ASSE/ANSI Z490.1 Criteria
This consensus standard establishes criteria for safety, health, and environmental training programs. Criteria includes program development, delivery, evaluation and program management.
ANSI 490.1, Criteria for Accepted Practices in Safety, Health, and Environmental Training, details criteria for a safety training program.
Minimum safety training program criteria
- development piece, including needs assessment, learning objectives, course content and format, resource materials, and criteria for course completion
- delivery by competent trainers in a suitable training environment
- evaluation in a continuous improvement system
- documentation and recordkeeping
- a plan describing how the various training elements will be accomplished
OSHA's Suggested Training Plan Core Elements
The following information was adapted from 29 CFR 1910.120 Appendix E, Training Curriculum Guidelines (Non-mandatory). Although written specifically for training hazardous waste operations, the core criteria may serve as an excellent template for your safety training program's design. In the next few sections, we will discuss the ten core criteria.
1. Training facility: The training facility should have available sufficient resources, equipment, and site locations to perform didactic and hands-on training when appropriate. Training facilities should have sufficient organization, support staff, and services to conduct training in each of the courses offered.
2. Training Director: Each training program should be under the direction of a Training Director responsible for the program. The Training Director should have a minimum of two years of employee education experience.
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