EP 1110-1-18
24 Apr 00
(7) Office and Administrative Worker Training. Project personnel whose jobs should
never require them to enter the exclusion zone will be provided a site-specific safety briefing.
These personnel may include clerical workers and office geophysicists.
b. Refresher Training. All employees requiring 40-hour or 24-hour training, as well as
managers and supervisors, will receive eight hours of refresher training annually on the items
specified in paragraph 24-2. Employees will also critique any incidents that have occurred in the
past year that can serve as training examples of related work, and other relevant topics.
c. First Aid and CPR Training.
(1) When a medical facility or physician is not accessible within five minutes to a group of
two or more employees for the treatment of injuries, at least two employees on each shift will be
qualified to administer first aid and CPR.
(2) Employees designated as responsible for rendering first aid or medical assistance will
be:
(a) Included in their employer's blood-borne pathogen program in accordance with 29 CFR
1910.1030.
(b) Instructed in the sources, hazards, and avoidance of blood-borne pathogens.
(c) Provided with, use, and maintain personal protective equipment when appropriate for
rendering first aid or other medical assistance to prevent contact with blood or other potentially
infectious materials.
d. Training Certification. Each employee successfully completing the training and field
experience requirements specified above will be certified as having successfully completed the
necessary training. A written certificate will be given to each person certified. The certificate or
a copy of the certificate will be maintained at the project site as proof of the completion of the
training. Any person not certified is prohibited from engaging in on-site OE response operations.
The only exception is individuals who can show by past experience and/or training that they have
had the equivalent to the above initial training.
e. Documentation. All health and safety training, including the names of employees
trained, the duration of the training, the contents of the training courses, and the dates of training
will be documented and appended to the SSHP. Records must be kept to ensure identified
personnel receive appropriate initial health and safety training and annual refresher courses.
Response action contractors and visitors must provide evidence of health and safety training
before site entry is authorized.
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