Do you know how to recognise competency?

‘Competency’ is a word that comes up often in discussions about work at height and construction in general. But what does it mean for you?

If you are the manager or owner of a premises (or the ‘client’ of a contractor), then it is your responsibility to ensure anyone carrying out risky work on those premises is competent and fully qualified to do that task, not the responsibility of contractors or the workers themselves.

According to the Construction (Design and Management) (CDM) regulations, implemented in 2007 to reduce accidents during construction projects via improved health and safety, those defined as clients have a duty to:

• assemble a team of competent professionals and ensure that each of their roles are clear
• allocate sufficient time and resources at each stage of the project to ensure that health and safety issues are dealt with properly
• ensure effective project team communication
• provide suitable welfare facilities throughout the construction period
• make sure all involved have the skills, training and expertise to carry out the work

Under these new regulations clients are required to take responsibility and ensure that each phase of the construction process is planned so that it can be managed safely.

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source https://specifierreview.com/2019/04/26/competency-defined/