Temporary stairs serving the second floor are blocked by stored doors, leaving workers to climb through a window opening. What should the superintendent require?
Correct Answer
B) Clear and maintain a safe stairway or ladder access route
Safe access between work levels must be provided and maintained; blocked access should be corrected before workers improvise unsafe routes. Other choices accept a foreseeable access hazard.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Safe access between work levels must be provided and maintained; blocked access should be corrected before workers improvise unsafe routes. Other choices accept a foreseeable access hazard.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: The superintendent should use the window only during dry weather
Choice A gives Use the window only during dry weather. Its specific error: it leaves the work at an informal or incomplete stage, while Access and egress requires Clear and maintain a safe stairway or ladder access route.
Option C: Let each trade choose its own access path
In general project requirements, Let each trade choose its own access path is the wrong selection for Access and egress: it points to Let each trade choose its own access path, but.
Option D: The superintendent should wait until permanent stairs are installed
The trap in D is Wait until permanent stairs are installed. That selection is wrong because it tries to bypass the Access and egress checkpoint.
Memory Technique
Picture a inspection mark on the jobsite; access and egress is solved by the action that leads to Clear and maintain a safe stairway or ladder access route.
Reference Hint
Open 29 CFR 1926 OSHA Construction Standards; use 29 CFR 1926 Subpart X access requirements to confirm that Safe access between work levels must be provided and maintained; blocked access should be corrected before workers improvise unsafe routes.
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