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Flammable and
Combustible Liquids
1910.106(b)(5)(v)(2) and
(3)
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Detailed printed
instructions of what to
do in flood emergencies
are properly posted.
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Station operators and
other employees depended
upon to carry out such
instructions.
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Location and operation
of such valves and other
equipment necessary to
effect these
requirements.
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Explosive and Blasting
Agents
1910.109(d)(3)(i) and
(iii)
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Who |
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(i) Vehicles
transporting explosives
shall only be driven by
and be in the charge of
a driver who is familiar
with the traffic
regulations, State laws,
and the provisions of
this section.
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(iii) Every motor
vehicle transporting any
quantity of Class A or
Class B explosives
shall, at all times, be
attended by a driver or
other attendant of the
motor carrier. This
attendant shall have
been made aware of the
class of the explosive
material in the vehicle
and of its inherent
dangers, and shall have
been instructed in the
measures and procedures
to be followed in order
to protect the public
from those dangers. He
shall have been made
familiar with the
vehicle to which he is
assigned, and shall be
trained, supplied with
the necessary means, and
authorized to move the
vehicle when required.
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Bulk delivery and mixing
vehicles
1910.109(g)(3) (iii) (a)
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(a) The operator shall
be trained in the safe
operation of the bulk
delivery vehicle
together with its
mixing, conveying, and
related equipment. The
employer shall assure
that the operator is
familiar with the
commodities being
delivered and the
general procedure for
handling emergency
situations.
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1910.109(g)(6)(ii)
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Valid motor vehicle
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(ii) Vehicles
transporting blasting
agents shall only be
driven by and be in
charge of a driver in
possession of a valid
motor vehicle operator's
license. Such a person
shall also be familiar
with the State's vehicle
and traffic laws.
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1910.1 09(h)(4) (ii)(b)
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Procedure for emergency
situations
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(b) The operator shall
be trained in the safe
operation of the vehicle
together with its
mixing, conveying, and
related equipment. He
shall be familiar with
the commodities being
delivered and the
general procedure for
handling emergency
situations.
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Storage and handling of
liquefied petroleum
gases 1910.110(b)(16)
and (d)(12)(i)
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(16) Personnel
performing installation,
removal, operation, and
maintenance work shall
be properly trained in
such functions.
(i) When standard watch
service is provided, it
shall be extended to the
LP-Gas installation and
personnel properly
trained.
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Storage and handling of
anhydrous ammonia
1910.111(b)(13)(ii) a
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(ii) The employer shall
insure that unloading
operations are performed
by reliable persons
properly instructed and
given the authority to
monitor careful
compliance with all
applicable procedures.
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Process safety
management of highly
hazardous chemicals
1910,119(g)(1)(i) and
(ii)
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(i) Each employee
presently involved in
operating a process, and
each employee before
being involved in
operating a newly
assigned process, shall
be trained in an
overview of the process
and in the operating
emphasis on the specific
safety and health
hazards, emergency
operations including
shut- down, and safe
work practices
applicable to the
employee's job tasks.
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Certification |
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(ii) In lieu of initial
training for those
employees already
involved in operating a
process on May 26, 1992,
an employer may certify
in writing that the
employee has the
required knowledge,
skills, and abilities to
safely carry out the
duties and
responsibilities as
specified in the
operating procedures.
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1910.119(g)(2)
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Refresher training |
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(2) Refresher training
shall be provided at
least every three years,
and more often if
necessary, to each
employee involved in
operating a process to
assure that the employee
understands and adheres
to the current operating
procedures of the
process. The employer,
in consultation with the
employees involved in
operating the process,
shall determine the
appropriate frequency of
refresher training.
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1910.119(g)(3)
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Documentation |
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(3) The employer shall
ascertain that each
employee involved in
operating a process has
received and understood
the training required by
this paragraph. The
employer shall prepare a
record which contains
the identity of the
employee, the date of
training, and the means
used to verify that the
employee understood the
training.
