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A worker takes a preventative cool-down rest in shade and reports heat symptoms. What should happen before the worker returns?

Correct Answer

C) Monitor and wait until symptoms abate.

A worker taking a cool-down rest must be monitored, asked about symptoms, and not ordered back until signs or symptoms have abated, with the minimum rest time still observed.

Answer Options
A
Send the worker home alone without first aid.
B
Order immediate return after one minute if production is behind.
C
Monitor and wait until symptoms abate.
D
Replace the rest period with a lien-release form.

Why This Is the Correct Answer

A worker taking a cool-down rest must be monitored, asked about symptoms, and not ordered back until signs or symptoms have abated, with the minimum rest time still observed.

Why the Other Options Are Wrong

Option A: Send the worker home alone without first aid.

Send the worker home alone without first aid. may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the outdoor heat illness prevention exposure being tested.

Option B: Order immediate return after one minute if production is behind.

Order immediate return after one minute if production is behind. may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the outdoor heat illness prevention exposure being tested.

Option D: Replace the rest period with a lien-release form.

Replace the rest period with a lien-release form. may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the outdoor heat illness prevention exposure being tested.

Memory Technique

Name the harm before the guard; send, worker, home cannot stand in for Responding Employee.

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 cool-down rest; know the rule or calculation trigger without relying on exam-room lookup.

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