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housing and safety2
chapter 12 housing and safety
Question | Answer |
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dwelling | one family shelter and habitation |
temporary housing examples | rv parkes, summer camps |
simple facilities | forest camps, lodges, houseboats |
institutions | preschools, colleges, day cares, hospitals, halfway houses |
APHA-CDC Recommended Minimum Housing Standards | american public health association and cdc's model housing code |
close quarters and disease | disease increases with aerosolization and close quarters |
flooding issues | leaking water lines, blocked sewer pipes |
most frequently reported accident in the home | falling |
maximum size of stair riser | 8"1/4 |
termite shield placed between the | foundation and the cill |
how do your prevent damage to footer and foundatin? | footing drain |
how do you control moisture in the crawlspace? | plastic ground cover sealed to the foundation |
chimney of house should be how high above structure? | 3 feet |
purpose of footing drain | control moisture |
horizontal support | joist |
vertical support | stud |
formaldehyde air pollution source | consmetics, particle board, computer emissions |
why is "S" trap not legal? | they are not vented |
the end of a waste pipe should terminate below the rim of a sink by at least | 2 inches |
vent gases from coal-burning furnase with high moisture in a chimney will form | sulfuric acid |
ice machine drain lines needs an | air gap |
cross connection controls (4) | air gaps, backflow preventers, vacuum breakers, indirect waste piping |
how wide and sloped must a path be to accommodate a wheel chair? | 48 inches wide and 5% slope |
adult to kid ratio for groups | 1;8 |
radon should not exceed | 2-5 pCi/l indoors |
EPA guideline for radon | 4 pCi/l per 24 hours for homes |
source of VOC's | building material, ventilation systems, outdoor activities |
sick building syndrome | sensory irritation, odor, VOC's |
humidity range (optimal) | 50% at 68F >60% is bad |
camp sites per acre | ten to twelve |
picnic sites/acre | ten to fifteen |
rv camp water riser pipe | 12-18" with backflow preventer |
rv sewer connection diameter | 3" and extend above ground |
distance of toilets to site | 3-400 feet |
distance of water to site | 150 feet |
water requirements for rv | 100 gallons/family site/day |
biosafety level 1 | agents are not knowt to cause disease in healthy adults |
biosafety level 2 | moderate potential hazard and include many foodborne (salmonella, shigella, campy) |
biosafety level 3 | indigenous or exotic agents like tuberculosis and hantavirus |
biosafety level 4 | dangerous and exotic high risk as a result of aerosol exposure |
who designed regs to protect health care workers from exposure to infection of bloodborne pathogens | OSHA and CDC |
health care workers are required to get what vaccination? | HBV |
needle stick risks | hep B and HIV |
distance between end of water suppy pipe and sink should be how many times the diameter of the supply pipe? | 2 |
relative humidity higher than 60% | corrosion, mildew and condensation |
minimum wash temp of hospital laundry | 160-167 |
biohazard | biological composition, infective, threat to people or their environment |
bloodborne pathogens regulated by | OSHA and CDC but mostly OSHA |
english lab workers working with tuberculosis had how many times higher incidence? | 5 |
biosafety equipment includes | technical manuals |
precautions for kidney dialysis | water is soft, low in minerals and good quality, reverse osmosis, activated carbon |
wash water temps of hospitals | 160-167F for 25 mins |
infectious and pathological wastes disposal at institutions | incineration and autoclaving followed by compaction or shredding |
hospital wastes controlled by | Nuclear Regulatory Commision, Toxic Substances Control and RCRA |
drinking fountain | 1 for each 75 kids |
toilet ratio for girls and boys | 1 for every 34-45 girls and 1 for every 30-40 boys |
sleeping area requirements | 40 square feet |
radon is detected by measuring what? | alpha particles |
formaldehyde levels above ___ ppm causes serious problems | 50 ppm |
how many feet cubed per minute should office space provide? | 20 ft 3 |