Suspending the load just above the landing point and then placing the necessary blocking to support it is ______.

• A. Standard practice
• B. Necessary to prevent tipping
• C. Required by OSHA
• D. Considered hazardous and avoided

Answer: (D)

The situation tests understanding of safe load support and why you never rely on temporary blocking after a load is already suspended. Suspending the load just above the landing and then placing blocking to support it creates an unstable, uncontrolled condition. If the load shifts, the blocking can fail or shift too, and the load could drop, tip, or swing, putting nearby workers at serious risk and potentially causing equipment damage. Proper safety practice is to have the cribbing or blocking already in place and the load resting on stable supports before you release or lower it further. This is why the action is considered hazardous and avoided.