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Health & Safety Department: A29 CFR 1910 General Industry Training Requirements

Subpart J
General Environmental Controls 1910.141-1910.147

    Temporary Labor Camps 1910.142(k)(1) and (2)
(1) Adequate first-aid facilities approved by a health authority shall be maintained and
made available in every labor camp for the emergency treatment of injured persons.

 
Person trained to administer first-aid

 
  (2) Such facilities shall be in charge of a person trained to administer first-aid and shall be readily accessible for use at all times.

 
    Specifications for Accident Prevention Signs and Tags
1910.145(c)(1)(ii), (2)(ii) and (3)

 
Training   (l)(ii) All employees shall be instructed that danger signs indicate immediate danger and that special precautions are necessary.
(2) (ii) All employees shall be instructed that caution signs indicate a possible hazard against which proper precautions should be taken.

 
Safety instruction Signs   (3) Safety instruction signs shall be used where there is a need for general instructions and suggestions relative to safety measures.

 
    Permit Required Confined Spaces 1910.146(g)(1) and (2)(i)
through (iv)(3) and (4) and (k)(l)(i) through (iv)

 
Training   (g)(1) The employer shall provide training so that all employees whose work is regulated by this section acquire the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under this section.
(2) Training shall be provided to each affected employee:

 
When   (i) Before the employee is first assigned duties under this section;
(ii) Before there is a change in assigned duties;

 
Retraining   (iii) Whenever there is a change in permit space operations that presents a hazard about which an employee has not previously been trained;
(iv) Whenever the employer has reason to believe either that there are deviations from the permit space entry procedures required by paragraph (d)(3) of this section or that there are inadequacies in the employees' knowledge or use of these procedures.
(3) The training shall establish employee proficiency in the duties required by this section and shall introduce new or revised procedures, as necessary, for compliance with this section.

 
Certification   (4) The employer shall certify that the training required by paragraphs (g)(1) through (g)(3) of this section has been accomplished. The certification shall contain each employee's name, the signatures or initials of the trainers, and the dates of training. The certification shall be available for inspection by employees and their authorized representatives.

 
Rescue and emergency services   k)(1) The following requirements apply to employers who have employees enter permit required confined spaces to perform rescue services.
(i)The employer shall ensure that each member of the rescue service is provided with, and is trained to use properly, the personal protective equipment and rescue equipment necessary for making rescues from permit required confined spaces.
(ii) Each member of the rescue service shall be trained to perform the assigned rescue duties. Each member of the rescue service shall also receive the training required of authorized entrants under paragraph (g) of this section.

 
Annual simulated rescue operations   (iii) Each member of the rescue service shall practice making permit space rescues at least once every 12 months, by means of simulated rescue operations in which they remove dummies, mannequins, or actual persons from the actual permit spaces or from representative permit spaces. Representative permit spaces shall, with respect to opening size configuration, and accessibility, simulate the types of permit spaces from which rescue is to be performed.

 
    The Control of Hazardous Energy 1910.147(a)(3)(ii)

 
Lockout/ tagout   (ii) When other standards in this part require the use of lockout or tagout, they shall be used and supplemented by the procedural and training requirements of this section.

1910.147(4)(i)(D)

 
Energy control procedure   (4) (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.
(D) Where tagout is used for energy control, the periodic inspection shall include a review, between the inspector and each authorized and affected employee, of that employee's responsibilities under the energy control procedure being inspected, and the elements set forth in paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of this section.

1910.147(7)(i)(A) through (C); (ii)(A) through (F);
(iii)(A) through (C); and (8)

 
Training and communication   (7)(i) The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills
required for the safe application, usage, and removal of energy controls are required by employees. The training shall include the following:

 
Content   (A) Each authorized employee shall receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control.
(B) Each affected employee shall be instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure.
(C) All other employees whose work operations are or may be in an area where energy control procedures may be utilized, shall be instructed about the procedure, and about the prohibition relating to attempts to restart or reenergize machines or equipment which are locked out or tagged out.

 
Tagout systems   (ii) When tagout systems are used, employees shall also be trained in the following limitations of tags:
(A) Tags are essentially warning devices affixed to energy isolating devices, and do not provide the physical restraint on those devices that is provided by a lock.
(B) When a tag is attached to an energy isolating means, it is not to be removed without authorization of the authorized person for it, and it is never to be bypassed, ignored, or otherwise defeated.
(C) Tags must be legible and understandable by all authorized employees, affected employees, and all other employees whose work operations are or may be in the area, in order to be effective.
(D) Tags and their means of attachment must be made of materials which will withstand the environmental conditions encountered in the workplace.
(E) Tags may evoke a false sense of security, and their meaning needs to be understood as part of the overall energy control program.
(F) Tags must be securely attached to energy isolating devices so that they cannot be inadvertently or accidentally detached during use.
(ii) When tagout systems are used, employees shall also be trained in the following limitations of tags:
(A) Tags are essentially warning devices affixed to energy isolating devices, and do not provide the physical restraint on those devices that is provided by a lock.
(B) When a tag is attached to an energy isolating means, it is not to be removed without authorization of the authorized person for it, and it is never to be bypassed, ignored, or otherwise defeated.
(C) Tags must be legible and understandable by all authorized employees, affected employees, and all other employees whose work operations are or may be in the area, in order to be effective.
(D) Tags and their means of attachment must be made of materials which will withstand the environmental conditions encountered in the workplace.
(E) Tags may evoke a false sense of security, and their meaning needs to be understood as part of the overall energy control program.
(F) Tags must be securely attached to energy isolating devices so that they cannot be inadvertently or accidentally detached during use.

 
Retraining   (iii) (A) Retraining shall be provided for all authorized and affected employees whenever there is a: change in their job assignments, a change in machines, equipment or processes that present a new hazard, or when there is a change in the energy control procedures.
(B) Additional retraining shall also be conducted whenever a periodic inspection under paragraph ( c ) (6) of this section reveals, or whenever the employer has reason to believe, that there are deviations from or inadequacies in the knowledge or use of the energy control procedures.
(C) The retraining shall reestablish employee proficiency and introduce new or revised control methods and procedures, as necessary.
(iv) The employer shall certify that employee training has been accomplished and is being kept up to date. The certification shall contain each employee's name and dates of training.

 
Energy isolation   (8) Implementation of lockout or the tagout system shall be performed only by authorized employees.

Lockout or Tagout Devices Removed 1910.147(e)(3)

 
Lockout or tagout devices removal   (3) Each lockout or tagout device shall be removed from each energy isolating device by the employee who applied the device.

 
Exception to Paragraph   (e)(3): When the authorized employee who applied the lockout or tagout device is not available to remove it, that device may be removed under the direction of the employer, provided that specific procedures and training for such removal have been developed, documented and incorporated into the employer's energy control program. The employer shall demonstrate that the specific procedure provides equivalent safety to the removal of the device by the authorized employee who applied it.

Outside Personnel 1910.147(f)(2)(i)

(i)The on-site employer shall ensure that his/her personnel understand and comply with restrictions and prohibitions of the outside employer's energy control procedures.

 

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