OSHA Required “Competent Person”
February 16, 2007
One of OSHA’s standards is that of “The Competent Person”. OSHA requires all employers, including General Contractors as well as Subcontractors, to start and maintain a job-site safety and health program. The construction standards require that each employer designate someone to fill the roll of the competent person.
The competent person is responsible for safety inspections of the job-site, equipment and materials. This requirement can be found in 29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2). OSHA defines a competent person as” One who is capable by experience, education, or training 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.
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