New hire training

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## 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA) - (2) Training shall be provided to each affected employee: - (i) Before the employee is first assigned duties under this section; - (ii) Before there is a change in assigned duties; - (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 employee's 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. - (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. - (h) Duties of authorized entrants. The employer shall ensure that all authorized entrants: - (1) Know the hazards that may be faced during entry, including information on the mode, signs or symptoms, and consequences of the exposure; - (2) Properly use equipment as required by paragraph (d)(4) of this section; - (3) Communicate with the attendant as necessary to enable the attendant to monitor entrant status and to enable the attendant to alert entrants of the need to evacuate the space as required by paragraph (i)(6) of this section; - (4) Alert the attendant whenever: - (i) The entrant recognizes any warning sign or symptom of exposure to a dangerous situation, or - (ii) The entrant detects a prohibited condition; and - (5) Exit from the permit space as quickly as possible whenever: - (i) An order to evacuate is given by the att…

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J Division 2 AO 1-2025 Oregon Administrative Rules Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division - (vii) Whenever there is a deviation from the established procedures or employee knowledge of the procedures is inadequate. - (B) Document employee training. Ensure the documentation: - (i) Contains the employee's name, the name and signature of the trainer, and the date of training. - (ii) Contains the responsibilities for which they were trained. - (iii) Is available for inspection by employees and their authorized representative. - (b) Ensure each employee is proficient in their assigned duties. - (c) Awareness training: - (A) Provide all employees whose work operations are or may be in an area where permit spaces are present with a basic overview of: - (i) The permit space program. - (ii) The entry permit system. - (iii) The alternate entry procedures, if used. Note: Awareness training is not required for employees whose exposure is negligible, such as office workers who walk in a parking lot that has a sewer manhole or workers entering a building with a baghouse near it, as long as those employees have no other exposures to permit spaces. Similarly, when all permit spaces cannot be accessed or opened by employees, awareness training is not required. An example of this are spaces that are locked or require a specialized tool, access to the key or tool is controlled, and access without the key or tool would require extraordinary means (such as a chop saw or cutting torch). ## (B) Provide this training: - (i) For all new affected employees. - (ii) For all employees whose duties change to include work in areas with permit spaces. - (iii) When inadequacies in an employee's knowledge indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding. - (iv) When there is a change in the permit program. - (v) When there are new or previously unidentified permit spaces. - (C) Ensure all employees understand how to recognize permit spaces in their work area.

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Division 2 AO 3-2019 Oregon Administrative Rules Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division - (4) Decontamination program. The employer shall develop and implement a decontamination procedure meeting the requirements of paragraph (k) of this section. - (5) New technology program. The employer shall develop and implement procedures meeting the requirements of paragraph (o) of this section for introducing new and innovative equipment into the workplace. - (6) Material handling program. Where employees will be handling drums or containers, the employer shall develop and implement procedures meeting the requirements of paragraphs (j)(1)(ii) through (viii) and (xi) of this section, as well as (j)(3) and (j)(8) of this section prior to starting such work. - (7) Training program. - (i) New employees. 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 endanger themselves or other employees. The initial training shall be for 24 hours and refresher training shall be for 8 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. - (ii) Current employees. 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 8 hours of refresher training annually. - (iii) Trainers. Trainers who teach initi…

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(2) - contain injury or illness to person or damage to property. (xiii) Establish procedures for transmitting and enforcing safe work practices in the workplace through training, positive reinforcement, such as a reward system, public recognition, etc., correction of unsafe performance, and, if necessary, reinforcement of work practices through a clearly defined and communicated disciplinary system. - (C) The program shall be made available to the employees or their collective bargaining agent or both, upon request. Safe work practices. - (A) The employer shall eliminate or control all existing and potential hazards within the workplace in a timely manner, using one or more of the following: - (i) Engineering and work practice controls designed to control employee exposures to safety and health hazards by modifying the source to reduce exposure. - (ii) Administrative controls designed to control employee exposure to safety and health hazards. - (iii) Requirements for the distribution and proper use of personal protective equipment. - (iv) A program of medical examinations or evaluations conducted by a qualified physician or health practitioner when required by a standard. - (B) The employer shall ensure that practices are understood by all employees and are underscored through training, positive reinforcement,

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## 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA) in starting up or shutting down the process. In these cases, different parameters will be required from those of normal operation. These operating instructions need to clearly indicate the distinctions between startup and normal operations such as the appropriate allowances for heating up a unit to reach the normal operating parameters. Also the operating instructions need to describe the proper method for increasing the temperature of the unit until the normal operating temperature parameters are achieved. Computerized process control systems add complexity to operating instructions. These operating instructions need to describe the logic of the software as well as the relationship between the equipment and the control system; otherwise, it may not be apparent to the operator. Operating procedures and instructions are important for training operating personnel. The operating procedures are often viewed as the standard operating practices (SOPs) for operations. Control room personnel and operating staff, in general, need to have a full understanding of operating procedures. If workers are not fluent in English then procedures and instructions need to be prepared in a second language understood by the workers. In addition, operating procedures need to be changed when there is a change in the process as a result of the management of change procedures. The consequences of operating procedure changes need to be fully evaluated and the information conveyed to the personnel. For example, mechanical changes to the process made by the maintenance department (like changing a valve from steel to brass or other subtle changes) need to be evaluated to determine if operating procedures and practices also need to be changed. All management of change actions must be coordinated and integrated with current operating procedures and operating personnel must be oriented to the changes in procedures before the change is made. When the process is shut down in or…