Industry Regulations & Compliance Flashcards
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Which certification is specifically required for playground inspection professionals according to NRPA and NPSI guidelines?
Answer: Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI)
The Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI) credential, administered by NRPA, is the recognized standard for professionals conducting playground safety inspections.
The Clean Air Act's General Conformity Rule applies to park agencies when they undertake projects that emit pollutants above threshold levels in areas designated as what?
Answer: Nonattainment or maintenance areas
The General Conformity Rule requires federal agencies, including those managing parks, to demonstrate air quality conformity in EPA-designated nonattainment or maintenance areas.
Which section of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits disability discrimination by programs receiving federal financial assistance, directly affecting publicly funded parks?
Answer: Section 504
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act prohibits discrimination based on disability in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance, including public park programs.
Under NRPA's risk management framework, which approach involves systematically identifying hazards, evaluating likelihood and severity, and implementing controls?
Answer: Risk Assessment Matrix Process
A Risk Assessment Matrix evaluates hazards by likelihood and severity, guiding park managers to prioritize and implement appropriate risk controls.
A park agency operating a food concession must comply primarily with which federal act regarding food safety standards?
Answer: FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) establishes science-based preventive controls for food safety that apply to food service facilities including park concessions.
Which OSHA standard specifically addresses the safety requirements for workers in confined spaces such as underground utility vaults in park facilities?
Answer: 29 CFR 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.146 governs permit-required confined space entry procedures, mandatory for park workers entering utility vaults, storage tanks, or underground structures.
When a park district disposes of fluorescent light bulbs, they must comply with EPA regulations because these bulbs contain which hazardous substance?
Answer: Mercury
Fluorescent bulbs contain mercury and must be managed as universal waste under EPA's Universal Waste Rule, which prohibits disposal in regular trash.