OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1915.7 32 times since 2015, against 23 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $85,753 at their current amounts.
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The parts of the rule cited most
1915.7(b)(1) · 9 citations
(b) Designation. (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(d)(1) · 7 citations
(d) Recordkeeping. (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(b)(2)(i) · 6 citations
(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(d)(2) · 3 citations
(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(b)(2)(iii) · 2 citations
(iii) The roster shall contain, as a minimum, the following:
1915.7(c)(6) · 2 citations
(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(b)(2)(ii) · 1 citations
(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(c) · 1 citations
(c) Criteria. The employer shall ensure that each designated competent person has the following skills and knowledge: