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A Clearwater trench has a ladder 41 ft from the employee work location. What access status should be reported?

Correct Answer

B) add safe access

Trench access must be located so employees do not travel more than the allowed distance to reach safe egress.

Answer Options
A
report access as adequate
B
add safe access
C
a second ladder, same end
D
walk to the existing ladder

Why This Is the Correct Answer

Trench access must be located so employees do not travel more than the allowed distance to reach safe egress.

Why the Other Options Are Wrong

Option A: report access as adequate

report access as adequate may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the trench access spacing exposure being tested.

Option C: a second ladder, same end

a second ladder, same end may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the trench access spacing exposure being tested.

Option D: walk to the existing ladder

walk to the existing ladder may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the trench access spacing exposure being tested.

Memory Technique

If Competent Person can still reach the worker, the control is decoration.

Reference Hint

Open-book path: tab OSHA 29 CFR 1926 to Subpart P, 1926.651(c)(2) Means of egress; verify the OSHA safety threshold or jobsite control before answering.

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