Law
Law that is enforced by EHB falls under this type of law, let's leave the criminal stuff to the SFPD.
What is administrative law
SF's nuisance health code section
What is Article 11
Being just a strand of RNA, this virus caused a global pandemic in 2020
What is corona virus
Scientific name for the active ingredient in cannabis
What is tetrahydrocannabinol
Scientific name for a roof rat, but don't make me repeat myself
What is Rattus rattus
The general branch of government under which EHB operates, don't judge us.
What is the executive branch
The name of at least three sub-programs regulated by HazMat
What are medical waste, CFC, HazMat/Haz Waste, AST, UST, CalARP
Three common symptoms of food borne illness
What are vomiting, diarrhea, fever
This type of conveyance became the talk of the town after covid, and is known for combining beef products and pork products in a tasty treat
What are bacon-wrapped hot dog carts
Despite sounding like a type of insect, these non-living items serve in the transmission of disease; not your typical vector.
What are fomites
This person is ultimately responsible for actions taken by EHB
Who is the Mayor
The names of the two aquifers in San Francisco that are used as a possible drinking water supply
What are Westside Basin, Lobos Basin
Shigella, leptospirosis, anthrax, covid, and hepatitis A, B, D, E are diseases requiring this action under CA law
What are reportable diseases
Before being called Registered Environmental Health Specialists, such staff were called this, which sounds like a licensed garbage collector
What is a registered sanitarian
The unit of measurement for the intensity of sound on a logarithmic scale
What is a decibel
Governmental CODES that empower a large part of EHB
What are the SF Health Code and the Cal Health and Safety Code
The Mayor of SF
Who is Daniel Lurie
Aquaceous wastes that have a pH <2.01 or > 12.49 are classified as this type of hazardous waste.
What is corrosive waste
These long-term housing quarters were built without bathrooms or kitchens inside the units.
What are SROs.
In SF, this nuisance is generally only allowed to occur on residential property, 15 feet from a building opening, or at the curb
What is second hand tobacco smoke
The federal document governing all of EHB actions
What is the US Constitution
The name of the EHB employee with the longest active tenure
Who is Karen Yu
With an atomic number of 82, this atom is known to be the most dense metal.
What is lead
At one time belonging to the US Navy, this 638 acre parcel in SF now hosts 522 condo homes.
What is the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard
While POS may be an abbreviation in social media to describe someone behaving extremely rudely, at SF-EHB it stands for this
What is Point of Sale