Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity
MIOSHA
General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards
General Industry Safety Standards
Part 51 - LOGGING
EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES
Section R. 408.15119 - Training

Universal Citation: MI Admin Code R. 408.15119

Current through Vol. 24-16, September 15, 2024

Rule 5119.

(1) An employer shall provide training for each employee, including supervisors, at no cost to the employee.

(2) The training shall be provided as follows:

(a) As soon as possible after July 2, 1996, initial training for each current and new employee.

(b) Before initial assignment for each new employee.

(c) When an employee is assigned new work tasks, tools, equipment, machines, or vehicles.

(d) When an employee demonstrates unsafe job performance.

(3) At a minimum, training shall consist of all of the following elements:

(a) The safe performance of assigned work tasks.

(b) The safe use, operation, and maintenance of tools, machines, and vehicles that the employee uses or operates, including an emphasis on understanding and following the manufacturers operating and maintenance instructions, warnings, and precautions.

(c) The recognition of safety and health hazards associated with the employees specific work tasks, including the use of measures and work practices to prevent or control the hazards.

(d) The recognition, prevention, and control of other safety and health hazards in the logging industry.

(e) The procedures, practices, and requirements of the employers worksite.

(f) The requirements of these rules.

(4) The training of an employee due to unsafe job performance or before the assignment of new work tasks, tools, equipment, machines, or vehicles may be limited to the elements in subrule (3) of this rule that are relevant to the circumstances giving rise to the need for training.

(5) Each current employee who has received training in the particular elements specified in subrule (3) of this rule shall not be required to be retrained in those elements.

(6) Each new employee who has received training in the particular elements specified in subrule (3) of this rule shall not be required to be retrained in those elements before initial assignment.

(7) An employer shall train each current and new employee in the elements for which the employee has not received training.

(8) Each new employee and each employee who is required to be trained shall work under the close supervision of a designated person until the employee demonstrates to the employer the ability to safely perform his or her new duties independently.

(9) An employer shall verify training by preparing a written certification record that contains all of the following information:

(a) The name or other identity of the employee trained.

(b) The date or dates of the training.

(c) The signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.

If an employer relies on training conducted before the employees hiring or completed before the effective date of this rule, then the certification record shall indicate the date on which the employer determined the previous training was adequate.

(10) The employer shall maintain the most recent training certification for an employee.

(11) An employer shall hold safety and health meetings as necessary, but at least once each month for each employee. Safety and health meetings may be conducted individually, in crew meetings, in larger groups, or as part of other staff meetings.

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