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Required Employee Safety Training

The Department of Labor & Industries (WISHA/DOSH) has regulatory oversight for the safety and health of employees.  Districts have a duty to provide a safe work environment and to provide adequate training and protection for employees in the course of their work.  Some of the essential areas that districts need to provide safety training (where applicable) include:

Subject Training For Required By Frequency
Accident Prevention Program/Safety Orientation for New Employees All Employees WAC 296-800-14005 Initial
Arc Welding & Cutting Affected employees/teachers WAC 296-24-68507 WAC 296-307-48001 Initial Exposure
Asbestos Awareness Maintenance/Custodial WAC 296-62-07722 Initial/Annual
Asbestos Removal & Encapsulation Asbestos Workers WAC 296-65 Initial/Annual
Blood borne Pathogens Employees exposed to bodily fluids WAC 296-823 Initial/Annual
Chemical Hazard Communication/Worker Right to Understand All new employees WAC 296-800-17030 & WAC 296-90-14016 Initial assignment & change in hazards
CPR WAC 296-800-150 Every 2 years
Confined Space Entry Maintenance & Facilities Workers WAC 296-809 Initial/Change in assignment
Electrical Safety Maintenance & Facilities Workers WAC 296-45-065WAC 296-803 WAC 296-24-970 Prior to exposure
Elevating Work Platforms -Powered Platforms Employees using powered platform & lift equipment WAC 296-155-487 to 489 Initial/Annual
Emergency Action Plan (Fire) All Employees new to site WAC 296-24-567 Initial/New site
Emergency Response  (Chemical) All employees WAC 296-824-300 Initial/Annual
Ergonomics 296-62-051(Repealed 2003) As Required
Fall Restraint & Fall Arrest All employees working where there is a fall hazard of 10 feet or more WAC 296-155-245 Initial/Change in hazard or equipment
Fire Extinguisher All employees expected to use extinguishers WAC 296-800-30025 Initial/Annual
Fire Prevention All employees WAC 296-24-567 Initial/Change in hazard
First Aid WAC 296-800-15005 Initial & Every 2 years
Food Service Worker Safety & Hygiene Food service workers Health Department Initial/3 years
Flagger Training All employees assigned to flagging requirements 296-155-305-7 Initial/3 Year Refresher
Forging Equipment All employees using forging equipment 296-806-430 Initial
Fire sprinkler safety Custodians / maintenance NFPA 25 Annual/(Under Development as rules are changing)
Grounds/Maintenance Trenching WAC 296-155-655 Prior to Exposure
Grounds/Maintenance (pesticide applicator) / School Greenhouses Pesticide applicators WAC 296-307-12040 & WAC 296-307-550 Prior to Exposure
Hazardous Chemicals in the Laboratory Teachers and assistants working in chemistry or biology laboratories WAC 296-800-17030 & WAC 296-828 Initial assignment & change in hazards
Hazardous Energy (Lockout / Tag out) All employees who work on or maintain equipment WAC 296-802-600 & WAC 296-803-20005 Initial assignment/new equipment
Hearing Conservation Employees exposed to noise over an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 dBA WAC 296-817-20020 At first exposure/annual
Ladders & Stairways All employees using ladders or special access stairways WAC 296-876 & WAC 296-155-48060 Initial/As needed
Laundry Operations For district laundry operations WAC 296-303 Initial/As needed
Lead Awareness All affected employees working with lead containing materials WAC 296-62-07521 & WAC 296-155-176 Initial assignment
Lead Worker Employees who may be exposed to or above the action level during their work, e.g. painters WAC 296-62-07521 & WAC 296-155-176 Initial/Annual
Logging All employees cutting trees 296-54-515 Initial
LPG All employees using or filling LPG 296-24-475 Adequate
Outdoor Heat Exposure Coaches, Grounds Crews and other employees required to work in heat. WAC 296-296-62-09560 Initial & Annually
Overhead rigging and cranes Theater staff and coaches with overhead cranes for wrestling mats. WAC 296-24-23529 Initial & Annually
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Employees required to wear PPE (gloves, eye/face, head, foot, hearing, etc.) after hazard assessment WAC 296-800-16025 Initial/Change in PPE
Portable Hand Tools Affected employees/teachers WAC 296-155 – Part G WAC 807 Initial Exposure
Powder Operated Tools Any employee who operates powder actuated tools WAC 296-807-15005 Prior to use
Power Lawnmowers Lawnmower operators WAC 296-807-16015 Initial
Power Tools Using Compressed Air Persons using compressed air tools WAC 296-807-140 Initial
Machine Safety All employees using power machines, tools example: table saw, lathe, sander, press 296-806 Initial/Annual
Powered Industrial Trucks (Forklifts) All operators WAC 296-863-400 Initial/Every 3 years/Change in equipment
Respiratory Protection Employees required to use respirators to perform work WAC 296-842-160 Initial/Annual
Rim Wheel Service All employees changing tires 296-24-21705 & 296-307-52029 Initial
Roll Over Protection All employees using tractors/PIT’s 296-307-08018 Initial/Annual
Scaffolds Employees installing, positioning or working on scaffolds WAC 296-874 Initial Assignment
Telecommunications Employees working with any communication equipment 296-32-230 Initial
Window Cleaning All employees using window-cleaning equipment WAC 296-878-110 Initial Assignment

Disclaimer: We have made reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy of this information and intend for the information to be accurate, beneficial, and informative.  We do not guarantee that this list is “all-inclusive” of the required safety trainings mandated by the Department of Labor and Industries (WISHA/DOSH) and/or any other governing standards, regulations, or requirements.  We will make every effort to revise the list when new requirements are known, but, do not guarantee that the information will always be timely.

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