A Palm Coast excavation has this condition before entry: soil conditions changed near the trench wall. Which safety step is required before work proceeds?
Correct Answer
D) changed-condition inspection
Excavations require competent-person inspections when conditions could affect employee safety.
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: continue from yesterday
continue from yesterday may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the excavation competent-person inspection exposure being tested.
Option B: add spoil to hold the wall
add spoil to hold the wall may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the excavation competent-person inspection exposure being tested.
Option C: work faster to limit time
work faster to limit time may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the excavation competent-person inspection 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(k) Inspections; verify the OSHA safety threshold or jobsite control before answering.
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