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Contract employer
responsibilities
1910.119(h)(3)(i)
through (iv)
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Who |
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The contract employer
shall assure that each
contract employee is
trained in the work
practices necessary to
perform his/her job.
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What
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(ii) The contract
employer shall assure
that each contract
employee is instructed
in the known potential
fire, explosion, or
toxic release hazards
related to his/her job
and the process, and the
applicable provisions of
the emergency action
plan.
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Documentation |
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(iii) The contract
employer shall document
that each contract
employee has received
and understood the
training required by
this paragraph. The
contract employer shall
prepare a record which
contains the identity of
the contract employee,
the date of training,
and the means used to
verify that the employee
understood the training.
(iv) The contract
employer shall assure
that each contract
employee follows the
safety rules of the
facility including the
safe work practices
required by paragraph
(f)(4) of this section.
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Mechanical Integrity
1910.119(j)(3)
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Training for process
maintenance activities.
The employer shall train
each employee involved
in maintaining the
ongoing integrity of
process equipment in an
overview of that process
and its hazards and in
the procedures
applicable to the
employee's job tasks to
assure that the employee
can perform the job
tasks in a safe manner.
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Hazardous waste
operations and emergency
response
1910.120(e)(1)(i) and
(ii); (2)(i) through
(vii); (3)(i) through
(iv); and (4) through
(9)
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Training |
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(e)(l) General (i) All
employees working on
site (such as but not
limited to equipment
operators, general
laborers and others)
exposed to hazardous
substances, health
hazards, or safety
hazards and their
supervisors and
management responsible
for the site shall
receive training meeting
the requirements of this
paragraph before they
are permitted to engage
in hazardous waste
operations that could
expose them to hazardous
substances, safety, or
health hazards, and they
shall receive review
training as specified in
this paragraph.
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Training for field
activities
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(ii) Employees shall not
be permitted to
participate in or
supervise field
activities until they
have been trained to a
level required by their
job function and
responsibility.
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(e)(2) Elements to be
covered. The training
shall thoroughly cover
the following:
(i) Names of personnel
and alternates
responsible for site
safety and health;
(ii) Safety, health and
other hazards present on
the site;
(iii) Use of PPE;
(iv) Work practices by
which the employee can
minimize risks from
hazards;
(v) Safe use of
engineering controls and
equipment on the site;
(vi) Medical
surveillance
requirements including
recognition of symptoms
and signs which might
indicate over exposure
to hazards; and
(vii) The contents of
paragraphs ( G) through
a) of the site safety
and health plan set
forth in paragraph (b )
( 4) (ii) of this
section.
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(3)(i) General site
workers (such as
equipment operators,
general laborers and
supervisory personnel)
engaged in hazardous
substance removal or
other activities which
expose or potentially
expose workers to
hazardous substances and
health hazards shall
receive a minimum of 40
hours of instruction off
the site, and a minimum
of three days actual
field experience under
the direct supervision
of a trained experienced
supervisor.
(ii) Workers on site
only occasionally for a
specific limited task
(such as, but not
limited to, ground water
monitoring, land
surveying, or
geophysical surveying)
and who are unlikely to
be exposed over
permissible exposure
limits and published
exposure limits shall
receive a minimum of 24
hours of instruction off
the site, and the
minimum of one day
actual field experience
under the direct
supervision of a
trained, experienced
supervisor.
(iii) Workers regularly
on site who work in
areas which have been
monitored and fully
characterized indicating
that exposures are under
permissible exposure
limits and published
exposure limits where
respirators are not
necessary, and the
characterization
indicates that there are
no health hazards or the
possibility of an
emergency developing,
shall receive a minimum
of 24 hours of
instruction off the
site, and the minimum of
one day actual field
experience under the
direct supervision of a
trained, experienced
supervisor.
