academic training/research

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13
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This refers to the prevailing rules and regulations governing the accreditation of labs for drinking water analysis

A

DOH AO 24 s. 2006

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14
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Drinking water labs are required to register with who?

A

Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau (HFSRB)

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Drinking water labs are required to register with the HFSRB and shall have what?

A

Certificate of Accreditation (COA)

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16
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Drinking water labs must be accredited by who?

A

DOH

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16
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T or F: Drinking water labs must be registered to the DOH and accredited by the HFSRB

A

False (reverse)

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17
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How long is the lifespan of the Certificate of Accreditation (COA)?

A

2 years

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18
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What are the 2 types of DWLs based on ownership?

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  1. Government
  2. Private
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What are the 2 types of DWLs based on institutional character?

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  1. Institution-based
  2. Freestanding
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What are the 5 types of DWLs based on service capability?

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  1. Bacteriological
  2. Biological
  3. Physical
  4. Chemical
  5. Radiological
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21
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DWLs acc. to Service Capability:

Detects and estimates bacterial coliforms

A

Bacteriological analysis lab

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DWLs acc. to Service Capability:

In Coliforms, the primary concern is E.coli, therefore the presence of E.coli indicates contaminated waters

A

Bacteriological analysis lab

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DWLs acc. to Service Capability:

Detects and estimates planktons and other biological organisms responsible for the red tide

A

Biological analysis lab

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24
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Manifestation of reddish open water due to algae overgrowth

A

Red Tide

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DWLs acc. to Service Capability:

Measures aesthetic characteristics of water samples

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Physical analysis lab

26
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DWLs acc. to Service Capability:

Emphasizes odor, taste, color, and turbidity/clarity

A

Physical analysis lab

27
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DWLs acc. to Service Capability:

Includes the pH, specific gravity, and total hardness of water

A

Physical analysis lab

28
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In physical analysis labs, testing is done via what?

A

Chemical Analysis

29
Q

Determining the total hardness of water is based on the concentration of what?

A

Calcium Carbonate

30
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DWLs acc. to Service Capability:

Detects and estimates the level of chemical substances in the water sample

A

Chemical analysis lab

31
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DWLs acc. to Service Capability:

Involves organic and inorganic substances

A

Chemical analysis lab

32
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DWLs acc. to Service Capability:

Deals with Lead, Mercury, and Heavy Metals

A

Chemical analysis lab

33
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DWLs acc. to Service Capability:

Detects and estimates radioactive contaminants in the water sample

A

Radiological analysis lab

34
Q

DWLs acc. to Service Capability:

Includes radionuclides, Radon, Gamma, and Tritium

A

Radiological analysis lab

35
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What 2 chemicals that are checked in radiological analysis are only used when there are radioactive spills and nuclear accidents?

A

Gamma and Tritium

36
Q

DWLs acc. to Service Capability:

Only tested in the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI)

A

Radiological analysis lab

37
Q

Laboratory Staff:

These people have only specific tests that they can do

A

Analysts (for water testing labs)

38
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Laboratory Staff:

They can perform bacteriologic analysis and biological analysis

A

RMTs, RPhs, and Microbiologists

39
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What kind of tests can RMTs, RPhs, and Microbiologists perform?

A

Bacteriologic analysis and Biological analysis

40
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Laboratory Staff:

Performs chemical analysis

A

Licensed Chemists

41
Q

T or F: The drinking water parameter is an optional procedure

A

False (is mandatory/routinely done)

42
Q

Review the Mandatory Drinking Water Parameters

43
Q

“Disinfectant Residual” pertains to what element?

44
Q

All water samples for regulatory (lab) purposes shall be examined only where?

A

In DOH-accredited labs

45
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All water samples for radiologic quality shall be done by what entity?

A

Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI)

46
Q

What standard is being followed acc. to these statements?

  1. Testing is based on the “manual of operation”
  2. Currently following the 22nd edition or 2012 edition Standard Method for Examination of Water and Waste Water
A

Philippine National Standards for Drinking Water (PNSDW) of 2017

47
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The PNSDW of 2017 bases their testing off of what?

A

Manual of Operation

48
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The PNSDW of 2017 now follows what edition of the Standard Method for Examination of Water and Waste Water?

A

22nd Edition or the 2012 Edition

49
Q

Processing of specimen is based on what manual?

A

Manual of Operation

50
Q

What is the NRL for water testing?

A

East Avenue Medical Center

51
Q

Heads of the DWL:

The DWL is under the direction and provision of this professional

A

Licensed Sanitary Engineer (LSE)

52
Q

Heads of the DWL:

If the DWL is attached to a clinical laboratory

A

Clinical Pathologist

53
Q

Heads of the DWL:

In areas where there is no available licensed sanitary engineer (LSE)

A

Licensed:
> Chemist
> RMT
> or RPh

54
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In testing, these analysts are the only professionals allowed to perform a specific analytical test, who are they?

Clue: 4 answers

A
  1. RMT
  2. RPh
  3. Licensed Chemist
  4. Microbiologists
55
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Lab reports must be signed by who?

A

Head of the lab and the analysts

56
Q

What must be affixed in laboratory results?

A

Actual Signatures

57
Q

Lab records are kept for how many years?

58
Q

A violation of PD 856 may result to _____ and _______

A

Suspension and Revocation of the COA

59
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What 2 entities shall revoke/suspend the laboratory’s COA if they have committed a violation?

60
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Study the violations in the transes

61
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Upon a change in ownership, location, and lab head, it shall be classified as a violation if there is a failure to inform who?

62
Q

Mandatory Drinking Water Parameters can be found in where (in the law itself)?

A

Annex B: AO 10 s. 2017

MTLBE (30 decks)

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