Text from
the OSHA Logging Compliance Directive, CPL 2-1.19J. General
Inspection Procedures.
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22. Training.
a) The CSHO shall determine whether each logging employee is adequately trained, using
the following guidelines:
b) All training must be conducted by a "designated person" (refer to the
standard for definition).
c) The employer must certify the training of employees involved in logging operations.
d) The training being provided to employees must meet the requirements specified in
paragraph (i)(3).
e) Safety and health meetings must be held at least each month. The revised standard
allows the safety and health meetings to be conducted individually, in crew meetings, in
larger groups, or as part of other staff meetings.
f) Each employee must have received training in first aid within the last three years
and in CPR within the last twelve months. The employer is not required to provide the
training but rather to ensure that the employee's first-aid and CPR training and/or
certificate of training remain current.
g) Training materials used must be appropriate in content and vocabulary to the
educational level, literacy, and language skills of the employees being trained. For
example, that could include the availability of training material and instructions in the
native language of the non-English speaking employee.
h) The revised standard provides exceptions from the training requirements for current
and new employees who have previously received training meeting the requirements of this
standard. Where the employer elects to rely on the previous training rather than
retraining an employee, the employer must certify the date on which the employer
determined that the previous training was adequate. New employees must work under the
close supervision of a designated person until the employee demonstrates the ability to
safely perform their duties independently. The date of the demonstration will suffice for
the date on which the employer determined prior training was adequate.
i) The CSHO shall determine through employer/employee interviews whether new employees
and newly-trained employees work under the close supervision of a "designated
person" (see paragraph (J)(8) of this directive for definition) until the employee
has demonstrated that ability to safely perform the job independently.
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