(iv) Workers with 24
hours of training who
are covered by
paragraphs (e)(3)(ii)
and (e) (3) (iii) of
this section, and who
become general site
workers or who are
required to wear
respirators, shall have
the additional 16 hours
and two days of training
necessary to total the
training specified in
paragraph (e) (3) (i).
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(4) On-site management
and supervisors directly
responsible for or who
supervise employees
engaged in hazardous
waste operations shall
receive 40 hours initial
and three days of
supervised field
experience (the training
may be reduced to 24
hours and one day if the
only area of their
responsibility is
employees covered by
paragraphs (e) (3) (ii)
and (e) (3) (iii) and at
least eight additional
hours of specialized
training at the time of
job assignment on such
topics as, but not
limited to, the
employer's safety and
health program, personal
protective equipment
program, spill
containment program, and
health hazard monitoring
procedure and
techniques.
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Qualifications for
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(5) Trainers shall be
qualified to instruct
employees about the
subject matter that is
being presented in
training. Such trainers
shall have
satisfactorily completed
a training program for
teaching the subjects
they are expected to
teach, or they shall
have the academic
credentials and
instructional experience
necessary for teaching
the subjects.
Instructors shall
demonstrate competent
instructional skills and
knowledge of the
applicable subject
matter.
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Certification |
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(6) Employees and
supervisors that have
received and
successfully completed
the training and field
experience specified in
paragraphs (e)(1)
through ( e ) ( 4) of
this section shall be
certified by their
instructor or the head
instructor and trained
supervisor as having
completed the necessary
training. A written
certificate shall be
given to each person so
certified. Any person
who has not been so
certified or who does
not meet the
requirements of
paragraph (e)(9) of this
section shall be
prohibited from engaging
in hazardous waste
operations.
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(7) Employees who are
engaged in responding to
hazardous emergency
situations at hazardous
waste cleanup sites that
may expose them to
hazardous substances
shall be trained in how
to respond to such
expected emergencies.
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(8) Employees specified
in paragraph (e)(1) of
this section, and
managers and supervisors
specified in paragraph
(e)(4) of this section,
shall receive eight
hours of refresher
training annually on the
items specified in
paragraph (e)(2) and/or
(e)(4) of this section,
any critique of
incidents that have
occurred in the past
year that can serve as
training examples of
related work, and other
relevant topics.
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(9) Employers who can
show by documentation or
certification and/ or
training has resulted in
training equivalent to
that training required
in paragraphs (e)(1)
through (e)(4) of this
section shall not be
required to provide the
initial training
requirements of those
paragraphs to such
employees and shall
provide a copy of the
certification or
documentation to the
employee upon request.
However, certified
employees or employees
with equivalent training
new to a site shall
receive appropriate,
site specific training
before site entry and
have appropriate
supervised field
experience at the new
site. Equivalent
training includes any
academic training or the
training that existing
employees might have
already received from
actual hazardous waste
site experience.
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Hazardous Waste Cleanup
Workers 1910.120
Appendix C
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Training
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The training program for
employees subject to the
requirements of
paragraph (e) of this
standard should address:
the safety and health
hazards employees should
expect to find on
hazardous waste cleanup
sites; what control
measures or techniques
are effective for those
hazards; what monitoring
procedures are effective
in characterizing
exposure levels; what
makes an effective
employer safety and
health program; what a
site safety and health
plan should include;
hands-on training with
personal protective
equipment and clothing
they may be expected to
use/the contents of the
OSHA standards relevant
to the employee's duties
and functions; and,
employee's
responsibilities under
OSHA and other
regulations.
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New Technology Programs
1910.120(o)(i)
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(i) The employer shall
develop and implement
procedures for the
introduction of
effective new
technologies and
equipment developed for
the improved protection
of employees working
with hazardous waste
cleanup operations, and
the same shall be
implemented as part of
the site safety and
health program to assure
that employee protection
is being maintained.
