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Regulations (Standards - 29 CFR) - Table of
Contents

• Part Number:

1915

• Part Title:

Occup. Safety and Health Standards for
Shipyard Employment

• Subpart:

A

• Subpart Title:

General Provisions

• Standard Number:

1915.7

• Title:

Competent person.

1915.7(a)

Application. This section applies to shipyard
employment.

1915.7(b)

Designation.

1915.7(b)(1)

One or more competent persons shall be designated by the
employer in accordance with the applicable requirements of this section,
unless the requirements of Subparts B, C, D and H of this part are always
carried out by a Marine Chemist. Exception: The employer may designate any
person who meets the applicable portions of the criteria set forth in
paragraph (c) of this section as a competent person who is limited to
performing testing to the following situations:

1915.7(b)(1)(i)

Repair work on small craft in boat yards where only
combustible gas indicator tests are required for fuel tank leaks or when
using flammable paints below decks;

1915.7(b)(1)(ii)

Building of wooden vessels where only knowledge of the
precautions to be taken when using flammable paints is required;

1915.7(b)(1)(iii)

The breaking of vessels where there is no fuel oil or
other flammable hazard; and

..1915.7(b)(1)(iv)

1915.7(b)(1)(iv)

Tests and inspections performed to comply with
1915.35(b)(8) and 1915.36(a)(5).

1915.7(b)(2)

1915.7(b)(2)(i)

The employer shall maintain either a roster of designated
competent persons or a statement that a Marine Chemist will perform the
tests or inspections which require a competent person.

1915.7(b)(2)(ii)

The employer shall make the roster of designated persons
or the statement available to employees, the employee's representative,
the Director or the Assistant Secretary upon request.

1915.7(b)(2)(iii)

The roster shall contain, as a minimum, the following:

1915.7(b)(2)(iii)(A)

The employers' name, name(s), and

1915.7(b)(2)(iii)(B)

The date the employee was trained as a competent
person.

1915.7(c)

Criteria. The employer shall ensure that each designated
competent person has the following skills and knowledge:

1915.7(c)(1)

Ability to understand and carry out written or oral
information or instructions left by Marine Chemist, Coast Guard authorized
persons and Certified Industrial Hygienists;

1915.7(c)(2)

Knowledge of Subparts B, C, D and H of this part;

..1915.7(c)(3)

1915.7(c)(3)

Knowledge of the structure, location, and designation of
spaces where work is done;

1915.7(c)(4)

Ability to calibrate and use testing equipment including
but not limited to, oxygen indicators, combustible gas indicators, carbon
monoxide indicators, and carbon dioxide indicators, and to interpret
accurately the test results of that equipment;

1915.7(c)(5)

Ability to perform all required tests and inspections
which are or may be performed by a competent person as set forth in
Subparts B, C, D and H of this part.

1915.7(c)(6)

Ability to inspect, test, and evaluate spaces to determine
the need for further testing by a Marine Chemist or a Certified Industrial
Hygienist; and

1915.7(c)(7)

Ability to maintain records required by this section.

1915.7(d)

Recordkeeping.

1915.7(d)(1)

When tests and inspections are performed by a competent
person, Marine Chemist, or Certified Industrial Hygienist as required by
any provisions of subparts B, C, D, or H of this part, the employer shall
ensure that the person performing the test and inspection records the
location, time, date, location of inspected spaces, and the operations
performed, as well as the test results and any instructions.

..1915.7(d)(2)

1915.7(d)(2)

The employer shall ensure that the records are posted in
the immediate vicinity of the affected operations while work in the spaces
is in progress. The records shall be kept on file for a period of at least
three months from the completion date of the specific job for which they
were generated.

1915.7(d)(3)

The employer shall ensure that the records are available
for inspection by the Assistant Secretary, Director, and employees and
their representatives.

[59 FR 37816, July 25, 1994]

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