Quiz - Trench Rescue Awareness

Source:  NYS Trench Rescue Awareness Program

What type of soil should you consider the soil during a trench rescue?

• Type “D”
• Type “C” – correct answer
• Type “B”
• Type “A”

What is the name of the person who is capable of identifying existing & predictable hazards in the surrounding, or working conditions and can take corrective actions?

• Competent person – correct person
• Foreman
• Rescuer
• Fire Chief

 List four (4) types of trench accidents

• Wall sloth in
• Belly-in
• Spoil pile cave in
• Lip cave in
• All the above – correct answer

If a trench is greater than 5 ft deep you must?

• Have a stand-by team
• Obtain a permit
• Shore it – correct answer
• Cover with a tarp

One of the OSHA standards for trench excavation is 1926.650?

• True – correct answer
• False

How far back from the opening of a trench should the spoil pile be?

• 10 feet
• 5 feet
• 2 feet – correct answer
• At lip of trench

By definition a Trench is?

• Any hole in the earth
• An unfinished basement
• A temporary excavation which is deeper than it is wide – correct answer
• Top of the spoil pile