Competent vs. qualified person
ASP written lesson, 11 min read. ASP Domain 8: Training, Education, and Communication
AI-drafted from the cited rules and fact-checked against them. Study aid, not site-specific safety advice. The official rule controls.
What you'll learn
- Define a competent person using both required elements
- Define a qualified person and the two paths to that status
- Define authorized persons and recognize that designated means the same
- Apply shall versus should to the employer's training duty
- Identify the correct term when given a scenario
What this lesson covers
This lesson separates the competent person from the qualified person, and both from the authorized or designated person, using the construction definitions. It also covers the shall-versus-should distinction and the employer's training duty, which exam questions and daily site work both depend on.
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