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Updated: November 18th, 2008 04:51 PM GMT-05:00
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Construction Safety Special Report
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To maximize roadway construction zone safety, OSHA 1926.32 standards, paragraph F indicates that a competent person must be assigned who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards, and surroundings or working conditions that are unsanitary, hazardous or dangerous to employees, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them.
"Basically, he or she is the person who leads and manages work for that site," Satti says. "And most importantly, that person has to have the authority to take action. For example, if someone comes on the site without the appropriate garment, that person has the authorization to remove them."
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