Home
Standards
Glossary
User Guide
Logging Advisor
Text from the OSHA Logging Compliance Directive, CPL 2-1.19 Text from the OSHA Logging Compliance Directive, CPL 2-1.19

J. General Inspection Procedures.

*   *   *

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.

*   *   *


Back Back

tracking image