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Stored drywall sheets lean into a hallway used as the site's emergency route. What should be corrected?

Correct Answer

A) Blocked egress.

Materials should not block safe passage, emergency routes, or required egress.

Answer Options
A
Blocked egress.
B
Provide high-visibility protection.
C
Secure cover.
D
Secured cover.

Why This Is the Correct Answer

Materials should not block safe passage, emergency routes, or required egress.

Why the Other Options Are Wrong

Option B: Provide high-visibility protection.

Provide high-visibility protection. may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the material storage and egress exposure being tested.

Option C: Secure cover.

Secure cover. may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the material storage and egress exposure being tested.

Option D: Secured cover.

Secured cover. may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the material storage and egress exposure being tested.

Memory Technique

If Correcting Shift can still reach the worker, the control is decoration.

Reference Hint

Study anchor (closed-book): memorize Material storage and egress from Cal/OSHA Title 8 Construction Safety Orders; CSLB B General Building. / Cal/OSHA Title 8 material storage and housekeeping concepts; know the rule or calculation trigger without relying on exam-room lookup.

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