HAZARD COMMUNICATION
CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS
TITLE 8
SECTION 5194
 Training should be conducted at time of initial assignment to all employees
 Whenever a new hazard is introduced into their work area
Information and training shall consist of at least the following topics:
1.
Employees shall be informed of the requirements of this section
2.
Employees shall be informed of any operations in their work area where hazardous
substances are present.
3.
Employees shall be informed of the location and availability of the written hazard
communication program, including the list(s) of hazardous substances and materials safety
data sheets required by this section.
4.
Employees shall be trained in the methods and observations that may be used to detect the
presence or release of a hazardous substance in the work area (such as monitoring
conducted by the employer, continuous monitoring devices, visual appearance or odor of
hazardous substances when being released, etc.).
5.
Employees shall be trained in the physical and health hazards of the substances in the work
area, and the measures they can take to protect themselves from these hazards, including
specific procedures the employer has implemented to protect employees from exposure to
hazardous substances, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures, and
personal protective equipment to be used.
6.
Employees shall be trained in the details of the hazard communication program developed
by the employer, including an explanation of the labeling system and the material safety data
sheet, and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information
7.
Employers shall inform employees of the right:
a. To personally receive information regarding hazardous substances to which they may be
exposed, according to the provisions of this section
b. For their physician or collective bargaining agent to receive information regarding
hazardous substances to which the employee may be exposed according to provisions of this
section
c. Against discharge or other discrimination due to the employee’s exercise of the rights
afforded pursuant to the provisions of the Hazardous Substance Information and Training
Act
REPETITIVE MOTION INJURY
PROGRAM
CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS
TITLE 8
SECTION 5110
 Training should be conducted at time of initial assignment
 Refresher training annually thereafter
Employees shall be provided with training that includes an explanation of:
1.
The employer’s program.
2.
The exposures which have been associated with repetitive motion injuries.
3.
The symptoms and consequences of injuries caused by repetitive motion.
4.
The importance of reporting symptoms and injuries to the employer.
5.
Methods used by the employer to minimize repetitive motion injuries.
CONFINED SPACE ENTRY PLAN
CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS
TITLE 8
SECTION 5157 (Permit Required Confined Spaces)
SECTION 5158 (Other Confined Space Operations)
 Training should be conducted at time of initial assignment
 Refresher training annually thereafter
Title 8, Section 5157 Training
(1) The employer shall provide training so that all employees whose work is regulated by this section
acquire the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties
assigned under this section.
(2) Training shall be provided to each affected employee:
(A) Before the employee is first assigned duties under this section;
(B) Before there is a change in assigned duties;
(C) Whenever there is a change in permit space operations that presents a hazard about which an
employee has not previously been trained;
(D) Whenever the employer has reason to believe either that there are deviations from the permit
space entry procedures required by subsection (d)(3) or that there are inadequacies in the employee's
knowledge or use of these procedures.
(3) The training shall establish employee proficiency in the duties required by this section and shall
introduce new or revised procedures, as necessary, for compliance with this section.
(4) The employer shall certify that the training required by subsections (g)(1) through (g)(3) has been
accomplished. The certification shall contain each employee's name, the signatures or initials of the
trainers, and the dates of training. The certification shall be available for inspection by employees
and their authorized representatives.
(h) Duties of authorized entrants. The employer shall ensure that all authorized entrants:
(1) Know the hazards that may be faced during entry, including information on the mode, signs or
symptoms, and consequences of the exposure;
(2) Properly use equipment as required by subsection (d)(4);
(3) Communicate with the attendant as necessary to enable the attendant to monitor entrant status
and to enable the attendant to alert entrants of the need to evacuate the space as required by
subsection (i)(6);
(4) Alert the attendant whenever:
(A) The entrant recognizes any warning sign or symptom of exposure to a dangerous situation, or
(B) The entrant detects a prohibited condition; and
(5) Exit from the permit space as quickly as possible whenever:
(A) An order to evacuate is given by the attendant or the entry supervisor,
(B) The entrant recognizes any warning sign or symptom of exposure to a dangerous situation,
(C) The entrant detects a prohibited condition, or
(D) An evacuation alarm is activated.
(i) Duties of attendants. The employer shall ensure that each attendant:
(1) Knows the hazards that may be faced during entry, including information on the mode, signs or
symptoms, and consequences of the exposure;
(2) Is aware of possible behavioral effects of hazard exposure in authorized entrants;
(3) Continuously maintains an accurate count of authorized entrants in the permit space and ensures
that the means used to identify authorized entrants under subsection (f)(4) accurately identifies who
is in the permit space;
(4) Remains outside the permit space during entry operations until relieved by another attendant;
Note: When the employer's permit entry program allows attendant entry for rescue, attendants may
enter a permit space to attempt a rescue if they have been trained and equipped for rescue
operations as required by subsection (k)(1) and if they have been relieved as required by subsection
(i)(4).