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1910.120(p)(7)(i)
through (iii)
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New employees Initial
training |
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(i) The employer shall
develop and implement a
training program, which
is part of the
employer's safety and
health program, for
employees exposed to
health hazards or
hazardous substances at
TSD operations to enable
the employees to perform
their assigned duties
and functions in a safe
and healthful manner so
as not to endanger
themselves or other
employees.
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Annual refresher
training |
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The initial training
shall be for 24 hours
and refresher training
shall be for eight hours
annually. Employees who
have received the
initial training
required by this
paragraph shall be given
a written certificate
attesting that they have
successfully completed
the necessary training.
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(ii) Employers who can
show by an employee's
previous work experience
and/or training that the
employee has had
training equivalent to
the initial training
required by this
paragraph, shall be
considered as meeting
the initial training
requirements of this
paragraph as to that
employee. Equivalent
training includes the
training that existing
employees might have
already received from
actual site work
experience. Current
employees shall receive
eight hours of refresher
training annually.
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Trainers
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(iii) Trainers who teach
initial training shall
have satisfactorily
completed a training
course for teaching the
subjects they are
expected to teach or
they shall have the
academic credentials and
instruction experience
necessary to demonstrate
a good command of the
subject matter of the
courses and competent
instructional skills.
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Hazardous Waste
Operations-Emergency
Responders
1910.120(p)(8)(iii)(A)
through (C)
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Training |
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(iii) (A) Training for
emergency response
employees shall be
completed before they
are called upon to
perform in real
emergencies. Such
training shall include
the elements of the
emergency response plan,
standard operating
procedures the employer
has established for the
job, the personal
protective equipment to
be worn and procedures
for handling emergency
incidents.
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Note: Exception #1:
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An employer need not
train all employees to
the degree specified if
the employer divided the
work force in a manner
such that a sufficient
number of employees who
have responsibility to
control emergencies have
the training specified,
and all other employees,
who may first respond to
an emergency incident,
have sufficient
awareness training to
recognize that an
emergency response
situation exists and
that they are instructed
in that case to summon
the fully trained
employees and not
attempt control
activities for which
they are not trained.
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An employer need not
train all employees to
the degree specified if
arrangements have been
made in advance for an
outside fully trained
emergency response team
to respond in a
reasonable period and
all employees, who may
come to the incident
first, have sufficient
awareness training to
recognize that an
emergency response
situation exists and
they have been
instructed to call the
designated outside,
fully trained emergency
response team for
assistance. (B) Employee
members of TSD facility
emergency response
organizations shall be
trained to a level of
competence in the
recognition of health
and safety hazards to
protect themselves and
other employees. This
would include training
in the methods used to
minimize the risk from
safety and health
hazards; in the safe use
of control equipment; in
the selection and use of
appropriate personal
protective equipment; in
the safe operating
procedures to be used at
the incident scene; in
the techniques of
coordination with other
employees to minimize
risks; in the
appropriate response to
overexposure from health
hazards or injury to
themselves and other
employees; and in the
recognition of
subsequent symptoms
which may result from
overexposures.
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(C) The employer shall
certify that each
covered employee has
attended and
successfully completed
the training required in
paragraph (P)(8) (iii)
of this section, or
shall certify the
employee's competency at
least yearly. The method
used to demonstrate
competency for
certification of
training shall be
recorded and maintained
by the employer.
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1910.120(q)(4)
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Skilled support
Personnel |
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(4) Personnel, not
necessarily an
employer's own
employees, who are
skilled in the operation
of certain equipment,
such as mechanized earth
moving or digging
equipment or crane and
hoisting equipment, and
who are needed
temporarily to perform
immediate emergency
support work that cannot
reasonably be performed
in a timely fashion by
an employer's own
employees, and who will
be or may be exposed to
the hazards at an
emergency response
scene, are not required
to meet the training
required in this
paragraph for the
employer's regular
employees. However,
these personnel shall be
given an initial
briefing at the site
prior to their
participation in any
emergency response. The
initial briefing shall
include instruction in
the wearing of
appropriate personal
protective equipment,
what chemical hazards
are involved, and what
duties are to be
performed. All other
appropriate safety and
health precautions
provided to the
employer's own employees
shall be used to assure
the safety and health of
these personnel.
