A utility trench is 4 ft deep. How close must a ladder or other safe egress generally be?
Correct Answer
B) 25 ft or less
OSHA requires safe egress within 25 ft of lateral travel in trench excavations 4 ft or deeper.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
OSHA requires safe egress within 25 ft of lateral travel in trench excavations 4 ft or deeper.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Apply 10 ft to the trench ladder spacing condition
Choice A (10 ft) is rejected because 10 ft is not the OSHA trench-egress travel distance or access trigger cited here.
Option C: Apply 50 ft to the trench ladder spacing condition
The trap in C is 50 ft. That selection is wrong because 50 ft is not the OSHA trench-egress travel distance or access trigger cited here.
Option D: Apply 100 ft to the trench ladder spacing condition
Choice D gives 100 ft. Its specific error: 100 ft is not the OSHA trench-egress travel distance or access trigger cited here.
Memory Technique
Use a redline memory cue for trench ladder spacing: the stem's condition unlocks 25 ft or less.
Reference Hint
Open 29 CFR Part 1926 (OSHA Construction Standards), 1926-2023 / PSI OSHA Excerpts 2025; use 29 CFR 1926 Subpart P - §1926.651(c)(2); ladders by §1926.1053 to confirm that OSHA requires safe egress within 25 ft of lateral travel in trench excavations 4 ft or deeper.
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