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CHEP Practice Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Updated 2024 What ICS position serves as the primary contact among the agencies involved in the emergency operations? - Correct Answer-Incident Liaison Officer What agency would assume authority of a situation designated as a National Security Incident? - Correct Answer-Department of Homeland Security What is the key challenge for a hospital that is developing an EOP that specifies use of an ICS? - Correct Answer-functions What agency would provide communication assistance and support to the healthcare sector during a National Disaster? - Correct Answer-Federal Communication Commission What type of organization would be activated as needed to oversee the management of complex multiple incidents that are each being handled by separate ICS organizations or structures? - Correct Answer-area command What Joint Commission management plan gives the accrediting facility the option to use a strategy known as predictive maintenance to help ensure reliability and performance of technology or equipment? - Correct Answer-Medical Equipment Management OSHA requires organizations to develop a specific emergency plan to address what healthcare related hazardous substance release? - Correct Answer-ethylene oxide What should be the principle value of incident reporting in healthcare? - Correct Answer-measuring of performance What Federal publication contains a compilation of governmental rules, standards and guidelines published by the government? - Correct Answer-Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) What should emergency planners using NIMS develop to assist incident commanders and key staff professionals in their decision making? - Correct Answer-Incident Response Guides What organization publishes general standards on storing hazardous material? - Correct Answer-NFPA What was learned from the 1995 Sarin gas attack in Tokyo? - Correct Answer-Ensuring PPE was being worn by all personnel who may be exposed to the contaminated patients How long does OSHA give employers to report the hospitalization of three or more workers involved in a single accident or incident? - Correct Answer-8 hours OSHA requires employers post injuries or illness events to the log within how many days of receiving notification? - Correct Answer-7 days What agency developed "Publication 2002-139" to help building owners and facility managers take appropriate actions to protect occupants from the dangers of chemical, biological, or radiological attacks? - Correct Answer-NIOSH What planning approach is concerned about the ability to take a specific course of action? - Correct Answer-functional planning What best describes the type of "foundational" information used when initially developing NIMS? - Correct Answer-best practices related to the effectiveness of the unified incident command concept What was the overall philosophy and emphasis of the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011? - Correct Answer-prevention What NFPA publication addresses testing of emergency and standby power systems? - Correct Answer-NFPA 110 What planning approach is used by the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program? - Correct Answer-capabilities-based planning What is the Joint Field Office? - Correct Answer-a temporary Federal structure that serves as a coordinating location for various responding agencies What type of plan should be "strategy" based? - Correct Answer-mitigation What refers to an "excursion" hazardous material exposure limit? - Correct Answer- short term exposure limit (STEL) What hazards exposure poses the greatest risk to ED staff? - Correct Answer-risk of harm from workplace violence and patient aggression What must be addressed in a Joint Commission Security plan? - Correct Answer- procedures for reporting all security related incidents What is the OSHA standard that permits a company with only nine people not to publish a written program to address hazards or safety compliance? - Correct Answer- Emergency Action Plan 1910.38 Regulated employees must post the OSHA Log Summary of Injuries/Illnesses in a visible location for what duration? - Correct Answer-Feb 1-April 30 for the previous year What materials are disposable under the RCRA Universal Waste Rule? - Correct Answer-mercury containing items, fluorescent light tubes, batteries What is the best way to get the blessing of senior management for a particular safety solution? - Correct Answer-obtain by using a cost-benefit analysis What NFPA publication has become a national standard for developing emergency response management plans? - Correct Answer-NFPA 1600 What organization develops the general standards for radio-frequency (RF) hazards? - Correct Answer-Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers What is an Operations Briefing? - Correct Answer-when the IAP is presented for the upcoming period to supervisory personnel What is the foot candle requirement for newly installed emergency lighting based on NFPA 101? - Correct Answer-a minimum of 1.5 hours of light with illumination average of at least one foot-candle Branches within the incident command system can be