create a competency letter for a mini execavator operator

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# Qualification by the U.S. military. (cont.) The operator's trainer is an employee or agent of the operator-in-training's employer. 1926.1427(b)(4)(i)(B) The operator's trainer has the knowledge, training, and experience necessary to direct the operator-in-training on the equipment in use. 1926.1427(b)(4)(ii) While monitoring the operator-in-training, the operator's trainer performs no tasks that detract from the trainer's ability to monitor the operator-in-training. 1926.1427(b)(4)(iii) For equipment other than tower cranes: The operator's trainer and the operator-in-training must be in direct line of sight of each other. In addition, they must communicate verbally or by hand signals. For tower cranes: The operator's trainer and the operator-in-training must be in direct communication with each other. 1926.1427(b)(4)(iv) The operator-in-training must be monitored by the operator's trainer at all times, except for short breaks where all of the following are met: 1926.1427(b)(4)(iv)(A) The break lasts no longer than 15 minutes and there is no more than one break per hour. 1926.1427(b)(4)(iv)(B) Immediately prior to the break the operator's trainer informs the operator-in-training of the specific tasks that the operator-in-training is to perform and limitations to which he/she must adhere during the operator trainer's break. 1926.1427(b)(4)(iv)(C) The specific tasks that the operator-in-training will perform during the operator trainer's break are within the operator-in-training's abilities. 1926.1427(b)(5) Submit Feedback

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# PROGRAM DIRECTIVE (cont.) ## B. Interviews (cont.) Interview statements should be signed and dated. All interview statements should include at a minimum: the name of the individual, job title, description of job duties and requirements, the name of the supervisor, and a description of the events that led up to the inspection or event. ## 1. Competent Person - NOTE: Several requirements in Subdivision P - Excavations require a "competent person." Section 1926.650(b) of the standard defines a competent person as: One who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings, or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them. - Subdivision P includes multiple provisions that require a competent person. A person who qualifies as a competent person with respect to one provision of Subdivision P (i.e. inspections in § 1926.651(k)) may also qualify as a competent person with respect to a different provision in Subdivision P (i.e. design of structural ramps in § 1926.651(c)(1)(i)). In practice, there is usually one competent person at the site. - Often, the competent person is in a supervisory position at the worksite. CSHOS should evaluate the competent person's knowledge of trenching hazards and any hazards specific to the worksite. To be a "competent person" under the standard, a person must have had training in, and be knowledgeable about, soils analysis, the use of protective systems, and the requirements of this standard. The competent person must be capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in excavation work and have the authority to take prompt measures to abate those hazards. Thus, for example, a backhoe operator who would otherwise meet the requirements of the definition is not a competent person if they lack authority to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate existing or potential hazards. Interviews …

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O OREG Oregon 1859 Theodore R. Kulongoski, Governor Department of Consumer and Business Services Oregon Occupational Safety & Health Division (OR-OSHA) [redacted street address] NE, Room 430 P.O. Box [redacted postal code] Salem, OR [redacted identifier] Phone: (503) 378-3272 Toll Free: 1-[redacted phone] Fax: (503) 947-7461 www.orosha.org June 13, 1996 Cris Arguelles Mid-Columbia Council of Government Employment and Training [redacted street address] Hood River OR [redacted postal code] Dear Mr Arguelles: This is in response to your June 7, 1996 fax in which you ask what type of training is required for heavy equipment operators, and what type of equipment falls under the heavy equipment category. Also you ask what counts towards training leading to qualification of a person to operate heavy equipment. Regardless of the equipment type, heavy equipment, earthmoving or a farm tractor the employer is required to see that the equipment operator is authorized and qualified by training and experience to safely operate the equipment they will use. The employer is required to see that the employee is supervised and that the employee is operating and using the equipment in a safe manner. A person is considered to be trained to operate any equipment when the employer can show through supervision and training records that the employee has had sufficient hands on experience to safely operate the equipment in question. An important aspect of the training would be OR-OSHA's and manufacturer's requirements for the equipment's safe operation. The employer may do the training or have others do it. If we can be of further assistance to you please call Jerry Hoard or myself. Sincerely, Marilyn K. Schuster, Manager Standards & Technical Resources Section Oregon Occupational Safety & Health Division

