Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION
Division 3 - CONSTRUCTION
Section 437-003-0503 - Training Requirements
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 437-003-0503
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024
(1) Training Program.
(a) The employer shall
provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall
hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of
falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order
to minimize these hazards.
(b) The
employer shall assure that each employee has been trained, as necessary, by a
competent person qualified in the following areas:
(A) The nature of fall hazards in the work
area;
(B) The correct procedures
for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection
systems to be used;
(C) The use and
operation of guardrail systems, personal fall arrest systems, safety net
systems, warning line systems, safety monitoring systems, personal fall
restraint systems, positioning devices, and other appropriate protection to be
used;
(D) The role of each employee
in the safety monitoring system when this system is used;
(E) The limitations on the use of mechanical
equipment during the performance of roofing work;
(F) The correct procedures for the handling
and storage of equipment and materials and the erection of overhead protection;
and
(G) The role of employees in
the fall protection work plan;
(H)
The standards contained in this subpart.
(2) Certification of training.
(a) The employer shall verify compliance with
paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written certification record. The
written certification record shall contain the name or other identity of the
employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person
who conducted the training or the signature of the employer. If the employer
relies on training conducted by another employer or completed prior to the
effective date of this section, the certification record shall indicate the
date the employer determined the prior training was adequate rather than the
date of actual training.
(b) The
latest training certification shall be maintained.
(3) Retraining. When the employer has reason to believe that any affected employee who has already been trained does not have the understanding and skill required by paragraph (a) of this section, the employer shall retrain each such employee. Circumstances where retraining is required include, but are not limited to, situations where:
(a) Changes in the workplace render previous
training obsolete; or
(b) Changes
in the types of fall protection systems or equipment to be used render previous
training obsolete; or
(c)
Inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of fall protection
systems or equipment indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite
understanding or skill.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) & 656.726(4)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 - 654.295
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