Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. Training shall
be provided for each employee at no cost.
B. The training shall be provided:
(1) As soon as possible, but not later than 6
months from the effective date of this chapter, for initial training for each
current and new employee;
(2) Prior
to initial assignment for each new employee;
(3) Whenever an employee is assigned new work
tasks, tools, equipment, machines, or vehicles; and
(4) Whenever an employee demonstrates unsafe
job performance.
C. At a
minimum, training shall consist of the following elements:
(1) Safe performance of assigned work
tasks;
(2) Safe use, operation, and
maintenance of tools, machines, and vehicles that an employee will be using or
operating, including emphasis on understanding and following the manufacturer's
operating and maintenance instructions, warnings, and precautions;
(3) Recognition of safety and health hazards
associated with the employee's specific work tasks, including the use of
measures and work practices to prevent or control those hazards;
(4) Recognition, prevention, and control of
other safety and health hazards in tree care and tree removal;
(5) Procedures, practices, and requirements
of the employer's work site; and
(6) The requirements of this
chapter.
D. Each new
employee and each employee who is required to be trained as specified in
§B of this regulation shall work under the close supervision of a
designated employee until the employee demonstrates to the employer the ability
to safely perform new duties independently.
E. Portability of Training.
(1) Each current employee who has received
training in the particular elements specified in §C of this regulation may
not be required to be retrained in those elements.
(2) Prior to initial assignment, an employer
shall conduct an assessment of the elements in §C of this regulation for
each new employee who has previously received training to determine if the
employee is competent to safely perform the work tasks.
(3) If an employer determines that an
employee is not competent in certain elements of §C of this regulation,
the employer shall retrain in those elements.
F. First Aid and Rescue Training.
(1) All employees shall be trained in basic
first aid, including controlled bleeding and immobilization.
(2) Each employee's first-aid training shall
remain current.
G. All
training shall be conducted by a qualified person.
H. The employer shall ensure that all
training materials used are appropriate in content and language of the employee
and where the competent person observes behavior not consistent with the
training, retraining shall be provided.
I. Certification of Training.
(1) The employer shall verify that each
employee has received and understands the required training through a written
certification that contains the name of each employee trained and the date or
dates of training and that identifies the subject of the
certification.
(2) The most recent
training certification shall be maintained for as long as the employee is in
the employment of the employer.