Employees are about to enter an 8-foot excavation, but no competent person has reviewed the protective system. What should happen?
Correct Answer
D) Review protection before entry.
Excavation entry should not proceed until hazards and the protective system are reviewed by the appropriate competent person or responsible safety authority.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Excavation entry should not proceed until hazards and the protective system are reviewed by the appropriate competent person or responsible safety authority.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Enter first and inspect after backfill.
Enter first and inspect after backfill. may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the excavation safety exposure being tested.
Option B: Use plywood scraps as the only protection.
Use plywood scraps as the only protection. may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the excavation safety exposure being tested.
Option C: Treat the trench as safe because it is straight.
Treat the trench as safe because it is straight. 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, first, inspect cannot stand in for Stopping Trench.
Reference Hint
Study anchor (closed-book): memorize Excavation safety from Cal/OSHA Title 8 Construction Safety Orders; CSLB Law and Business. / Title 8 excavation protection requirements; know the rule or calculation trigger without relying on exam-room lookup.
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