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Training Minimum Requirements
Training in PPE use is
required by the CFR 1910.132 Occupational Safety and Health Personal
Protection Equipment Standards.
This training:
- Allows the user to
become familiar with the equipment in a non-hazardous situation.
- Instills confidence
of the user in his/her equipment.
- Makes the user aware
of the limitations and capabilities of the equipment.
- Increases the efficiency
of operations performed by workers wearing PPE.
- May increase the
protective efficiency of PPE use.
- Reduces the expense
of PPE maintenance.
Training should be completed
prior to actual PPE use in a hazardous environment and should be
repeated at least annually. At a minimum, the training portion of
the PPE program should delineate the user's responsibilities and
explain the following, utilizing both classroom and field training
when necessary:
- OSHA requirements
as delineated in 29 CFR Part 1910, Sub Parts I and Z.
- The OSHA PPE Standards.
- The proper use and
maintenance of the selected PPE, including capabilities and limitations.
- The nature of the
hazards and the consequences of not using the PPE.
- The human factors
influencing PPE performance.
- Instruction in inspecting,
checking, fitting, and using PPE.
- The user's responsibility
for cleaning, maintenance, and repair of PPE.
- The Site Safety
Plan and the individuals' responsibilities and duties in an emergency.
Retraining should be
required under the following circumstances:
a) Annually.
b) When there is a change in procedures.
c) An audit or incident reveals deviations from procedures.
d) Changes in the site hazards, equipment or job assignments (only
the workers affected).
e) When there appears to be deficiencies in the employee's understanding
of the program.
f) The retraining shall re-establish employee proficiency and
introduce new or revised control methods and procedures, as necessary.
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