Charles R. Southerland, CSC, CUSP
Trenching and Excavations: Considerations for the Competent Person
There is no blanket requirement that a competent person must be present at a construction job site at all times. The competent person can periodically leave the site. It is the responsibility of the competent person to make inspections necessary to identify situations that could result in hazardous conditions (e.g., possible cave-ins, indications of failure […]
