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Training Requirements in OSHA Standards and Training Guidelines

U.S. Department of Labor

Many standards promulgated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) explicitly require the employer to train employees in the safety
and health aspects of their jobs. Other OSHA standards make it the employer’s
responsibility to limit certain job assignments to employees who are “certified,”
“competent,” or “qualified”—meaning that they have had special previous
training, in or out of the workplace. The term “designated” personnel means
selected or assigned by the employer or the employer’s representative as being
qualified to perform specific duties. These requirements reflect OSHA’s belief
that training is an essential part of every employer’s safety and health program
for protecting workers from injuries and illnesses. Many researchers conclude
that those who are new on the job have a higher rate of accidents and injuries
than more experienced workers.
If ignorance of specific job hazards and of proper work practices is even partly
to blame for this higher injury rate, then training will help to provide
a solution.

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