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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.
These are a legal requirement and should be carried out by a competent person. Though a "competent person" is not defined within the legislation, guidance is given in the HSE LOLER Approved Code of Practice and guidance [8] which gives further details that the person should have the "appropriate practical and theoretical knowledge and ...
CDM 2007 was a result of an EU Directive 92/57/EEC (OJ L245, 26.8.92), [3] the 'Construction Sites Directive'. They came into force on 6 April 2007, and replaced a 1994 predecessor as amended in 2000 and 1996 Health and Safety regulations. [4]
Construction law builds upon general legal principles and methodologies and incorporates the regulatory framework (including security of payment, planning, environmental and building regulations); contract methodologies and selection (including traditional and alternative forms of contracting); subcontract issues; causes of action, and liability, arising in contract, negligence and on other ...
In United States and Canadian law [citation needed], competence concerns the mental capacity of an individual to participate in legal proceedings or transactions, and the mental condition a person must have to be responsible for his or her decisions or acts. Competence is an attribute that is decision-specific.
The definition of a competent person may be defined in the permit but is generally considered to refer to a Chartered Engineer with appropriate experience [1] Where there is doubt as to the integrity, then the visual inspection may be supplemented by a low-level hydrostatic test.
Construction workers can colloquially be referred to as "hard hat workers" or "hard hats", [5] as they often wear hard hats for safety while working on construction sites. Nevertheless, the term is a broad and generic one and most construction workers are primarily described by the specific level and type of work they perform.
A construction foreman is the worker or skilled tradesperson who is in charge of a construction crew. This role is generally assumed by a senior worker who is seasoned and competent in their field, but also capable of project leadership (oversight and control over subordinate laborers). In a military context, a foreman is a non-commissioned ...