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A Lakeland excavation has this condition before entry: rain occurred before the morning shift. Which safety step is required before work proceeds?

Correct Answer

C) competent-person inspection

Excavations require competent-person inspections when conditions could affect employee safety.

Answer Options
A
enter since the rain stopped
B
any worker glances first
C
competent-person inspection
D
wait for the soil to dry

Why This Is the Correct Answer

Excavations require competent-person inspections when conditions could affect employee safety.

Why the Other Options Are Wrong

Option A: enter since the rain stopped

enter since the rain stopped may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the excavation competent-person inspection exposure being tested.

Option B: any worker glances first

any worker glances first may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the excavation competent-person inspection exposure being tested.

Option D: wait for the soil to dry

wait for the soil to dry may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the excavation competent-person inspection exposure being tested.

Memory Technique

Hazard lock for the controlling choice: excavations is the harm, inspections is the guard.

Reference Hint

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

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