New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 100 - SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Subchapter 7 - STANDARD FOR HAZARD COMMUNICATION
Section 12:100-7.3 - Employee information and training

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 12:100-7.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) In addition to the training that 29 CFR 1910.1200 requires employers to provide* (hereinafter referred to as "initial training"), employers shall provide refresher training to all employees every two years at no cost to employees and during working hours.

1. Refresher training is to be an abbreviated version of initial training.

(b) In addition to the information that 29 CFR 1910.1200 requires employees to receive, initial and refresher training shall address:

1. The location and availability of the written hazard communication program, the list(s) of hazardous chemicals, hazardous substance fact sheets, the Right to Know survey, and the Right to Know hazardous substance list;

2. The applicable provisions of the Worker and Community Right to Know Act, N.J.S.A. 34:5A-1 et seq.;

3. An explanation of the Right to Know survey, labeling, hazardous substance fact sheets, the Right to Know hazardous substance list, and the Right to Know poster, and how employees can obtain these documents and use appropriate hazard information from these sources; and

4. Distribution of a copy of the Right to Know brochure.

(c) An employer shall have a technically qualified person conduct initial and refresher training.

(d) Employers shall establish and maintain records of initial and refresher training that include the following information:

1. The dates of the training sessions;

2. The contents or a summary of the training sessions;

3. The names and qualifications of persons conducting the training; and

4. The names and job titles of all persons attending the training sessions.

(e) Employers shall maintain training records for the duration of each employee's employment.

(f) Employers shall ensure that all training records required to be maintained by this subchapter are available, upon request, for examination and copying, to employees, employee representatives, and representatives of the Departments of Labor and Workforce Development and Health.

(g) Employers shall ensure the provision of initial and refresher training using material that is appropriate in content and vocabulary to the educational level, literacy, and language of the employees receiving training.

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