Competent Person Training
Circle Safety & Health Consultants provides customized safety training for a broad range of topics allowing you to meet the intent of OSHA’s Designated Competent Person. Typical course subjects include but are not limited to Fall Protection, Scaffolding Safety, Trenching & Excavation, and Confined Space.
Our competent person training classes offer the following benefits:
- Highly qualified instructors
- Easy-to-understand class materials
- In-depth instruction
- Flexible classrooms—You can come to our training center, or we’ll come to your office/job site.
- Copyright to our PowerPoint presentations so that your organization can use them as you see fit.
For General Contractors—the combination of our Safety Leadership Training for Supervisors along with the completion of an OSHA 30-Hour makes a strong case for supervisors and superintendents fulfilling the competent person role on job sites.
OSHA 10- and 30-Hour Outreach
Circle Safety & Health Consultants’ trainers are authorized by OSHA to provide both the Construction and General Industry OSHA 10- and OSHA-30 Hour Outreach Safety Training classes. Topics covered address the workplace safety needs of each individual client. Participants receive wallet-sized completion cards issued by the OSHA Training Institute, and the employer receives the necessary training documentation.
Our comprehensive OSHA 10- and OSHA 30-Hour classes can be conducted at our centrally located training facility in Richmond, or we can travel to your location for onsite instruction with our multimedia presentations.
First Aid/CPR/AED Training
Circle Safety & Health Consultants offers Workplace First Aid, CPR, & AED training using Safety & Health Institute (ASHI) training materials. This training is OSHA- recognized, and students receive completion cards that are good for two years. To ensure that you are always up-to-date, we keep records of training and will notify you when refresher courses are necessary.
Each Organization is Unique
We understand that each organization is unique, and our Circle Safety & Health Consultants experts develop safety classes to address your organization’s goals and needs. We create PowerPoint presentations and class materials just for you and include hands-on demonstrations and exercises where practical.
Confined Space
- Identify “Confined Space”
- Determine if a permit is needed
- Learn about basic rescue and safety
- Knowledge and understanding of equipment
Fall Protection Competent Person Training
- Avoiding falls and identifying hazards
- Safety equipment inspection
- How and when to use fall protection equipment
Scaffold Competent Person Training
- How to identify types of scaffolding
- Usage and inspection of safety equipment
- Learn about OSHA requirements
- Learn safe usage of scaffolding
Trenching & Excavation Competent Person Training
- Identify existing and predictable hazards
- Excavation inspections
- Usage and inspection of safety gear
Silica Competent Person Training
- Learn about respirable crystalline silica
- Understand silica hazards
- Personal protection equipment usage
- Employer responsibilities and employee rights
Forklift Competent Person Training
- How to safely operate a forklift
- Learn about potential hazards
- How to operate on a raised dock
PPE
- Learn about OSHA PPE requirements
- How to safely wear PPE
- Learn how to avoid hazards
- How to identify broken PPE
Lockout/Tagout Training
- Lockout/tagout devices
- Lockout/tagout procedures
- Lockout/tagout workplace safety
Asbestos Awareness Training
- Learn about asbestos in the workplace
- Asbestos remediation
- Personal protection equipment
- Learn about asbestos health effects
Lead Awareness Training
- Discuss health effects of lead
- How to protect against lead exposure
- Symptoms and signs of lead poisoning
Rigging Competent Person Training
- Inspection and maintenance procedures
- How to safely operate rigging
- Learn about potential safety hazards
- Learn about different types of rigging
Electrical Safety Awareness Training
- Learn how to identify potential safety hazards
- How to wear and inspect PPE
- Learn about the dangers of electrical hazards
What’s Included with Competent Person Training?
User-Friendly Class Materials
Your workers will get comprehensive class materials that cover all aspects of OSHA Competent Person training. Course materials are in plain English without confusing terminology.
Qualified Instructors
Our trusted, vetted, and highly qualified instructors will ensure that your workers receive proper instruction and training.
Flexible Classrooms
We can hold our training classes at our facility or a job site or location of your designation.
Comprehensive Classes
We’ll thoroughly cover all aspects of each training session to ensure attendees are highly knowledgeable and can identify and remediate potentially dangerous situations.
“Very impressed with their capabilities. Glad to find a local firm that can handle site-safety / industrial hygiene issues at a high level.”
– Major K.
Need Competent Person Training?
Circle Safety & Health Consultants provides customized safety training classes, including competent person training to meet our clients’ specific needs. Our clients range in industries, from the commercial, industrial, public, general contracting, and more. Live training is provided at your location or our convenient training facility.
Memberships & Associations
MSHA Final Rule to Lower Miners’ Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica and Improve Respiratory Protection
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
2024 Update to OSHA Recordkeeping
The New Standard On January 1, 2024, a major