Competent person
A competent person is designated by a company to ensure that the company's health and safety responsibilities are being met.[1][2] This may be a legal obligation required of the company, to ensure that the business understands, and can act on, the health and safety risks that might occur during their particular type of work.[2]
United Kingdom
The forerunner to the Competent Person Scheme in the UK was the 1991
Recognition of competence is defined as requiring "sufficient training and experience or knowledge and other qualities" to be able to effectively oversee health and safety in the business,[2] although specialised industries may have additional, more specific requirements.[5]
For building trades, there are, as of February 2020, eighteen Competent Person Schemes including:[6]
- Fensa (for windows)
- HETAS (for biomass and solid fuel)
- NICEIC(for electrical installations)
United States
While the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) does not have specific standards about competent persons, several industry-specific standards do have requirements for the designated competent persons to follow.
References
- ^ "Safety and Health Topics Competent Person Occupational Safety and Health Administration". www.osha.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
- ^ a b c "The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ^ ISBN 9781409834328.
- ^ ISBN 9781526141866.
- ^ "What is Competence? - Competence in health and safety". www.hse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ^ "Competent person scheme - current schemes and how schemes are authorised". GOV.UK. 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
- ^ "Safety and Health Topics | Competent Person - OSHA Standards | Occupational Safety and Health Administration". www.osha.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-27.