SNHD Employee Exclusion 2

Question 1

An employee is diagnosed with Salmonella Typhi (typhoid fever). According to Nevada food safety law, what action must the person in charge take?

Accepted Answer

Immediately exclude the employee from the establishment

Answer

Salmonella Typhi (typhoid fever) is a highly reportable pathogen under SNHD and Nevada regulations. Employees diagnosed with this illness must be immediately excluded from the food establishment until cleared by the health department.

Question 2

What is the difference between 'excluding' and 'restricting' a sick food worker?

Accepted Answer

Exclusion removes the worker from the facility entirely; restriction limits them to non-food-contact tasks

Answer

Exclusion means the employee must leave the food establishment and may not work at all. Restriction means the employee can remain but must not work with food, food contact surfaces, or unwrapped single-service items.

Question 3

A food handler reports having persistent diarrhea and vomiting for the past 24 hours but says they feel better now. What should the Person in Charge do?

Accepted Answer

Exclude them from working until they have been symptom-free for at least 24 hours

Answer

An employee who has had diarrhea or vomiting within the past 24 hours must be excluded from working with food. They must be symptom-free for at least 24 hours before returning to food handling duties.

Question 4

Which of the following symptoms requires a food handler to be excluded from work?

Accepted Answer

Jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes)

Answer

Jaundice is a symptom of hepatitis A or other serious liver infections. Any employee showing jaundice must be immediately excluded from the food establishment and the health authority notified.

Question 5

An employee has been diagnosed with norovirus. When can they return to work in a food service establishment?

Accepted Answer

At least 48–72 hours after all symptoms have resolved

Answer

Norovirus-infected employees must be free of all symptoms (especially vomiting and diarrhea) for at least 48–72 hours before returning to work, as they remain highly contagious during the symptomatic period.

SNHD - Southern Nevada Health District Practice Test

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SNHD Employee Exclusion 2