2.5 Competent Person(s) are designa

2.5 Competent Person(s) are designated to: direct scaffold selection and erection and dismantling, inspect scaffolds, train scaffold erectors, inspectors, and maintenance and repair persons.2.6 Competent person(s) must have sufficient professional or technical training, knowledge, and experience to enable them to: Carry out their assigned duties at the level of responsibility allocated to them. Understand fully any potential hazards related to the work and the equipment to be used and take steps to resolve any issues. Detect any technical defects or omissions related to the equipment and work practices and to take remedial action to deal with such defects or omissions.2.7 Competent Person(s) provides training on erection, maintenance, inspection, use, and dismantling of scaffolds as outlined below. Scaffold erectors and maintenance/repair persons must be trained specifically in the following areas, as applicable: Nature of potential scaffold hazards such as falls, falling objects, etc. Procedure for erecting, maintaining, inspecting, and dismantling scaffolds. Design criteria and load-carrying capacities. Identification of fall hazards, and falling object protection systems associated with scaffolds and platforms. Use of fall protection and fall protection systems (erecting, maintaining, and disassembling). Other training and supervisory requirements unique to a scaffold erectors and maintenance/repair issues.