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1910.120(q)(5)
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(5) Employees who, in
the course of their
regular job duties, work
with and are trained in
the hazards of specific
hazardous substances,
and who will be called
upon to provide
technical advice or
assistance at a
hazardous substance
release incident to the
individual in charge,
shall receive training
or demonstrate
competency in the area
of their specialization
annually.
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1910.120(q)(6)(i)(A)
through (F); (iii)(A)through
I; (iv)(A) through (I);
(v)(A) through (F)
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Training |
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(6) Training shall be
based on the duties and
function to be performed
by each responder of an
emergency response
organization. The skill
and knowledge levels
required for all new
responders, those hired
after the effective date
of this standard, shall
be conveyed to them
through training before
they are permitted to
take part in actual
emergency operations on
an incident. Employees
who participate, or are
expected to participate
in emergency response,
shall be given training
in accordance with the
following paragraphs:
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First responder |
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(i) First responders at
the awareness level are
individuals who are
likely to awareness
level witness or
discover a hazardous
substance release and
who have been trained to
initiate an emergency
response sequence by
notifying the proper
authorities of the
release. First
responders at the
awareness level shall
have sufficient training
or have had sufficient
experience to
objectively demonstrate
competency in the
following areas:
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(A) An understanding of
what hazardous
substances are, and the
risks associated with
them in an incident.
(B) An understanding of
the potential outcomes
associated with an
emergency created when
hazardous substances are
present.
(C) The ability to
recognize the presence
of hazardous substances
in an emergency.
(D) The ability to
identify the hazardous
substances, if possible.
(E) An understanding of
the role of the first
responder awareness
individual in the
employer's emergency
response plan including
site security and
control and the U.S.
Department of
Transportation's
Emergency Response
Guidebook.
(F) The ability to
realize the need for
additional resources,
and to make appropriate
notifications to the
communications center.
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operations level
Amount of training |
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(ii) First responders at
the operations level are
individuals who respond
to releases or potential
releases of hazardous
substances as part of
the initial response to
the site for the purpose
of protecting nearby
persons, property, or
the environment from the
effects of the release.
They are trained to
respond in a defensive
fashion without actually
trying to stop the
release. Their function
is to contain the
release from a safe
distance, keep it from
spreading, and prevent
exposures. First
responders at the
operational level shall
have received at least
eight hours of training
or have had sufficient
experience to
objectively demonstrate
competency in the
following areas in
addition to those listed
for the awareness level
and the employer shall
so certify:
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Certification
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Areas of competency |
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(A) Knowledge of the
basic hazard and risk
assessment techniques.
(B) Know how to select
and use proper personal
protective equipment
provided to the first
responder operational
level.
(C) An understanding of
basic hazardous
materials terms.
(D) Know how to perform
basic control,
containment and/or
confinement operations
within the capabilities
of the resources and
personal protective
equipment available with
their unit.
(E) Know how to
implement basic
decontamination
procedures.
(F) An understanding of
the relevant standard
operating procedures and
termination procedures.
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Hazardous materials
technicians
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(iii) Hazardous
materials technicians
are individuals who
respond to releases or
potential releases for
the purpose of stopping
the release. They assume
a more aggressive role
than a first responder
at the operations level
in that they will
approach the point of
release in order to
plug, patch or otherwise
stop the release of a
hazardous substance
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Amount of training |
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Hazardous materials
technicians shall have
received at least 24
hours of training equal
to the first responder
operations level and in
addition have competency
in the following areas
and the, employer shall
so certify:
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Areas of competency
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(A) Know how to
implement the employer's
emergency response plan.
(B) Know the
classification,
identification and
verification of known
and unknown materials by
using field survey
instruments and
equipment.
