A worker with formal credentials or expert knowledge required to design or inspect specific safety systems.
A qualified person, as defined by OSHA, is one who by possession of a recognized degree, certificate, or professional standing, or extensive knowledge, training, and experience, has successfully demonstrated the ability to solve or resolve problems relating to the subject matter, work, or project. The distinction from a competent person is that a qualified person's designation is based on formal credentials or demonstrated expertise rather than authority to make corrections.
A qualified person with a structural engineering license was required to design the shoring system for the deep excavation.
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