Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.15119 - Training
Rule 5119.
(1)
An employer shall provide training for each employee, including supervisors, at
no cost to the employee.
(2) The
training shall be provided as follows:
(a) As
soon as possible after July 2, 1996, initial training for each current and new
employee.
(b) Before initial
assignment for each new employee.
(c) When an employee is assigned new work
tasks, tools, equipment, machines, or vehicles.
(d) When an employee demonstrates unsafe job
performance.
(3) At a
minimum, training shall consist of all of the following elements:
(a) The safe performance of assigned work
tasks.
(b) The safe use, operation,
and maintenance of tools, machines, and vehicles that the employee uses or
operates, including an emphasis on understanding and following the
manufacturers operating and maintenance instructions, warnings, and
precautions.
(c) The recognition of
safety and health hazards associated with the employees specific work tasks,
including the use of measures and work practices to prevent or control the
hazards.
(d) The recognition,
prevention, and control of other safety and health hazards in the logging
industry.
(e) The procedures,
practices, and requirements of the employers worksite.
(f) The requirements of these
rules.
(4) The training
of an employee due to unsafe job performance or before the assignment of new
work tasks, tools, equipment, machines, or vehicles may be limited to the
elements in subrule (3) of this rule that are relevant to the circumstances
giving rise to the need for training.
(5) Each current employee who has received
training in the particular elements specified in subrule (3) of this rule shall
not be required to be retrained in those elements.
(6) Each new employee who has received
training in the particular elements specified in subrule (3) of this rule shall
not be required to be retrained in those elements before initial
assignment.
(7) An employer shall
train each current and new employee in the elements for which the employee has
not received training.
(8) Each new
employee and each employee who is required to be trained shall work under the
close supervision of a designated person until the employee demonstrates to the
employer the ability to safely perform his or her new duties
independently.
(9) An employer
shall verify training by preparing a written certification record that contains
all of the following information:
(a) The
name or other identity of the employee trained.
(b) The date or dates of the
training.
(c) The signature of the
person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.
If an employer relies on training conducted before the employees hiring or completed before the effective date of this rule, then the certification record shall indicate the date on which the employer determined the previous training was adequate.
(10) The employer shall maintain the most
recent training certification for an employee.
(11) An employer shall hold safety and health
meetings as necessary, but at least once each month for each employee. Safety
and health meetings may be conducted individually, in crew meetings, in larger
groups, or as part of other staff meetings.
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