(5) Communicates with authorized entrants as necessary to monitor entrant status and to alert
entrants of the need to evacuate the space under subsection (i)(6);
(6) Monitors activities inside and outside the space to determine if it is safe for entrants to remain in
the space and orders the authorized entrants to evacuate the permit space immediately under any of
the following conditions;
(A) If the attendant detects a prohibited condition;
(B) If the attendant detects the behavioral effects of hazards exposure in an authorized entrant;
(C) If the attendant detects a situation outside the space that could endanger the authorized entrants;
or
(D) If the attendant cannot effectively and safely perform all the duties required under subsection (i);
(7) Initiate on-site rescue procedures and, if necessary, summon additional rescue and other
emergency services as soon as the attendant determines that authorized entrants may need assistance
to escape from permit space hazards;
(8) Takes the following actions when unauthorized persons approach or enter a permit space while
entry is underway:
(A) Warn the unauthorized persons that they must stay away from the permit space;
(B) Advise the unauthorized persons that they must exit immediately if they have entered the permit
space; and
(C) Inform the authorized entrants and the entry supervisor if unauthorized persons have entered
the permit space;
(9) Performs non-entry rescues or other rescue services as part of the employer's on-site rescue
procedure; and
(10) Performs no duties that might interfere with the attendant's primary duty to monitor and
protect the authorized entrants.
(j) Duties of entry supervisors. The employer shall ensure that each entry supervisor:
(1) Knows the hazards that may be faced during entry, including information on the mode, signs or
symptoms, and consequences of the exposure;
(2) Verifies, by checking that the appropriate entries have been made on the permit, that all tests
specified by the permit have been conducted and that all procedures and equipment specified by the
permit are in place before endorsing the permit and allowing entry to begin;
(3) Terminates the entry and cancels the permit as required by subsection (e)(5);
(4) Verifies that rescue services are available and that the means for summoning additional services
are operable;
(5) Removes unauthorized individuals who enter or who attempt to enter the permit space during
entry operations; and
(6) Determines, whenever responsibility for a permit space entry operation is transferred and at
intervals dictated by the hazards and operations performed within the space, that entry operations
remain consistent with terms of the entry permit and that acceptable entry conditions are
maintained.
(k) Rescue and emergency services. The employer shall ensure that at least one standby person at the
site is trained and immediately available to perform rescue and emergency services.
(1) The following requirements apply to employers who have employees enter permit spaces to
perform rescue services.
(A) The employer shall ensure that each member of the rescue service is provided with, and is
trained to use properly, the personal protective equipment and rescue equipment necessary for
making rescues from permit spaces.
(B) Each member of the rescue service shall be trained to perform the assigned rescue duties. Each
member of the rescue service shall also receive the training required of authorized entrants under
subsections (g) and (h).
(C) Each member of the rescue service shall practice making permit space rescues at least once every
12 months, by means of simulated rescue operations in which they remove dummies, manikins, or
actual persons from the actual permit spaces or from representative permit spaces. Representative
permit spaces shall, with respect to opening size, configuration, and accessibility, simulate the types
of permit spaces from which rescue is to be performed.
(D) Each member of the rescue service shall be trained in basic first-aid and in cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR). At least one member of the rescue service holding current certification in first
aid and in CPR shall be available.
(2) When an employer (host employer) arranges to have persons other than the host employer's
employees perform permit space rescue, the host employer shall:
(A) Inform the rescue service of the hazards they may confront when called on to perform rescue at
the host employer's facility, and
(B) Provide the rescue service with access to all permit spaces from which rescue may be necessary
so that the rescue service can develop appropriate rescue plans and practice rescue operations.
(3) To facilitate non-entry rescue, retrieval systems or methods shall be used whenever an authorized
entrant enters a permit space, unless the retrieval equipment would increase the overall risk of entry
or would not contribute to the rescue of the entrant. Retrieval systems shall meet the following
requirements.
(A) Each authorized entrant shall use a chest or full body harness, with a retrieval line attached at a
suitable point so that when rescued, the entrant presents the smallest possible profile (for example at
the center of the entrant's back near shoulder level, or above the entrant's head). Wristlets may be
used in lieu of the chest of full body harness if the employer can demonstrate that the use of a chest
or full body harness is infeasible or creates a greater hazard and that the use of wristlets is the safest
and most effective alternative.
(B) The other end of the retrieval line shall be attached to a mechanical device or fixed point outside
the permit space in such a manner that rescue can begin as soon as the rescuer becomes aware that
rescue is necessary. A mechanical device shall be available to retrieve personnel from vertical type
permit spaces more than 5 feet deep.
(4) If an injured entrant is exposed to a substance for which a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) or
other similar written information is required to be kept at the worksite, that MSDS or written
information shall be made available to the medical facility treating the exposed entrant.
