Deck 10: Mitigation Strategies for Man-Made Hazards

Question 1

What is an example of legislate to mitigate strategy?

A) use of surveillance cameras
B) zoning
C) spending less time near radiation sources
D) None of the above

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The principle of Time, Distance and Shielding can be applied to mitigate most man-made hazards. What is a prime example of Shielding?

A) Use of steel or heavy plastic drums to store hazardous materials
B) Emplacement of barriers or diking
C) Use of backflow prevention to protect water distribution systems
D) All of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The Select Agents program been employed by the U.S. Postal Service to detect anthrax spores in mail sorting facilities?

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Which HHS category contains the most deadly pathogens?

A) Category A
B) Category B
C) Category 1
D) Category 3

Question 5

Which bacteria in Category A is spread by the inhalation of spores?

A) Bacillus anthracis
B) Yersinia pestis
C) Francisella tularensis
D) Variola major

Question 6

Under EPCRA, Tier II chemical inventory submission forms are the simplest, requiring very little detail.

Question 7

The Select Agents Program aims to protect the public from what types of hazards?

A) biological agents or biothreat pathogens
B) chemical warfare agents
C) radioisotopes
D) All of the above

Question 8

Hazard mitigation plans at the state and local level seldom address technological hazards or threats.

Question 9

In accordance with HSPD 7, authority for the oversight of the security of chemical facilities rests with what federal agency?

A) DoD
B) EPA
C) DHS
D) FEMA

Question 10

Any organization that stores or harbors radiological sources must have a Radiation Protection Officer assigned to monitor the sources and exposure of personnel to those sources.

Question 11

STAPLEE is a new software tool developed by the U.S. Army used to predict chemical release patterns using plume modeling.

Question 12

Which biosafety would be required to handle the most deadly biological threats known to man (e.g., Ebola virus)?

A) BSL-1
B) BSL-2
C) BSL-3
D) BSL-4

Question 13

EPCRA falls under Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986.

Question 14

What incident had a profound effect on the regulation of chemical hazards in the United States?

A) Three Mile Island Incident
B) West, Texas explosion
C) Bhopal Chemical Release
D) Tokyo Subway Attack

Question 15

One of the criteria for an HHS Category A biological agent is that it 'may be easily dispersed or spread from human to human'.

Question 16

An example of a medical countermeasure used in a public health emergency is social distancing.

Question 17

Tier II hazardous materials inventory reporting is an example of what broad category of mitigation strategies?

A) Structural
B) Non-structural
C) Passive
D) Aggressive

Question 18

Biosecurity refers to the policies and measures taken for protecting a nation's food supply and agricultural resources from both accidental contamination and deliberate attacks of bioterrorism

Question 19

Both the Stafford Act and the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 specifically require mitigation planning for natural hazards, but not for manmade hazards.

Question 20

What Act stipulates requirements with toxic chemical releases and hazardous chemical inventory reporting requirements in the United States?

A) Chemical Right to Know Act
B) HazMat Technicians Support Act
C) Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act
D) All of the above