OSHA's Suggested Training Plan Core Elements
3. Instructors: Instructors should be deemed competent based on:
- previous documented experience in their area of instruction,
- successful completion of a "train-the-trainer" program specific to the topics they will teach, and
- an evaluation of instructional competence by the Training Director.
4. Course materials: The Training Director should approve all course materials to be used by the training provider. Course materials should be reviewed and updated at least annually. Materials and equipment should be in good working order and maintained properly. All written and audio-visual materials in the training curriculum should be peer reviewed by technically competent outside reviewers or by a standing advisory committee.
Reviewers should possess expertise in the following disciplines where applicable: occupational health, industrial hygiene and safety, chemical/environmental engineering, employee education, or emergency response. One or more of the peer reviewers should be an employee experienced in the work activities directed in the training.
5. The program for accepting students should include:
- receive assurance that the student is or will be involved in work where exposures are likely and that the student possesses the skills necessary to perform the work; and
- provide a policy on the required medical clearance.
6. Ratios: Student-instructor ratios should not exceed 30 students per instructor. Hands-on activity requiring the use of personal protective equipment, testing equipment, or hazardous procedures should have instructor ratios of 5-10 students per instructor.
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