Designate a Competent Person
OSHA defines a competent person as:
one who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them.
Your employer must designate a competent person for certain construction activities that may have caught-in between hazards:
Does your employer designate competent persons?
- training for scaffold erection
- inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems
- engineering survey prior to demolition of a structure (and any adjacent structure where workers may be exposed) to determine the condition of the framing, floors, and walls, and possibility of unplanned collapse
- continuing inspections during demolition to detect hazards resulting from weakened or deteriorated floors, or walls, or loosened material
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2-8. Who must train, inspect, and survey safe conditions on most construction sites?
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