organized by: - Correct Answer- geography and function What is the best action for an individual to protect themselves from the effects of a terrorist chemical attack? - Correct Answer-shelter-in-place What IAP activity would best support proper implementation of response tactics during an emergency event? - Correct Answer-integrated communications What is the agency executive responsible for? - Correct Answer-establishing overall priorities and delegating authority to the Incident commander to manage the incident What is the primary goal of all emergency management planning? - Correct Answer- sustaining operations and ensuring viable income What organization developed the Hospital Evacuation Decision Guide? - Correct Answer-AHRQ What term best describes the art of gathering, analyzing, summarizing , and providing data to those needing it during emergency incidents? - Correct Answer-information management What is true about implementing mitigation actions? - Correct Answer-some mitigation activities would be easier to implement in the immediate aftermath of a disaster because of current awareness of danger, hazards, or risks How is the purpose and method for conducting an organizational risk assessment for emergency management planning purposes best described? - Correct Answer-conduct emergency planning assessments by creating an interdisciplinary team and focus on all potential hazard categories What organization recently published hospital guidelines that address emergency water management planning? - Correct Answer-CDC What best describes the contribution a healthcare emergency professional can make during the HVA process? - Correct Answer-contributing information on hospital hazards, unique local risk issues, organizational capabilities, and other empirical data relevant to disaster and risk planning What organization posts chemical emergency "response cards" on their website? - Correct Answer-CDC What are the elements used to calculate the risk factor for an HVA? - Correct Answer- probability, impact and preparedness level What activity would benefit most from implementing an information collection and evaluation system? - Correct Answer-safety and quality analysis personnel could generate better data related to adverse events What does OSHA list as the hazard categories in hospitals? - Correct Answer- biological, radiological, chemical, physical, and environmental hazards What is one thing that falls under the EPA's jurisdictions? - Correct Answer-regulating the disposal of neoplastic drugs In the ICS, who is responsible for restoring utilities to the facility? - Correct Answer- Infrastructure Branch Director Why do the NIMS "communication and information management standards" encourage decision-makers to maintain an accurate operating picture of any emergency event? - Correct Answer-to ensure consistency among all levels of incident management What are the three levels of emergency planning as defined by FEMA? - Correct Answer-strategic, operational and tactical What are three factors likely to determine a person's survival chances during a nuclear detonation event? - Correct Answer-size of nuclear bomb, type of delivery mechanism, wind direction from blast site What is true about the hospital incident command system? - Correct Answer-ICS can help planner assign priorities to all potential disasters or emergency incidents What are three immediate priorities following a cyber attack incident? - Correct Answer- define the scope and impact of the attack, isolate affected systems and restore ASAP, notify affected end-user supervisors What is the list of potential mass-casualty incidents that should be addressed in a large hospital's EOP? - Correct Answer-pandemic, weather events, natural disasters, bio- terrorism, and chemical warfare What is the rationale for conducting a gap analysis of the emergency electrical power system? - Correct Answer-to determine the reliability of the generator to perform in a crisis or emergency What are three basic elements of a terrorist chemical dissemination device? - Correct Answer-appropriate containers, fuse or ignition source and incendiary material What best describes the purpose of the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP)> - Correct Answer-provides a common exercise policy and program guidance that constitutes a national standard for exercises What federal agency would help disaster victims replace or redeem their uS Savings Bonds lost in a disaster? - Correct Answer-The Bureau of the Public Debt What aspect of emergency management would reduce hazard risk the most? - Correct Answer-mitigation During a disaster mass evacuation activities and requirements are identified and addressed in which of the following documents? - Correct Answer-NRF International financial institutions (IFIs) are reluctant to fund what phase of emergency management? - Correct Answer-response What best describes situational awareness as outlined by FEMA's Action Planning Guide related to the ICS operations? - Correct Answer-process of integrating information from a number of sources for the purpose of making decisions What is true about carbon monoxide? - Correct Answer-exposure inhibits the blood from carrying oxygen to the brain