Title 8, Section 5158 Training
Employee Training. Employees, including standby persons required by subsection (e)(1)(D), shall be
trained in the operating and rescue procedures, including instructions as to the hazards they may
encounter.
EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN
CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS
TITLE 8
SECTION 3220
 Training should be conducted at time of initial assignment
 Whenever the employee’s responsibilities change
 Whenever the plan is changed
Training
(1) Before implementing the emergency action plan, the employer shall designate and train a
sufficient number of persons to assist in the safe and orderly emergency evacuation of employees.
(2) The employer shall advise each employee of his/her responsibility under the plan at the
following times:
(A) Initially when the plan is developed,
(B) Whenever the employee's responsibilities or designated actions under the plan change, and
(C) Whenever the plan is changed.
(3) The employer shall review with each employee upon initial assignment those parts of the plan
which the employee must know to protect the employee in the event of an emergency. The written
plan shall be kept at the workplace and made available for employee review. For those employers
with 10 or fewer employees the plan may be communicated orally to employees and the employer
need not maintain a written plan.
INJURY ILLNESS PREVENTION PLAN
CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS
TITLE 8
SECTION 3203
 Training when program is first established
 Whenever the employee’s responsibilities change
 Whenever the employer is made aware of a new substance or hazard
 Whenever new substances, processes, procedures or equipment are introduced
into the workplace and represent a new hazard
Provide training and instruction:
(A) When the program is first established;
EXCEPTION: Employers having in place on July 1, 1991, a written Injury and Illness Prevention
Program complying with the previously existing Accident Prevention Program in Section 3203.
(B) To all new employees;
(C) To all employees given new job assignments for which training has not previously been received;
(D) Whenever new substances, processes, procedures or equipment are introduced to the workplace
and represent a new hazard;
(E) Whenever the employer is made aware of a new or previously unrecognized hazard; and,
(F) For supervisors to familiarize themselves with the safety and health hazards to which employees
under their immediate direction and control may be exposed.
CHEMICAL HYGIENE PLAN
CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS
TITLE 8
SECTION 5191
 Training for all employees who work in the laboratory such as Science Instructors,
Instructional Aides and custodians
 Whenever the employee’s responsibilities change
 Whenever the plan is changed
Employee information and training
(1) The employer shall provide employees with information and training to ensure that they are
apprised of the hazards of chemicals present in their work area. Information and training may relate
to an entire class of hazardous substances to the extent appropriate.
(2) Such information shall be provided at the time of an employee's initial assignment to a work area
where hazardous chemicals are present and prior to assignments involving new exposure situations.
The frequency of refresher information and training shall be determined by the employer.
(3) Information. Employees shall be informed of:
(A) The contents of this regulation and its appendices which shall be available to employees;
(B) The location and availability of the employer's Chemical Hygiene Plan;
(C) The exposure limits for Cal/OSHA regulated substances or recommended exposure limits for
other hazardous chemicals where there is no applicable Cal/OSHA regulation;
(D) Signs and symptoms associated with exposures to hazardous chemicals used in the laboratory;
and
(E) The location and availability of known reference material on the hazards, safe handling, storage
and disposal of hazardous chemicals found in the laboratory including, but not limited to, Material
Safety Data Sheets received from the chemical supplier.
(4) Training.
(A) Employee training shall include;
1. Methods and observations that may be used to detect the presence or release of a hazardous
chemical (such as monitoring conducted by the employer, continuous monitoring devices, visual
appearance or odor of hazardous chemicals when being released, etc.);
2. The physical and health hazards of chemicals in the work area; and
3. The measures employees can take to protect themselves from these hazards, including specific
procedures the employer has implemented to protect employees from exposure to hazardous
chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures, and personal protective
equipment to be used.
(B) The employee shall be trained on the applicable details of the employer's written Chemical
Hygiene Plan.
BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN EXPOSURE
CONTROL PLAN
CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS
TITLE 8
SECTION 5193
 Training when program is first established
 Whenever the employee’s responsibilities change
 Whenever new processes, procedures or equipment are introduced into the
workplace and represent a new hazard
Training shall be provided as follows:
1. At the time of initial assignment to tasks where occupational exposure may take place;
2. At least annually thereafter.
(C) For employees who have received training on bloodborne pathogens in the year preceding the
effective date of the standard, only training with respect to the provisions of the standard which
were not included need be provided.
(D) Annual training for all employees shall be provided within one year of their previous training.
(E) Employers shall provide additional training when changes, such as introduction of new
engineering, administrative or work practice controls, modification of tasks or procedures or
insitituion of new tasks or procedures, affect the employee's occupational exposure. The additional
training may be limited to addressing the new exposures created.