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# Fatality Narrative # Excavator Operator Killed When Excavator Rolls On Its Side* Industry: New single-family housing construction. Occupation: Heavy equipment operator. Task: Backing excavator out of excavation. Type of Incident: Machinery. Release Date: February 8, 2009. Case No.: 07WA06101. SHARP Report No.: 71-79-2009. On August 17, 2007, a heavy equipment operator died when an excavator rolled on to its side. The 48-year-old victim had worked for his employer, a new single-family housing construction contractor, for five months and had about 25 years experience as a heavy equipment operator. He was operating an excavator to dig a foundation for a single-family residence at a development located on hilly terrain. As he was exiting the excavation by backing the excavator over the lip of the excavation, it rolled on to its top and then came to rest on its side. Emergency help was called but the victim was declared dead at the scene of multiple internal injuries and blunt impact to the head. Photo of incident scene with excavator on its side outside of excavation. ## Requirements/Recommendations (! Indicates items required by code) ! Employers should ensure that equipment operators are provided with appropriate training, information, and instruction on how to maneuver their equipment on difficult terrain. ! Employees shall report the existence of any unsafe equipment or method or any other hazard, which is unsafe in their work operation to the employer for corrective action. • The equipment operator needs to have a clear understanding of the stability dynamics of driving their particular equipment on poor or uneven ground, hilly terrain, soft ground, potholes or driving over curbs for example. • The operator should follow the equipment manufacturer's recommendations regarding proper equipment operation on uneven surfaces and hilly terrain. • Using a ROPS equipped excavator or retrofitting a ROPS (Roll Over Protection System) to the excavator would hel…

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# Provide certification based on equipment type, or type and capacity. 1926.1427(d)(1)(iii) Have procedures for operators to re-apply and be re-tested in the event an operator applicant fails a test or is decertified. 1926.1427(d)(1)(iv) Have testing procedures for re-certification designed to ensure that the operator continues to meet the technical knowledge and skills requirements in paragraphs (j)(1) and (2) of this section. 1926.1427(d)(1)(v) Have its accreditation reviewed by the nationally recognized accrediting agency at least every 3 years. 1926.1427(d)(2) If no accredited testing agency offers certification examinations for a particular type of equipment, an operator will be deemed to have complied with the certification requirements of this section for that equipment if the operator has been certified for the type that is most similar to that equipment and for which a certification examination is available. The operator's certificate must state the type of equipment for which the operator is certified. 1926.1427(d)(3) A certification issued under this option is portable among employers who are required to have operators certified under this option. 1926.1427(d)(4) A certification issued under this paragraph is valid for 5 years. - 1926.1427(e) Audited employer program. The employer's certification of its employee must meet the following requirements: 1926.1427(e)(1) Submit Feedback

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# Testing. The written and practical tests must be either: (cont.) ## 1926.1427(e)(2) (cont.) Records of the audits of the employer's program are maintained by the auditor for 3 years and are made available by the auditor to the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary's designated representative upon request. 1926.1427(e)(6) Audited-program certificates. A certification under this paragraph is: 1926.1427(e)(6)(i) Not portable: Such a certification meets the requirements of paragraph (c) of this section only where the operator is employed by (and operating the equipment for) the employer that issued the certification. 1926.1427(e)(6)(ii) Valid for 5 years. ## 1926.1427(f) ## Evaluation. 1926.1427(f)(1) Through an evaluation, the employer must ensure that each operator is qualified by a demonstration of: Submit Feedback - 1926.1427(f)(1)(i) The skills and knowledge, as well as the ability to recognize and avert risk, necessary to operate the equipment safely, including those specific to the safety devices, operational aids, software, and the size and configuration of the equipment. Size and configuration includes, but is not limited to, lifting capacity, boom length, attachments, luffing jib, and counterweight set-up. - 1926.1427(f)(1)(ii) The ability to perform the hoisting activities required for assigned work, including, if applicable, blind lifts, personnel hoisting, and multi-crane lifts. 1926.1427(f)(2)

