Chapter 10 - Training - hdbk11392003vol30153

DOE-HDBK-1139/3-2003

Chapter 10 - Training

1.0 Introduction

This chapter identifies and consolidates existing user safety and health requirements found in DOE

and Federal chemical-related safety and health regulations and National Standards that address

training requirements associated with the handling and use of chemicals (see definition) and chemical

products (see definition). This chapter specifically consolidates requirements found in Occupational

Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations 29CFR1910 and 29CFR1926, 10CFR850,

and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Codes 55, 430, and 432, including technical

standards that are made mandatory by their specific reference within a regulation, rule or DOE Order.

State and local codes and requirements are NOT included.

This chapter is intended to list chemical-related safety and health requirements and to consolidate

those that are overlapping and/or duplicative. The list of requirements includes "pointers" to the

sources of those requirements.

This document does NOT create any new or additional requirements.

2.0 Applicability

This chapter consolidates existing, core safety and health requirements that all sites must follow when

engaged in chemical-related activities. It is intended only to address safety and health-related training

requirements applicable to chemical user activities. This chapter applies to DOE Contractors and

Field Organizations who handle or use chemicals and chemical products. This chapter does NOT

apply to:

waste operations (the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) requires training

prior to the generation of waste; see 40CFR264.16);

transportation (training requirements for transporting chemicals are covered in Chapter 4 of

this document, "Transportation".)

emergency management (training requirements for Emergency Management are covered in

Chapter 8 of this document, "Emergency Management".)

[NOTE: Waste operations are NOT included in this consolidation of Chemical User Safety and

Health Requirements. Hence, RCRA is not included is this document. However, RCRA requires

training and must be adhered to as appropriate for site/facility operations.]

The information presented here applies to all locations that use chemicals or chemical

products. [NOTE: Throughout this document, the term "chemicals" is used to indicate

chemicals and/or chemical products as described in Section 3, below.] This chapter

consolidates existing, core safety and health requirements that all sites must follow when

engaged in chemical-related activities.

The requirements included in this chapter come from sources that have different safety purposes. As

a result, some of these requirements may not always be applicable to the work being performed at an

individual site or facility. It is the responsibility of each user to determine the applicability of specific

requirements to their work and how they are implemented. The reference sources for the

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