OSHA defines a competent person as one who is capable of identifying existing and predictable conditions in the surroundings and work areas which are unsanitary, hazardous or dangerous and who has the authorization to take prompt corrective action. The end result of effective training is a Competent Person who can control fall hazards at the local level, resulting in a higher level of safety and compliance.?
This 1-day certification course will provide participants with the ability to assess compliance with the OSHA Fall Protection Standard, evaluate installed passive systems and fall arrest systems, and develop and implement fall protection plans.
A competent person is a necessity on every job site and is someone who has sufficient experience and knowledge to recognize scaffold hazards, correct unsafe conditions, and who has the ability to shut down the worksite until any hazards are corrected. The competent person should be the most knowledgeable person, in this case about scaffold safety, on-site.
This 1 day certification course through the Scaffold Training Institute (STI) is designed to prepare all trades in understanding the hazards of modular scaffolding, swing stage, and rolling scaffolds including OSHA’s five most serious scaffold hazards: falling objects, falls, unsafe access, scaffold collapse, and electrocutions.
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