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR # Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Part Number: 1926 - Part Number - Title: Safety and Health Regulations for Construction - Subpart: 1926 Subpart CC - Subpart Title: Cranes and Derricks in Construction Standard - Number: - 1926.1427 - Title: Operator training, certification, and evaluation. - GPO Source: e-CFR ## 1926.1427(a) General requirements for operators. The employer must ensure that each operator is trained, certified/licensed, and evaluated in accordance with this section before operating any equipment covered under subpart CC, except for the equipment listed in paragraph (a)(2) of this section. 1926.1427(a)(1) Operation during training. An employee who has not been certified/licensed and evaluated to operate assigned equipment in accordance with this section may only operate the equipment as an operator-in-training under supervision in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (b) of this section. ## 1926.1427(a)(2). Exceptions. Operators of derricks (see $ 1926.1436), sideboom cranes (see $ 1926.1440), or equipment with a maximum manufacturer-rated hoisting/lifting capacity of 2,000 pounds or less (see $ 1926.1441) are not required to comply with $ 1926.1427. Note: The training requirements in those other sections continue to apply (for the training requirement for operators of sideboom cranes, follow section 1926.1430(c)). Submit Feedback

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# Scope, Application, Definitions {Division 3/Subdivision P 29 CFR 1926.650} (cont.) ## Some KEY Definitions: (cont.) This material is for training use only # Scope, Application, and Definitions Excavations are defined to include trenches. The definition of an excavation is a man-made cut, cavity, or depression in the earth's surface (including open- face excavations). More on trenches below. Competent Person - same "competent person" definition in OR-OSHA Div 3/Subs M, L, R, etc. Two part definition - must have authority to correct Open-face excavation hazards on site. Only the employer can deem someone a competent person because only their employer can grant them authority. OR- OSHA Div 3/Sub P does not require the competent person to be on the job 100% of the time; however, considering the number of specific responsibilities he/she has - it wouldn't be a bad idea. The following is a summary of the specific duties required in the standard: Structural ramp design, water removal monitoring, daily inspections, removing employees from serious hazards, equipment inspection to determine continued use/removal from service, soil classification, and reducing soil surcharges. Protective System basically means anything to protects from cave-in or collapse. Support System basically means everything that protects from cave-in or collapse besides sloping and benching systems. Tabulated Data is the documentation confirming a safe system - whatever the system is. OSHA includes tabulated data in Appendices B, C, and D. Of course, manufacturers of protective systems as well as other sources (vendors, engineers) provide tabulated data too. The following is from an OR-OSHA Letter of Interpretation dated 7/25/02: "You ask in your letter if tabulated data for components of shoring systems, used in excavations, is allowed to be identified by model number, or if serial numbers have to be used. There are no rules in 1926.652(c)(1), (2), or (3) that specifically address how to ma…

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Department of Labor and Industries Division of Occupational Safety and Health THE STATE OF THE 8 1889 NO # Competent Person Evaluation Excavation and Trenching This checklist was developed to assist the employer in determining if the person they have designated as a Competent Person (CP) is competent within the description and intent of the Excavation & Trenching Standard. Employee's name How many years of experience in excavation & trenching operations? Length of time with employer Title and Job duties: <table><tr><th colspan="2">I. Training and Knowledge Yes</th><th>No</th></tr><tr><td>Does the designated CP have training and knowledge in: 1. Soils classification?</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2. Use of protective systems?</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3. All applicable requirements including definitions in Part N, Chapter 296-155, WAC Rules by chapter</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4. Properly protecting utilities when they're involved.</td><td></td><td></td></tr></table> II. Authority Yes No Does the designated CP have the authority to: 2. 1. Stop work and remove employees when hazards are identified until proper systems are in Take prompt corrective measures to eliminate existing and predictable hazards? place? <table><tr><th colspan="4">III. Inspections Yes No</th></tr><tr><td>Does</td><td>the CP conduct daily inspections:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1.</td><td>Of the excavation and adjacent areas?</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>a. Is there water in the excavation?</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>If yes, is the water removal equipment being used and monitored to ensure safe operation?</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>b. Was the soil reclassified following any influence of water or any condition that may have changed the initial classification?</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2.</td><td>Of the protective system?</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>a. Is damage evident to the stru…

