OSHA * EMPLOYEES * CONTRACTORS * SAFETY PROGRAMS * SUB-CONTRACTORS * COMPETENCY

Who is the Competent Person on your Team?  It is the responsibility of the Employer, not OSHA, to answer that question Advanced Safety Pros delivers the solutions to all angles of this question and possible answers.  From our industry segment focus and jobsite specific training, to our ASPIRT delivery of the information the ultimate result is an easy investment by our Customers: a custom, written, Safety Program and/or employee(s) who have a certified knowledge of OSHA Regulations and who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees.  

A competent person is generically defined as someone who, through certified training and experience, is knowledgeable of regulations, policies and laws regarding occupational health and safety and is capable of identifying hazards relating to their specific workplace and operations, and has the authority invested in him or her by their employer to correct the hazards to protect workers.  In the OSHA construction standards (see 29 CFR 1926.32(f)), a Competent Person is defined 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". 

There is no single OSHA construction standard that establishes all of the specific responsibilities of a “Competent Person”.  Instead, there are numerous references to a Competent Person that appears in the various OSHA construction standards.  Some of the OSHA Construction Regulations (OSHA fall-protection, scaffolding, excavation & shoring) list some specific requirements for a variety of topics, such as safety meetings or hazard assessment, to be performed by the “Competent Person”, while other construction standards only make a passing reference to the Competent Person.  The Competent Person is also referred to in several final OSHA rules, OSHA Interpretation Rulings, or OSHA directives.

Safety Account Managers: Using our hands-on, ASPIRT system, Advanced Safety Pros offers Competent Person Certification for the Employers and training in all aspects of Construction Industry matters requiring OSHA training and/or certification.  Our Customers will benefit from having one, professional service provider to manage ALL of their Safety Related concerns and requirements.  Our Safety Managers are assigned to a specific Customer and effectively address any/all safety related questions, concerns or needs to the continued satisfaction of that Customer and the ever-improving relationship between our firms!   Your Account Manager is a Construction Professional, supported by the intensity of Advanced Safety Pros and the most sophisticated technologies in use for your compliance and peace-of-mind!

“DELIVERING EVER-IMPROVING, ALWAYS COMPLIANT AND RELEVANT, INTERACTIVE, REFLECTIVE AND EVEN ENTERTAINING TRAINING WHICH WILL INSTILL IN EVERY STUDENT THE LIFELONG ATTITUDE OF PERSONAL SAFETY AND PROPER RESPONSE TO EMERGENCY ISSUES. 

CAPITALIZING ON "CAN DO" ATTITUDES AND APPLYING "THE GOLDEN RULE" ADVANCED SAFETY PROS SERVES CUSTOMERS, STUDENTS, AND THE ENTIRE BUSINESS COMMUNITY WITH PEACE-OF-MIND, VALUE-FILLED, SAFETY PLANNING, CONSULTING, TRAINING AND MANAGEMENT.”