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A Port St. Lucie excavation has this condition before entry: vibration from nearby equipment increased. Which safety step is required before work proceeds?

Correct Answer

A) hazard reinspection

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

Answer Options
A
hazard reinspection
B
ignore the added vibration
C
move equipment and continue
D
reinspect at shift end

Why This Is the Correct Answer

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

Why the Other Options Are Wrong

Option B: ignore the added vibration

ignore the added vibration may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the excavation competent-person inspection exposure being tested.

Option C: move equipment and continue

move equipment and continue may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the excavation competent-person inspection exposure being tested.

Option D: reinspect at shift end

reinspect at shift end may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the excavation competent-person inspection exposure being tested.

Memory Technique

Name the harm before the guard; ignore, added, vibration cannot stand in for Competent Person.

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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