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When a boss calls an employee a âcompetent person,â it is not necessarily a compliment â it is a legal obligation. A competent person is an employee who is able to recognize hazards associated with a particular task, and has the ability to mitigate those hazards. Many OSHA construction standards require someone onsite â such as a foreman, supervisor or other employee â to be designated as a competent person. However, OSHA does not have a specific standard regarding a competent person, which has led to some confusion. âItâs a fairly misunderstood term,â said Phil Colleran, a Riverside, IL-based safety consultant specializing in construction and a former OSHA compliance officer.
Part of that demonstration entails the competent person being able to immediately correct any hazards that may appear. If that person is unable to do so, he or she would not fit the definition of competent person, Colleran said. This is where part of the confusion with the term resides, according to Cannon. âYou can have an employee whoâs competent but may lack the authority to take any corrective action,â he said.