Certified Professional Environmental Auditor (CPEA) Free Practice Test

Question 1

There are three basic choices involved in selecting the trainers for an audit program. These are:

A. None of these

B. Hiring consultants to come in and train staff in groups

C. Sending inexperienced staff to publicly available courses on environmental auditing

D. Using experienced in-house auditors to train junior staff

Correct Answer: B,C,D

Question 2

Companies should develop a procedure that includes steps for dealing with these visits. The procedure will deal with items that should be covered prior to, during, and after the inspection. Plant management should have clear guidance on:

A. Illegal counsel participation

B. Objective and scope of the inspection

C. Limits of authority of supervisors and workers

D. Plant personnel who will accompany the inspector

Correct Answer: B,D

Question 3

The specific structure of the audit program will vary, depending upon the individual organization. Probably the most prevalent, though not the only, approach is:

A. Both of these

B. To assign a small group to this individual

C. Any one of these

D. To appoint a corporate audit program director

Correct Answer: A

Question 4

Audit programs are typically designed to meet one or more of the following objectives Except:

A. Tracking and removing of compliance costs

B. Determining liabilities

C. Assuring compliance with regulations

D. Increasing environmental awareness

Correct Answer: A

Question 5

A "clean" environmental audit:

A. Provides complete assurance that a property is not contaminated

B. Transfers liability for property pollution to the person performing the audit

C. Poses risks as there are some pollutants for which the audit cannot test

D. Ensures that a purchaser will not bear responsibility for polluted property

Correct Answer: C

Question 6

Corporations have already begun to change the way they operate, anticipating an increasingly challenging future. Some interesting developments are:

A. Think tanks

B. Multi-national workforce

C. Benchmarking studies, Third-party program evaluations and certifications and Voluntary public reporting

D. Appointment of environmental experts to corporate boards

Correct Answer: C,D

Question 7

Directors and officers of a corporation:

A. May avoid responsibility for environmental damage if they exercise due diligence

B. Cannot be held liable for property damage caused by a corporation

C. May be responsible for environmental damage

D. Are always responsible for environmental damage caused by a corporation

Correct Answer: A

Question 8

Environmental legislation arose in part due to:

A. All of the above

B. Unsatisfactory requirements for individuals to accept responsibility for environmental issues

C. Ineffective solutions at common law

D. A need to shift the responsibility for pollution to the person causing the environmental damage

Correct Answer: A

Question 9

The European Community Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) participation requires:

A. An environmental policy must be adopted consistent with requirements listed in the EMAS regulations

B. An environmental statement must be prepared monthly

C. The company should conduct an initial site review

D. The environmental statement must be verified by an independent third party that was not involved in the audit

Correct Answer: A,D

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