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2.5 Training

29 CFR 1910.119 (g)

(1)

Initial training.

(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 procedures as specified in paragraph (f) of this section. The training shall include

emphasis on the specific safety and health hazards, emergency operations including shutdown, and

safe work practices applicable to the employee's job tasks.

(ii)

In lieu of initial training for those employees already involved in operating a process on (Insert the

effective date of the standard), 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.

(2)

Refresher training. Refresher training shall be provided at least every three years, and more often if neces-

sary, 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.

(3)

Training documentation. 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.

Intent

DOE contractors must train all employees involved in operating and maintaining chemical processes

covered by the PSM Rule, including supervisors and managers, and temporary or intermittent

workers [Q66]. Contractors must decide what level of training is needed and how that training is to

be provided (e.g., classroom, hands on, on the job, equipment familiarization). Training must ensure

competency, and contractors must document the means used to employee understanding (e.g., tests,

demonstration of skills, etc.). Training must result in employees understanding:

chemical hazards and the controls;

proper procedures;

safe operating limits and how to avoid unsafe conditions;

how to respond to upset and emergency conditions; and

opportunities available for employees to contribute to process safety improvements.

Training programs should have the following elements:

Written training plans and schedules.

Qualified trainers.

Training materials on the process tasks.

Methods to ensure that competencies are developed (e.g., testing appropriate to the complex-

ity of the operations and the hazards involved).