{"id":"d01fb842-1f35-4e85-8105-671a45109654","task":"Distinguish OSHA's 'competent person' from 'qualified person' when assigning scaffold responsibilities","domain":"construction-safety.osha-definitions","steps":["Apply 1926.32(f)'s 'competent person' definition to hazard-recognition and corrective-authority roles: someone capable of identifying hazards with authorization to fix them.","Apply 1926.32(m)'s 'qualified person' definition to technical/design roles: someone with a recognized degree/certificate or extensive demonstrated experience solving problems in the relevant subject matter.","Assign scaffold inspection, and erection/dismantling supervision, to a competent person per Subpart L's specific requirements.","Assign scaffold design tasks, where required (e.g., non-standard configurations or above professional-engineer design thresholds), to a qualified person or registered professional engineer as applicable.","Document the basis for each designation (training records, experience, credentials), since OSHA does not issue 'competent person' or 'qualified person' certificates itself."],"gotchas":["Neither designation is a government-issued credential -- OSHA does not certify individuals as 'competent' or 'qualified'; the employer must be able to justify the designation with training/experience/authority evidence if questioned.","A qualified person (e.g., an engineer) is not automatically a competent person for inspection/hazard-correction purposes, and vice versa -- the two roles require different demonstrated capabilities and should not be assumed interchangeable."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T00:35:42.760Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/d01fb842-1f35-4e85-8105-671a45109654"}