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General Industry Training Requirements

The following index represents the General Industry training requirements from Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations Part 1910 and appear in numerical order by standard number. Note that additional training requirements may appear in certain other standards (ANSI, NFPA, etc.) adopted by reference in Part 1910 and therefore are mandatory.

Subpart E - Means of Egress

  • Employee Emergency Plans and Fire Prevention Plans 1910.38

Subpart F- Powered Platforms, Manlifts, and Vehicle-Mounted Work Platforms

  • Powered Platforms for Building Maintenance—Operations-Training - 1910.66
  • Care and use Appendix C, Section 1

Subpart G - Occupational Health and Environmental Control - 1910.94

  • DipTanks—Personal Protection
  • Inspection, Maintenance, and Installation
  • Hearing Protection
  • Training Program

Subpart H - Hazardous Materials - 1910.120

  • Flammable and Combustible Liquids
  • Explosives and Blasting Agents
  • Bulk Delivery and Mixing Vehicles
  • Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases
  • Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals - 1910.119
  • Contract Employer Responsibilities
  • Mechanical Integrity
  • Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response - 1910.120
  • Hazardous Waste Cleanup Workers
  • New Technology Programs
  • Hazardous Waste—Emergency Responders

Subpart I - Personal Protective Equipment -

  • Personal Protective Equipment - 1910.132
  • Respiratory Protection - 1910.134
  • Respiratory Protection for M Tuberculosis - 1910.139

Subpart J - General Environmental Controls -

  • Temporary Labor Camps
  • Specifications for Accident Prevention Signs and Tags
  • Permit Required Confined Spaces - 1910.146
  • The Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) - 1910.147
  • Lockout or Tagout Devices Removed
  • Outside Personnel

Subpart K - Medical Services and First Aid

  • Medical Services and First Aid - 1910.151

Safety training must be understandable

Training required by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards must be presented in a manner that employees can understand, says a memo from the agency to its regional administrators.

     The memo states that an employer must instruct its employees using both a language and vocabulary that the employees are able to understand. For example, if an employee does not speak or comprehend English, instruction must be provided in a language the employee can understand. Similarly, if the employee’s vocabulary is limited, the training must account for that limitation. If employee are not literate, cautions the memo, telling them to read training materials will not satisfy the employer’s training obligation.

     As a general matter, says OSHA, employers are expected to understand that if they customarily need to communicate work instructions or other workplace information to employees at a certain vocabulary level or in a language other than English, they will also need to provide health and safety training to employees in the same manner.

     The memo also notes that OSHA compliance safety and health officers (CHSOs) are responsible for determining whether employees have been trained effectively. CHSOs must determine whether the training meets the requirements and intent of the specific standard, considering the language of the standard and all the facts and circumstances of the particular workplace, says the memo.

New mandated safety training

 Beginning next year, a new state law will require extensive safety training for workers on certain public works projects.

     PA 06-175 (HB-5034) covers contractors awarded a state or municipal contract on or after July 1, 2007, for construction or repair on a public building, where the total cost is $100,000 or more. Under the measure, all of a contractor’s on-site manual laborers must complete a 10-hour training course in construction safety, while telecommunications workers must complete a 10-hour training course specific to telecommunications safety. Contractors must submit proof of training completion to the state Department of Labor within 30 days after the government contract is awarded.