Common Safety and Health Training Requirements

Training	Regulatory Agency	Frequency of Training
Emergency Action Plan	OSHA	When plan is developed and when responsibilities in plan have changed
Hazard Communication	OSHA	Initial assignment, changes in chemical use, all employees must be trained on Global Harmonization and pictograms by Dec 2013
NYS Right-to-Know	NYS DOL	Public Sector employees must be trained annually
Bloodborne Pathogens	OSHA	Initial assignment for covered employees and annually thereafter
Confined Space	OSHA	Initial assignment, when assigned duties change and rescuers must practice rescuing annually
Fire Extinguisher	OSHA	Annually
Personal Protective Equipment	OSHA	Once
Lockout Tagout	OSHA	Once
Asbestos Awareness	OSHA	Annually for housekeeping and maintenance staff
Workplace Violence/SAVE	NYS DOL/SED	Annually
Harassment and Diversity
DOT Drug & Alcohol for Drivers	DOT	Once
Reasonable Suspicion Drug & Alcohol for Driver Supervisors	DOT	Once
Respiratory Protection	OSHA	Annually
Forklifts	OSHA	Initially coupled with 3 year performance eval.
Aerial Lifts/Man Lifts	OSHA	Once
Access to Exposure/Medical Records	OSHA	Annually
Laboratory Chemical Hygiene	OSHA	Initially & periodically (i.e. annually)
Electrical Safe Work Practices & Arc Flashes	OSHA	Once
Electrical Safety Awareness	OSHA	Once for employees who may be exposed to electrical shock
AED/First Aid/ CPR	OSHA	Required by certain standards (electrical, logging) Frequency is determined by certified organization