After overnight rain, workers want to re-enter an excavation accepted the prior afternoon. What should happen first?
Correct Answer
C) Have the excavation rechecked by the competent person.
Changed conditions such as rain require reassessment before employees re-enter an excavation.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Changed conditions such as rain require reassessment before employees re-enter an excavation.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Enter immediately because yesterday's approval still controls.
Enter immediately because yesterday's approval still controls. may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the excavation safety exposure being tested.
Option B: Pump water after employees are inside.
Pump water after employees are inside. may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the excavation safety exposure being tested.
Option D: Cover the excavation with plywood and skip inspection.
Cover the excavation with plywood and skip inspection. may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the excavation safety exposure being tested.
Memory Technique
Name the harm before the guard; enter, immediately, yesterday's cannot stand in for Starting Site.
Reference Hint
Study anchor (closed-book): memorize Excavation safety from Cal/OSHA Title 8 Construction Safety Orders; CSLB Law and Business. / Title 8 excavation inspection after changed conditions; know the rule or calculation trigger without relying on exam-room lookup.
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