7.2 Competence
Ensure workers are competent on the basis of appropriate education, training or experience.
What this clause is about
Make sure people doing work that affects safety are competent through training, education or experience, and keep proof.
Questions auditors ask
- How do you know a worker is competent for this task?
- What happens when a certificate expires?
- How do you check training was effective?
Evidence to keep on a UAE site
- Training records with certificate numbers and expiry dates
- Competency matrix per role
- Third-party certificates (scaffold, rigging, crane)
- Training effectiveness checks
Written in plain language by Site Safety UAE — not the official wording of the standard.
How Site Safety UAE covers this clause
- Training records & matrix
Certificate expiry alerts and competency gaps per role.
People, Training & Subcontractors - Gate QR worker passes
Blocks site access when required competency has lapsed.
People, Training & Subcontractors
Audit evidence to have ready
- Training matrix
- Certificates
- Competent-person appointments
- Training matrix export showing coverage vs. required courses
- Certificates with issue and expiry dates
- Induction registers and toolbox talk attendance
Where to find it: Dashboard → Overview tab → People / training matrix. Expiring certificates surface automatically in Compliance reminders.
Open HSE Operations dashboardGuidance only — clause text is paraphrased and certification decisions rest with your certification body.
Next step
Turn this into evidence you can hand over
Map every ISO 45001 clause to the record that proves it, and close the gaps before your certification body arrives.
- Built around UAE authoritiesADOSH-SF, Trakhees, DM, DCD, MOIAT and ISO 45001 structures.
- Usable the same dayTemplates and registers are pre-filled with your company details.
- Evidence, not just formsEvery record carries dates, signatures and an export you can hand over.