Training
Other sections of this standard require training in specific topics. Below is a list of the training requirements found in other sections and includes additional training requirements not found elsewhere.
Training Requirements Specified Elsewhere
- overhead powerlines - OSHA 1926.1408(g) and OSHA 1926.1410(m)
- signal persons - OSHA 1926.1428(c)
- operators - OSHA 1926.1427 (for the training required for operators during the four-year transitional period, for operator qualification/certification, for operators of equipment that does not require qualification/certification, and for operators-in-training).
Additional Training Requirements
Operators - You must train each equipment operator in the manufacturer's emergency procedures for halting unintended equipment movement and in the following practice: whenever moving a boom off a support, first raise the boom a short distance (sufficient to take the load of the boom) to determine if the boom hoist brake needs to be adjusted or repaired.
Competent persons and qualified persons - You must train each competent person and each qualified person in the requirements of this standard that apply to them.
Crush/pinch points - You must train each employee who works with the equipment to keep clear of holes, crush/pinch points, and the hazards addressed in OSHA 1926.1424 (Work area control).
Tag-out - You must train each operator and each additional employee authorized to start/energize equipment or operate equipment controls (such as maintenance and repair employees) in the tag-out and start-up procedures in OSHA 1417(f) and (g).
Training Administration
For each employee who must be trained under this standard, you must:
- Evaluate each employee to confirm that the employee understands the information provided in the training.
- Provide refresher training in relevant topics for each employee when, based on the conduct of the employee or an evaluation of the employee's knowledge, there is an indication that retraining is necessary.
- Provide the training at no cost to the employee.
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