(C) Be able to function
within an assigned role
in the Incident Command
System.
(D) Know how to select
and use proper
specialized chemical
personal protective
equipment provided to
the hazardous materials
technician.
(E) Understand hazard
and risk assessment
techniques.
(F) Be able to perform
advance control,
containment, and/ or
confinement operations
within the capabilities
of the resources and
personal protective
equipment available with
the unit.
(G) Understand and
implement
decontamination.
(H) Understand
termination procedures.
(I) Understand basic
chemical and
toxicological
terminology and
behavior.
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specialist
Amount of training |
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(iv) Hazardous materials
specialists are
individuals who respond
with and provide support
to hazardous materials
technicians. Their
duties parallel those of
the hazardous materials
technician, however,
those duties require a
more directed or
specific knowledge of
the various substances
they may be called upon
to contain. The
hazardous materials
specialist would also
act as the site liaison
with Federal, state,
local and other
government authorities
in regards to site
activities. Hazardous
materials specialists
shall have received at
least 24 hours of
training equal to the
technician level and in
addition have competency
in the following areas
and the employer shall
so certify:
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Areas of competency |
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(A) Know how to
implement the local
emergency response plan.
(B) Understand
classification,
identification and
verification of known
and unknown materials by
using advanced survey
instruments and
equipment.
(C) Know of the state
emergency response plan.
(D) Be able to select
and use proper
specialized chemical
personal protective
equipment provided to
the hazardous materials
specialist.
(E) Understand in-depth
hazard and risk
techniques.
(F) Be able to perform
specialized control,
containment, and/or
confinement operations
within the capabilities
of the resources and
personal protective
equipment available.
(G) Be able to determine
and implement
decontamination
procedures.
(H) Have the ability to
develop a site safety
and control plan.
( I ) Understand
chemical, radiological
and toxicological
terminology and
behavior.
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On-scene incident
Amount of training |
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(v) Incident commanders,
who will assume control
of the commander
incident scene beyond
the first responder
awareness level, shall
receive at least 24
hours of training equal
to the first responder
operations level and in
addition have competency
in the following areas
and the employer shall
so certify:
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Areas of competency
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(A) Know and be able to
implement the employer's
incident command system.
(B) Know how to
implement the employer's
emergency response plan.
(C) Know and understand
the hazards and risks
associated with
employees working in
chemical protective
clothing.
(D) Know how to
implement the local
emergency response plan.
(E) Know of the state
emergency response plan
and of the Federal
Regional Response Team.
(F) Know and understand
the importance of
decontamination
procedures.
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1910.120(q)(7)
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Trainers |
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(7) Trainers who teach
any of the above
training subjects shall
have satisfactorily
completed a training
course for teaching the
subjects they are
expected to teach, such
as the courses offered
by the U.S. National
Fire Academy, or they
shall have the training
and/ or academic
credentials and
instructional experience
necessary to demonstrate
competent instructional
skills and a good
command of the subject
matter of the courses
they are to teach.
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1910.120(q)(8)(i) and
(ii)
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Refresher training |
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(8) (i) Those employees
who are trained in
accordance with
paragraph (q) (6) of
this section shall
receive annual refresher
training of sufficient
content and duration to
maintain their
competencies, or shall
demonstrate competency
in those areas at least
yearly.
(ii) A statement shall
be made of the training
or competency, and if a
statement of competency
is made, the employer
shall keep a record of
the methodology used to
demonstrate competency.
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General Requirements for
dipping and coating
operations
1910.124(e) and (f)
(e) What
requirements must I
follow when an employee
enters a dip tank?
When an employee enters
a dip tank, you must
meet the entry
requirements of
Sec.1910.146, OSHA's
standard for
Permit-Required Confined
Spaces, as applicable.
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First-aid training
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(f) What first-aid
procedures must my
employees know?
Your employees must know
the first-aid procedures
that are appropriate to
the dipping or coating
hazards to which they
are exposed
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