Competent person responsibilities at excavations.

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August 5, 1992

Kenneth G. Fellers Manager,
QA & Productivity
Johnson Controls World Services, Inc.
381 Eniwetok Drive, MS-JQAP
Los Alamos, NM 87544

Dear Mr. Fellers:

This is in response to your June 18 letter requesting an interpretation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standard addressing competent person responsibilities at excavations. I apologize for the delay in responding to your inquiry.