Chemical and Occupational Health Quiz

What does the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) publish?

• Consensus standards of allowable concentrations for chemical and physical agents

• Guidelines for military training programs

• Standards for food safety

• Regulations for public transportation

Which organization provides scientific expertise and services in areas of preventive medicine, environmental and occupational health, toxicology, and other related areas?

• American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

• United States Army Public Health Command (USAPHC)

• Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Readiness System (DOEHRS)

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

What do the USAPHC chemical hazard risk assessments and Technical Guides provide?

• Guidelines for food safety

• Military exposure guidelines (MEG) for field exposures to OEH chemical hazards

• Standards for public transportation safety

• Regulations for workplace safety

What is the purpose of the Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Management Information System (DOEHRS)?

• To manage public health data for civilians

• To track biological, chemical, physical health hazards, and engineered nano-object processes for service members

• To regulate food safety standards

• To provide guidelines for public transportation safety

Which of the following is NOT a function of DOEHRS?

• Captures comprehensive, operational, and work-task potential exposures based on medical and environmental surveillance recommendations

• Tracks DOD lifetime personnel exposure data

• Captures and tracks industrial ventilation system performance

• Regulates public transportation safety

What are the four modules of DOEHRS?

• Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Health, Radiation, Incident Reporting

• Industrial Safety, Environmental Safety, Radiation, Incident Management

• Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Safety, Radiation, Incident Reporting

• Industrial Safety, Environmental Health, Radiation, Incident Management

Which DOEHRS module is used to document radiation-specific health threats, samples, and surveys?

• Industrial Hygiene

• Environmental Health

• Radiation

• Incident Reporting

What does the DOEHRS-IR module document?

• Routine exposures in industrial work places

• Non-routine exposures from isolated or rare events

• Ambient environmental conditions

• Industrial process hazards

What is the purpose of the DOEHRS system?

• To support a common framework of threat/hazard identification, evaluation, and control

• To manage financial transactions within DOD

• To provide training for military personnel

• To document medical histories of service personnel

What does the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) publish?

• Consensus standards of allowable concentrations for chemical and physical agents

• Scientific expertise in preventive medicine

• Military exposure guidelines

• Environmental surveillance data