showstack / glossary / competent-person
Competent person 適任人員
Whoever is legally allowed to sign off that a task, a rig or a piece of equipment is safe. What that actually requires depends entirely on which country's regulation you are standing under — it is not a synonym for "someone who is good at their job," and it is not one qualification you can carry between jurisdictions.
中文
法規上有資格簽署某項作業、吊掛系統或設備可安全使用的人。重點在「經指定且能舉證」，不是「做過很多次」。
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US OSHA (29 CFR 1926.32(f)): able to identify hazards AND has authority to fix them on the spot, tied to a specific hazard class such as fall protection or excavation.
UK law (Management of H&S at Work Regs 1999, reg. 7): a broader general-duty role — sufficient training, experience or knowledge to assist the employer, not tied to one hazard class.
A sign-off valid under one country's definition does not automatically satisfy the other's, even though riders use the phrase as if it meant one thing worldwide.
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Sources
- Competent Person - Overview — OSHA primary
- 1926.32 - Definitions — OSHA primary
- The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999: Regulation 7 — legislation.gov.uk / UK National Archives primary
- What is a Competent Person? — UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
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