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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.
Refuse to be exposed to the danger of death or serious physical harm. OSHA's mission is to send every worker home whole and healthy every day. OSHA is a federal agency with 2,150 employees, including 1,100 inspectors, and an annual budget of nearly $500 million. Almost every working person in the nation, with a few exceptions, comes under OSHA's jurisdiction.