Competent PersonCompetent Person

for Constructionfor Construction

What is a What is a “competent person?”“competent person?”

• Capable of identifyingCapable of identifying • Existing and predictable hazardsExisting and predictable hazards • Unsanitary, hazardous, dangerous Unsanitary, hazardous, dangerous

conditionsconditions

• Authorized to take corrective Authorized to take corrective measuresmeasures

1a

Why use a competent Why use a competent person?person?

• Standards explicitly requireStandards explicitly require

• Employer to Employer to train employeestrain employees

• Safety and Safety and health aspectshealth aspects

2a

Other OSHA standardsOther OSHA standards

• Employer’s responsibility to Employer’s responsibility to limit limit

• Job assignments Job assignments to employees to employees

2b

Other OSHA standardsOther OSHA standards

• ““Certified,” “competent,” Certified,” “competent,” or “qualified”or “qualified”

• Special previous Special previous trainingtraining

2c

OSHA believesOSHA believes

• Training is an essential partTraining is an essential part

• Safety and Safety and health programhealth program

2d

““Competent Competent person” plays a role person” plays a role

• 1926.20, General 1926.20, General safety and health safety and health provisionsprovisions

• 1926.53, Ionizing 1926.53, Ionizing radiationradiation

3a

““Competent Competent person” plays a role person” plays a role

• 1926.62, Lead1926.62, Lead

• 1926.101, 1926.101, Hearing ProtectionHearing Protection

3b

““Competent person” plays Competent person” plays a a role role • 1926.251, Rigging 1926.251, Rigging

equipment for equipment for material handlingmaterial handling

• 1926.354, Welding, 1926.354, Welding, cutting, and heating cutting, and heating in way in way of preservative of preservative coatingscoatings

3c

““Competent person” plays Competent person” plays a a role role• 1926.404, Wiring design 1926.404, Wiring design

and protectionand protection

• 1926.451, 1926.451, ScaffoldsScaffolds

• 1926.454, 1926.454, Scaffolds, Training Scaffolds, Training requirementsrequirements

3d

““Competent person” Competent person” plays a role plays a role

• 1926.500, Fall 1926.500, Fall Protections, Protections, Scope, Scope, application, and application, and definitions definitions applicable applicable to this subpartto this subpart

3e

““Competent Competent person” plays a role person” plays a role

• 1926.502, Fall protection systems 1926.502, Fall protection systems criteria and practicescriteria and practices

• 1926 Subpart M App C, Personal 1926 Subpart M App C, Personal Fall Arrest Systems - Non-Fall Arrest Systems - Non-Mandatory Guidelines for Mandatory Guidelines for Complying with 1926.502(d)Complying with 1926.502(d)

3f

““Competent Competent person” plays a role person” plays a role

• 1926 Subpart M 1926 Subpart M App E, Sample Fall App E, Sample Fall Protection Plan – Protection Plan – Non-Mandatory Non-Mandatory Guidelines for Guidelines for Complying with Complying with 1926.502(k)1926.502(k)

3g

““Competent Competent person” plays a role person” plays a role

• 1926.503, Fall 1926.503, Fall Protection, Training Protection, Training RequirementsRequirements

• 1926.550, 1926.550, Cranes Cranes and and derricksderricks

3h

““Competent person” plays Competent person” plays a role a role

• 1926.552, Material 1926.552, Material hoists, personnel hoists, personnel hoists, and elevatorshoists, and elevators

• 1926 Subpart P 1926 Subpart P App A, App A, Excavations, Excavations, Soil Soil ClassificationClassification

3i

““Competent Competent person” plays a role person” plays a role

• 1926 Subpart P App B, 1926 Subpart P App B, Excavations, Sloping and Excavations, Sloping and BenchingBenching

3j

““Competent Competent person” plays a role person” plays a role

• 1926.651, Specific Excavation 1926.651, Specific Excavation RequirementsRequirements

• 1926.652, 1926.652, Excavations, Excavations, RequirementsRequirements for protective for protective systemssystems

3k

““Competent Competent person” plays a role person” plays a role

• 1926.705, Concrete and Masonry 1926.705, Concrete and Masonry Construction, Construction, Requirements Requirements for lift-slab for lift-slab operationsoperations

3l

““Competent Competent person” plays a role person” plays a role

• 1926.752, Steel 1926.752, Steel Erection, Erection, Bolting, Bolting, riveting, riveting, fitting-up, and fitting-up, and plumbing-upplumbing-up

3m

““Competent Competent person” plays a role person” plays a role

• 1926.800, Underground 1926.800, Underground ConstructionConstruction

• 1926.803, Underground 1926.803, Underground Construction, Caissons, Construction, Caissons, Cofferdams, and Compressed Air, Cofferdams, and Compressed Air, Compressed airCompressed air

3n

““Competent Competent person” plays a role person” plays a role

• 1926.850, 1926.850, Demolition, Demolition, Preparatory Preparatory operationsoperations

• 1926.859, 1926.859, Mechanical Mechanical demolitiondemolition

3o

““Competent Competent person” plays a role person” plays a role

• 1926.900, Blasting and 1926.900, Blasting and the Use of Explosivesthe Use of Explosives

• 1926.1053, Ladders1926.1053, Ladders

3p

““Competent Competent person” plays a role person” plays a role

• 1926.1060, 1926.1060, Stairways and Stairways and Ladders, Training Ladders, Training requirementsrequirements

• 1926.1101, 1926.1101,

AsbestosAsbestos

3q

““Competent Competent person” plays a role person” plays a role

• 1926.1101 App F, 1926.1101 App F, Work practices and Work practices and engineering engineering controls for Class I controls for Class I Asbestos Asbestos Operations – Operations – non-mandatorynon-mandatory

3r

““Competent Competent person” plays a role person” plays a role

• 1926.1127, Cadmium1926.1127, Cadmium

3s