(1)
(a)
Facility personnel shall successfully complete a program of classroom
instruction or on-the-job training that teaches them to perform their duties in
a way that ensures the facility's compliance with the requirements of this
chapter. The owner or operator shall ensure that this program includes all the
elements described in the document required under sub. (4) (c).
Note: Chapter
NR 670 requires that owners and
operators submit with the feasibility and plan of operation report, an outline
of the training program used (or to be used) at the facility and a brief
description of how the training program is designed to meet actual job
tasks.
(b) This program
shall be directed by a person trained in hazardous waste management procedures,
and shall include instruction which teaches facility personnel hazardous waste
management procedures (including contingency plan implementation) relevant to
the positions in which they are employed.
(c) At a minimum, the training program shall
be designed to ensure that facility personnel are able to respond effectively
to emergencies by familiarizing them with emergency procedures, emergency
equipment and emergency systems, including, where applicable, all of the
following:
1. Procedures for using,
inspecting, repairing and replacing facility emergency and monitoring
equipment.
2. Key parameters for
automatic waste feed cut-off systems.
3. Communications or alarm systems.
4. Response to fires or explosions.
5. Response to groundwater contamination
incidents.
6. Shutdown of
operations.
(d) For
facility employees that receive emergency response training pursuant to
occupational safety and health administration (OSHA) rules
29 CFR
1910.120(p) (8) and (q), the
facility is not required to provide separate emergency response training
pursuant to this section, provided that the overall facility training meets all
the requirements of this section.
(2) Facility personnel shall successfully
complete the program required in sub. (1) within 6 months after August 1, 2006
or 6 months after the date of their employment or assignment to a facility, or
to a new position at a facility, whichever is later. Employees hired after
August 1, 2006 may not work in unsupervised positions until they have completed
the training requirements of sub. (1).
(3) Facility personnel shall take part in an
annual review of the initial training required in sub. (1).
(4) The owner or operator shall maintain all
of the following documents and records at the facility:
(a) The job title for each position at the
facility related to hazardous waste management, and the name of the employee
filling each job.
(b) A written job
description for each position listed under par. (a). This description may be
consistent in its degree of specificity with descriptions for other similar
positions in the same company location or bargaining unit, but shall include
the requisite skill, education or other qualifications, and duties of employees
assigned to each position.
(c) A
written description of the type and amount of both introductory and continuing
training that will be given to each person filling a position listed under par.
(a).
(d) Records that document that
the training or job experience required under subs. (1), (2) and (3) has been
given to, and completed by, facility personnel.
(5) Training records on current personnel
shall be kept until closure of the facility. Training records on former
employees shall be kept for at least 3 years from the date the employee last
worked at the facility. Personnel training records may accompany personnel
transferred within the same company.
