Section 5110.7 - Training(a) Initial training. (1) Each employee involved in operating a process, and each operating employee prior to working in a newly assigned process, shall be trained in an overview of the process and in the operating procedures as specified in section 5110.6. The training shall include material on the specific safety and health hazards applicable to the employee's job tasks, procedures, including emergency operations and shutdown, and safe work practices applicable to the employee's job tasks.(2) The owner or operator shall train each employee involved in maintaining the on-going integrity of process equipment in an overview of that process and its hazards and in the procedures applicable to the employee's job tasks to assure that the employee can perform the job tasks in a safe manner.(b) Refresher and supplemental training. (1) At least once every three years, and more often if necessary, refresher and supplemental training shall be provided to each employee involved in operating a process in order to ensure the employee understands and adheres to the current operating procedures of the process. The owner or operator, in consultation with the employees involved in operating the process, shall determine the appropriate frequency and content of refresher training.(2) At least once every three years, and more often if necessary, the owner or operator shall provide effective refresher and supplemental training to each maintenance employee to ensure that each employee understands and adheres to current maintenance procedures.(c) Training certification. The owner or operator shall ensure that each employee involved in operating a process has received, understood and successfully completed training as specified by this section. The owner or operator, after the initial or refresher training, shall prepare a certification record containing the identity of the employee, the date(s) of training, the means used to verify that the employee understood the training, and the signature(s) of the person administering the training.(d) The owner or operator shall develop and implement an effective written program that includes (1) the requirements that an employee must meet in order to be designated as qualified, and (2) employee testing procedures to verify understanding and to ensure competency in job skill levels and work practices that protect employee and public safety and health.(e) The owner or operator shall develop and implement an effective training program to ensure that all affected employees are aware of and understand all Program 4 elements described in this Article. The owner or operator shall complete the initial training required in this section within twenty-four (24) months following the effective date of this section. Employees and employee representatives participating in a specialized team pursuant to this Article shall be trained in the Program elements relevant to that team.(f) The owner or operator shall provide for employee participation in developing and implementing the training program, pursuant to section 5110.13.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 19, § 5110.7
Note: Authority cited: Section 8585, Government Code; and Sections 25531 and 25534.05, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 8585, Government Code; Section 25531, Health and Safety Code; and Section 68.71, Part 68, Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations.
1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering section 2762.4 to new section 5110.7, including amendment of subsections (a)(1) and (f), filed 3-6-2024 (Register 2024, No. 10).