GAT Industry Regulations 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), what is the employer's primary obligation when a qualified employee requests a workplace accommodation?
- Grant any accommodation requested immediately
- Engage in an interactive process to identify effective accommodations (Correct answer)
- Require a second medical opinion before proceeding
- Transfer the employee to a less demanding role
Correct answer: Engage in an interactive process to identify effective accommodations
The ADA requires employers to engage in a good-faith interactive process with the employee to determine what reasonable accommodations would enable them to perform essential job functions.
Question 2: The FDA's 510(k) clearance pathway is used to bring which type of product to market?
- New pharmaceutical drugs
- Medical devices substantially equivalent to a predicate device (Correct answer)
- Genetically modified foods
- Dietary supplements
Correct answer: Medical devices substantially equivalent to a predicate device
The 510(k) is a premarket submission demonstrating that a medical device is substantially equivalent to a legally marketed device (predicate) already on the market.
Question 3: Under the Clean Air Act, a 'major source' of air pollution is generally defined as a facility emitting how many tons of regulated pollutants per year?
- 10 tons or more
- 100 tons or more (Correct answer)
- 500 tons or more
- 1,000 tons or more
Correct answer: 100 tons or more
Under the Clean Air Act, a 'major source' typically emits 100 tons per year or more of any regulated pollutant, triggering more stringent permitting requirements.
Question 4: Which OSHA standard requires employers in general industry to provide fall protection when workers are exposed to falls of 4 feet or more?
- 29 CFR 1910.23 (Walking-Working Surfaces) (Correct answer)
- 29 CFR 1926.502 (Construction Fall Protection)
- 29 CFR 1910.147 (Lockout/Tagout)
- 29 CFR 1910.132 (PPE General Requirements)
Correct answer: 29 CFR 1910.23 (Walking-Working Surfaces)
29 CFR 1910.23 under OSHA's Walking-Working Surfaces standard requires fall protection for general industry workers exposed to falls of 4 feet or more.
Question 5: Under HIPAA's Breach Notification Rule, a covered entity must notify affected individuals of a breach of unsecured PHI within how many days of discovery?
- 30 days
- 60 days (Correct answer)
- 90 days
- 180 days
Correct answer: 60 days
HIPAA's Breach Notification Rule requires covered entities to notify affected individuals within 60 calendar days of discovering a breach of unsecured protected health information.
Question 6: The Dodd-Frank Act's 'Volcker Rule' primarily restricts banks from engaging in which activity?
- Issuing mortgages to subprime borrowers
- Proprietary trading and owning hedge funds (Correct answer)
- Charging overdraft fees without consent
- Selling insurance products across state lines
Correct answer: Proprietary trading and owning hedge funds
The Volcker Rule prohibits banks from engaging in short-term proprietary trading of securities and from owning or sponsoring hedge funds and private equity funds.
Question 7: In food manufacturing, a HACCP plan requires identifying which type of control point where failure could result in a food safety hazard?
- Quality Control Point
- Critical Control Point (CCP) (Correct answer)
- Environmental Monitoring Point
- Sanitation Verification Point
Correct answer: Critical Control Point (CCP)
A HACCP plan identifies Critical Control Points (CCPs) — steps in the process where control can be applied to prevent, eliminate, or reduce a food safety hazard to acceptable levels.
GAT Industry Regulations 3
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), what is the employer's primary obligation when a qualified employee requests a workplace accommodation?