(F) Material appropriate in content and vocabulary to educational level, literacy, and language of
employees shall be used.
(G) The training program shall contain at a minimum the following elements:
1. Copy and Explanation of Standard. An accessible copy of the regulatory text of this standard and
an explanation of its contents;
2. Epidemiology and Symptoms. A general explanation of the epidemiology and symptoms of
bloodborne diseases;
3. Modes of Transmission. An explanation of the modes of transmission of bloodborne pathogens;
4. Employer's Exposure Control Plan. An explanation of the employer's exposure control plan and
the means by which the employee can obtain a copy of the written plan;
5. Risk Identification. An explanation of the appropriate methods for recognizing tasks and other
activities that may involve exposure to blood and OPIM;
6. Methods of Compliance. An explanation of the use and limitations of methods that will prevent
or reduce exposure including appropriate engineering controls, administrative or work practice
controls and personal protective equipment;
7. Decontamination and Disposal. Information on the types, proper use, location, removal,
handling, decontamination and disposal of personal protective equipment;
8. Personal Protective Equipment. An explanation of the basis for selection of personal protective
equipment;
9. Hepatitis B Vaccination. Information on the hepatitis B vaccine, including information on its
efficacy, safety, method of administration, the benefits of being vaccinated, and that the vaccine and
vaccination will be offered free of charge;
10. Emergency. Information on the appropriate actions to take and persons to contact in an
emergency involving blood or OPIM; 11. Exposure Incident. An explanation of the procedure to
follow if an exposure incident occurs, including the method of reporting the incident, the medical
follow-up that will be made available and the procedure for recording the incident on the Sharps
Injury Log;
12. Post-Exposure Evaluation and Follow-Up. Information on the post-exposure evaluation and
follow-up that the employer is required to provide for the employee following an exposure incident;
13. Signs and Labels. An explanation of the signs and labels and/or color coding required by
subsection (g)(1); and
14. Interactive Questions and Answers. An opportunity for interactive questions and answers with
the person conducting the training session.
Note: Additional training is required for employees of HIV, HBV, and HCV Research Laboratories
and Production Facilities, as described in subsection (e)(5).
(H) The person conducting the training shall be knowledgeable in the subject matter covered by the
elements contained in the training program as it relates to the workplace that the training will
address.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
PROGRAM
CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS
TITLE 8
SECTION 5144
 Training should be conducted at time of initial assignment
 Refresher training annually thereafter
Training and information. This subsection requires the employer to provide effective training to
employees who are required to use respirators. The training must be comprehensive,
understandable, and recur annually, and more often if necessary. This subsection also requires the
employer to provide the basic information on respirators in Appendix D to employees who wear
respirators when not required by this section or by the employer to do so.
(1) The employer shall ensure that each employee can demonstrate knowledge of at least the
following:
(A) Why the respirator is necessary and how improper fit, usage, or maintenance can compromise
the protective effect of the respirator;
(B) What the limitations and capabilities of the respirator are;
(C) How to use the respirator effectively in emergency situations, including situations in which the
respirator malfunctions;
(D) How to inspect, put on and remove, use, and check the seals of the respirator;
(E) What the procedures are for maintenance and storage of the respirator;
(F) How to recognize medical signs and symptoms that may limit or prevent the effective use of
respirators; and
(G) The general requirements of this section.
(2) The training shall be conducted in a manner that is understandable to the employee.
(3) The employer shall provide the training prior to requiring the employee to use a respirator in the
workplace.
(4) An employer who is able to demonstrate that a new employee has received training within the
last 12 months that addresses the elements specified in subsection (k)(1)(A) through (G) is not
required to repeat such training provided that, as required by subsection (k)(1), the employee can
demonstrate knowledge of those element(s). Previous training not repeated initially by the employer
must be provided no later than 12 months from the date of the previous training.
(5) Retraining shall be administered annually, and when the following situations occur:
(A) Changes in the workplace or the type of respirator render previous training obsolete;
(B) Inadequacies in the employee's knowledge or use of the respirator indicate that the employee has
not retained the requisite understanding or skill; or
(C) Any other situation arises in which retraining appears necessary to ensure safe respirator use.
(6) The basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D, shall be provided by
the employer in any written or oral format, to employees who wear respirators when such use is not
required by this section or by the employer.
LOCKOUT/TAGOUT
CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS
TITLE 8
SECTION 3314
 Training should be conducted at time of initial assignment to authorized and
affected personnel
 Refresher training annually thereafter
Training:
All employees authorized to work on equipment for set-up, maintenance, installation or other
reason, shall receive training on lockout and tagout (energy control) procedures. Training will
consist of the following:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Purpose and use of energy control procedures
Review of District energy control procedures
Recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources
Identification of types and magnitude of energy sources in the workplace
Methods & means of energy isolation and control
Limitations of tagout
Emergency information