STS Exam
STS Exam
General Contractor
IDLH
Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health
____ is the name of the piece that travels along the main
jib of a tower crane and carries the hook block.
The trolley.
Food
This is the MOST important part of a food handler's good personal hygiene
Proper hand-washing
This is the bacteria taht forms toxins that CANNOT be killed by cooking
(heat)
Staphylococcus
Frozen foods must be kept at this temperature or below
0 degrees F or below
The following rules should be followed when handling, storing and using
chemicals:
A. Never mix chemicals with anything but water
B. Store chemicals in teh original containers or other sturdy, clearly labeled
containers
C. Store away from food handling and food storage areas
This is the correct way to keep food at safe temperatures
Cook food and reheat PHFs in small batches quickly to 165 degrees F
The minimum temperature & time for cooking an egg for immediate service
145 degrees F for 15 seconds
Minimum temperature & time that poultry, stuffed meats, precooked food,
gravies and dressings must be cooked
165 degrees for 15 seconds
Six things that help most pathogenic bacteria to live and reproduce
Food, moisture, time and oxygen, acidity, and sugar
How long it takes bacteria to double in number when food is left in the
tempature danger zone
20 minutes
Maximum time that potentially hazardous food can be left in the temperature
danger zone
4 hours
What a food preparation worker must do when de/she has an infected cut or
burn on the hand
Wear a bandage, disposable glove, move to a non food handling area
At what stage of food handling does most food contamination occur
Food preparation
Which of the following are considered high risk for becoming ill and possibly
dying from foodborne illness
All below:
A. Children under age 4
B. Pregnant women because of risk to unborn child
C. Persons recovering from surgery or from serious illness
This is a sign of food spoilage
Raw pooultry that is delivered at 41 degrees F
Bacteria that will make you "sicker quicker" because of the toxin it produces
Staphylococcus
Discard with the "When in doubt, throw it out" rule for evaluting food
Food cantainers that are damaged or missing labels
What order of storage for food in the refrigerator from top to bottom should
be observed
All below:
A. Store cooked PHFs on top shelf with RTE foods
B. Store raw poultry products on a tray on the bottom shelf
C. Store raw PHFs in cooking temperature order (145 F - 165 F) from top to
bottom
This temperature and time would kill harmful bacteria such as E-coli in
commercial cooking
This is NOT part of the HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) system
All below:
A. Step-by-step safety control plan that includes preparation, prosessing ,
packaging and storage of food
B. A comprehsive plan that includes cleaning and sanitizing procedures
C. A comprehensive plan that includes education of staff
Ashley prepares food as well as serves the food in her small cafe. Which duty
might cross-contaiminate food if she forgets to wash her hands
All below:
A. She cuts up chicken for a casserole dish, then she sprinkles grated cheese
over salad with her bare hands
B. She wipes up a mess on a table, then refills water glasses at the table
C. She cleans the restroom and refills soap and toilet paper holders. Then she
refills condiment container, on a side stand
This virus is passed by a carrier who does NOT wash his/her hands after
using the restroom and handles food
Hepatitis A
Bacterial intoxication that is fatal about 65% of the time. Associated with
imporperly canned foods and abused, temperature vacuum packaged food
Botulism
Chef Kevin prepared fresh turkeys on a cutting surface then carved a baked
turkey on the same surface. What bacteria did he spread from the raw to the
cooked turkey
Salmonella
Lexie is grilling steaks and she removes the meat from the grill and places
the steaks on the same platter that held the raw steaks. What kimd of crosscontamination is this
Utensils to food
Amy is a new girl working at the ice cream store. She is learning a lot of new
things. Which will she have to be retrained on
She handles ice cream cones with bare hands after handling money
Brian, the chef at the Chili Parlor, prepared his casserole cheese sauce the
night before it was needed. How can he cool it down quickly to inhibit
bacterial growth
Any of the options below:
A. Dilute the sauce with ice or cold water after cooking
B. Place container in an ice bath and then refrigerate in coolshallow pans
C. Place diluted hot sauce in cool pans not exceeding 2 inches and refrigerate
immediately
Chef Scottie prepared chicken salad for lunch. Special care was taken in
cooking and cooling the chicken properly before using it. A salmonella
outbreak occurred. What may have caused this
All below:
A. The other ingredients may have been contaminated
B. The food may have been at room temperature too long after the sandwiches
were made
C. The chef may have mixed the salad with his bare hands that were not
washed after using the restroom
Whitney at the Family Buffet routinely fills their food on the service line by
scraping old food on top of the new food and reusing soiled serving utensils.
This practice is
Unacceptable because of cross-contamination from old food and soiled utensil
to new food
Ashley was observed by the manager working in the dining room. What
needs re-education
Her wiping cloth is left in the container with the dirty dishes between uses
Lyndsey; teh manager, has received the inspection form from her sanitarian.
She should ____
Share the information with her employees and begin in-service education
where needed