Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
tABle 20.2
record of safety meeting Form
record oF sAFety meetIng
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PRESENTER:.. _______________________________________________________________________
DATE:.. _______________________
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WORKER'S.NAME
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NOTE: Staple any handouts or materials used during the toolbox meeting.
oshA trAInIng requIrements
Many.standards.promulgated.by.the.Occupational.Safety.and.Health.Administration.
(OSHA).explicitly.require.the.employer.to.train.employees.in.the.safety.and.health.
aspects.of.their.jobs..Other.OSHA.standards.make.it.the.employer's.responsibility.
to.limit.certain.job.assignments.to.employees.who.are.“certiied,”.“.competent,”.or.
“qualiied”.(meaning.that.they.have.had.special.previous.training,.in.or.out.of.the.
workplace).. The. term. “designated”. personnel. means. selected. or. assigned. by. the.
employer. or. the. employer's. representative. as. being. qualiied. to. perform. speciic.
duties..These.requirements.relect.OSHA's.belief.that.training.is.an.essential.part.of.
every.employer's.safety.and.health.program.for.protecting.workers.from.injuries.and.
illnesses..Many.researchers.conclude.that.those.who.are.new.on.the.job.have.a.higher.
rate.of.accidents.and.injuries.than.more.experienced.workers..If.ignorance.of.speciic.
job.hazards.and.of.proper.work.practices.is.even.partly.to.blame.for.a.higher.injury.
rate,.then.training.will.help.to.provide.a.solution.
As.an.example.of.the.trend.in.OSHA's.safety.and.health.training.requirements,.the.
Process.Safety.Management.of.Highly.Hazardous.Chemicals.standard.(Title.29.Code.
of.Federal.Regulations,.Part.1910.119).contains.several.training.requirements..This.
standard.was.promulgated.under.the.requirements.of.the.Clean.Air.Act.Amendments.
of.1990..The.Process.Safety.Management.Standard.requires.the.employer.to.evalu-
ate. or. verify. that. employees. comprehend. the. training. given. to. them.. This. means.
that. the. training. to. be. given. must. have. established. goals. and. objectives. regarding.
what.is.to.be.accomplished..Subsequent.to.the.training,.an.evaluation.would.be.con-
ducted. to. verify. that. employees. understand. the. subjects. presented. or. acquired. the.
desired.skills.or.knowledge..If.the.established.goals.and.objectives.of.the.training.
program.were.not.achieved.as.expected,.the.employer.would.then.revise.the.training.
program.to.make.it.more.effective,.or.conduct.frequent.refresher.training.or.some.
