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Outdoor temperature is 79 degrees Fahrenheit and an employee asks for shade. What should the supervisor do?

Correct Answer

A) Provide timely access to shade.

When outdoor temperature does not exceed 80 degrees Fahrenheit, employers must either provide shade or provide timely access to shade upon employee request.

Answer Options
A
Provide timely access to shade.
B
Deny shade unless temperature exceeds 100 degrees.
C
Require a written doctor's note before allowing shade.
D
Wait until the next payroll period starts.

Why This Is the Correct Answer

When outdoor temperature does not exceed 80 degrees Fahrenheit, employers must either provide shade or provide timely access to shade upon employee request.

Why the Other Options Are Wrong

Option B: Deny shade unless temperature exceeds 100 degrees.

Deny shade unless temperature exceeds 100 degrees. may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the outdoor heat illness prevention exposure being tested.

Option C: Require a written doctor's note before allowing shade.

Require a written doctor's note before allowing shade. may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the outdoor heat illness prevention exposure being tested.

Option D: Wait until the next payroll period starts.

Wait until the next payroll period starts. may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the outdoor heat illness prevention exposure being tested.

Memory Technique

Outdoor Heat Illness lock for Supervising Exterior: temperature is the harm, does is the guard.

Reference Hint

Study anchor (closed-book): memorize Outdoor heat illness prevention from Cal/OSHA Title 8 Sections 3395 and 3396; CSLB Law and Business Study. / Title 8 Section 3395 shade access; know the rule or calculation trigger without relying on exam-room lookup.

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