Set #1: NEHA exam Chapter 2, REHS - HAZWOPER, ICS, NIMS, & Disaster Response, Chapter 4: Hazwoper, ICS, NIMS & Disaster ResponseEqual Protection - correct answer A right guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution, wherein "no state shall deny a person" this right. It
required t...
Equal Protection - correct answer A right guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the US
Constitution, wherein "no state shall deny a person" this right. It
required the state to apply the same laws to all citizens.
Due Process - correct answer necessary procedural requirements that government agencies must follow
to take action against parties in violation of applicable laws
Statutes - correct answer laws enacted by either the state or the federal legislature
Ordinances - correct answer Laws enacted by local government bodies such as cities and municipalities,
counties, school districts, and water districts.
Regulations or rules - correct answer are laws enacted by regulatory agencies, also known as
administrative agencies
License or permit - correct answer Gives permission to engage in a legally restricted activity
purpose of these is to protect the public welfare
Litigation - correct answer a civil action to settle a dispute in a court of law
Arbitration - correct answer settling a dispute by agreeing to accept the decision of an impartial
outsider
Less expensive than litigation
,Mediation - correct answer a nonbinding settlement discussion between the interested parties
Administrative hearings - correct answer give both parties the opportunity to express and clarify their
positions
They are information-gathering in nature and should not become adversarial
Administrative Order or Enforcement/ abatement order - correct answer legal document from a state
or federal agency directing an individual, business, or agency to correct or stop an activity. May impose
fines or monetary damages
EMbargo - correct answer a legal order prohibiting the removal or use of something
seizure order - correct answer Legal permission to confiscate, retain and/or dispose or something
Condemnation - correct answer legal judgement that finds a structure or property too dangerous or
unfit for human use
Posted on the property yo forbid trespass
uninhabitable - correct answer an alternative action to condemnation
Under this, a person may enter to make repairs, but not to occupy the property
Public Nuisance - correct answer An owner's use of land that causes damage or inconvenience to the
general public.
Interferes with publics ability to pursue comfort, health, and quiet
Nuisance abatement - correct answer A legal order to stop such hindering and/or annoying activities
Civil Law - correct answer Involves individuals or groups acting in a nonpublic capacity in which some
form of compensation is sought, and liability, not guilty, is established
Prohibitory Injunction - correct answer A court order preventing a party from doing a particular act
, Mandatory Injunction - correct answer an order to take action, such as applying for a permit, changing a
procedure, reporting an activity, or correcting a violation
Criminal Law - correct answer prevents harm to society
Prima Facie - correct answer tangible evidence such as detailed records, original handwritten
investigative reports, photographs, samples and scientific test results
they are more persuasive forms of evidence than recollections alone
Hearsay - correct answer testimony given by a witness who relates not what he or she heard, saw, or
knows personally, but what others have said
usually not admissible evidence
Torts - correct answer civil wrongs (injuries to a person, property, or reputation)
Informed consent - correct answer lessens the professionals liability when the risk of a pending activity
is explained
Example: a restaurants meat is close to temp limit allowed by law and the REHS explains that it is
reaching a hazardous condition
Statutes of limitation - correct answer The law that sets the length of time from when something
happens to when a lawsuit must be filed before the right to bring it is lost.
The Exclusionary Rule - correct answer disallows illegally obtained evidence to be admitted in court
Subpoena - correct answer legal process to compel access to records and documents
Freedom of Information Act - correct answer gives public access to governmental records, but its
wording restricts access to public records that could contain private information
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