Temporary braces are removed before the wall line is tied into the floor and roof diaphragms. What is the risk?
Correct Answer
D) Loss of stability.
Temporary bracing should remain until the permanent structural system provides stability.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Temporary bracing should remain until the permanent structural system provides stability.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Continue framing where temporary braces are removed before the wall line is tied into the floor and roof diaphragms, and leave the structural correction for a later trade.
Continue framing where temporary braces are removed before the wall line is tied into the floor and roof diaphragms, and leave the structural correction for a later trade. may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the framing construction sequence exposure being tested.
Option B: Photograph the condition where temporary braces are removed before the wall line is tied into the floor and roof diaphragms, but close the framing item without rebuilding the load path before cover.
Photograph the condition where temporary braces are removed before the wall line is tied into the floor and roof diaphragms, but close the framing item without rebuilding the load path before cover. may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the framing construction sequence exposure being tested.
Option C: Treat the item as layout cleanup where temporary braces are removed before the wall line is tied into the floor and roof diaphragms, and postpone the structural correction until after cover.
Treat the item as layout cleanup where temporary braces are removed before the wall line is tied into the floor and roof diaphragms, and postpone the structural correction until after cover. may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the framing construction sequence exposure being tested.
Memory Technique
If Coordinating Wall can still reach the worker, the control is decoration.
Reference Hint
Study anchor (closed-book): memorize Framing construction sequence from Cal/OSHA Title 8 Construction Safety Orders; CSLB B General Building. / Cal/OSHA Title 8 structural stability during construction concepts; know the rule or calculation trigger without relying on exam-room lookup.
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