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# Testing. The written and practical tests must be either: (cont.) ## Evaluation. (cont.) For operators employed prior to December 10, 2018, the employer may rely on its previous assessments of the operator in lieu of conducting a new evaluation of that operator's existing knowledge and skills. ## 1926.1427(f)(3) The definition of "qualified" in $ 1926.32 does not apply to paragraph (f)(1) of this section: Possession of a certificate or degree cannot, by itself, cause a person to be qualified for purposes of paragraph (f)(1). ## 1926.1427(f)(4) The evaluation required under paragraph (f)(1) of this section must be conducted by an individual who has the knowledge, training, and experience necessary to assess equipment operators. ## 1926.1427(f)(5) The evaluator must be an employee or agent of the employer. Employers that assign evaluations to an agent retain the duty to ensure that the requirements in paragraph (f) are satisfied. Once the evaluation is completed successfully, the employer may allow the operator to operate other equipment that the employer can demonstrate does not require substantially different skills, knowledge, or ability to recognize and avert risk to operate. Submit Feedback ## 1926.1427(f)(6) The employer must document the completion of the evaluation. This document must provide: The operator's name; the evaluator's name and signature; the date; and the make, model, and configuration of equipment used in the evaluation. The employer must make the document available at the worksite while the operator is employed by the employer. For operators assessed per paragraph (f)(2) of this section, the documentation must reflect the date of the employer's determination of the operator's abilities and the make, model and configuration of equipment on which the operator has previously demonstrated competency. ## 1926.1427(f)(7) When an employer is required to provide an operator with retraining under paragraph (b)(5) of this section, the employe…

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# Occupational Safety and Health Administration (cont.) ## 1926.1427(a)(2). (cont.) 1926.1427(a)(3) # Qualification by the U.S. military. 1926.1427(a)(3)(i) For purposes of this section, an operator who is an employee of the U.S. military meets the requirements of this section if he/she has a current operator qualification issued by the U.S. military for operation of the equipment. An employee of the U.S. military is a Federal employee of the Department of Defense or Armed Forces and does not include employees of private contractors. 1926.1427(a)(3)(ii) A qualification under this paragraph is: 1926.1427(a)(3)(ii)(A) Not portable: Such a qualification meets the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section only where the operator is employed by (and operating the equipment for) the employer that issued the qualification. 1926.1427(a)(3)(ii)(B) Valid for the period of time stipulated by the issuing entity. 1926.1427(b) Operator training. The employer must provide each operator-in-training with sufficient training, through a combination of formal and practical instruction, to ensure that the operator- in-training develops the skills, knowledge, and ability to recognize and avert risk necessary to operate the equipment safely for assigned work. - 1926.1427(b)(1) The employer must provide instruction on the knowledge and skills listed in paragraphs (j)(1) and (2) of this section to the operator-in-training. - 1926.1427(b)(2) The operator-in-training must be continuously monitored on site by a trainer while operating equipment. Submit Feedback

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# Welcome! (cont.) This material is for training use only # Welcome Page Although the primary concern in excavation-related work is a cave-in, this program will also cover other dangers many do not often think of including hazardous atmospheres, underground utilities, and vehicle/mobile equipment exposure. A good intro is to focus on these annual stats: ## Cave-ins: 1000 injuries/yr - 140 permanent disability - 54 deaths (76%) Struck by excavator and components: . 50 deaths NIOSH DID YOU KNOW? THE FATALITY RATE FOR EXCAVATION WORK IS 112 % HIGHER THAN THE RATE FOR GENERAL CONSTRUCTION. Currently, OSHA has an enforcement emphasis program which allows for many excavation sites to be inspected. Review the objectives: - Overview Division 3/Subdivision P Excavations - Define important terms including Competent Person - Discuss specific hazards resulting from excavation work - Describe requirements for protective systems - Review OSHA's soil classification methods A copy of OR-OSHA Div 3/Sub P is located in the reference section of the workbook, in addition to other informative documents. OR-OSHA also has a terrific publication titled "Excavations” Pub. #440-2174 (6/06). This publication is also referenced throughout this instructor guide. OR-OSHA 302 Excavation Safety 2