A crew begins laying pipe in a 6 ft deep trench, and the only ladder is 45 ft from the work face. What is the appropriate correction?
Correct Answer
C) Place safe egress so workers have no more than 25 ft of lateral travel
For trenches 4 ft or deeper, OSHA requires safe egress so employees travel no more than 25 ft laterally. Other choices leave access too far away or substitute unsafe climbing routes.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
For trenches 4 ft or deeper, OSHA requires safe egress so employees travel no more than 25 ft laterally. Other choices leave access too far away or substitute unsafe climbing routes.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Leave the ladder because the trench is straight
Choice A gives Leave the ladder because the trench is straight. Its specific error: the option does not produce the required Missing trench access outcome, Place safe egress so workers have no more than 25 ft of lateral travel.
Option B: Let workers climb the trench shield spreaders
Choice B (Let workers climb the trench shield spreaders) is rejected because it points to Let workers climb the trench shield spreaders, but.
Option D: Require workers to exit only at lunch and at shift end, using the trench wall for access
The trap in D is Require workers to exit only at lunch and end of shift. That selection is wrong because the option delays or omits the controlling step.
Memory Technique
Picture a weep path on the jobsite; missing trench access is solved by the action that leads to Place safe egress so workers have no more than 25 ft of lateral travel.
Reference Hint
Open 29 CFR Part 1926, Subpart P - Excavations; use 29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2) to confirm that For trenches 4 ft or deeper, OSHA requires safe egress so employees travel no more than 25 ft laterally.
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