Michigan Tech Occupational Safety and Health Services

Hazardous Energy Control Program

Training Requirements

Categories of Employee Training

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES will receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the work place, and the methods and means necessary for the energy isolations and control. An employee will not be considered authorized until training has been completed.

AFFECTED EMPLOYEES shall be instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure.

OTHER EMPLOYEES whose work operations are, or may be, in an area where energy control procedures may be utilized shall be instructed about the procedure, and about their responsibility not to restart or re-energize machines or equipment which are locked out.

Employee Retraining

Retraining shall be provided for all authorized and affected employees whenever there is a change in their job assignments, a change in machines, equipment or processes that present a new hazard, or when there is a change in the energy control procedures.

Additional retraining shall also be conducted whenever periodic inspection reveals, or whenever there is reason to believe, that there are deviations from or inadequacies in the employee's knowledge or use of the energy control procedures.

Retraining will re-establish employee proficiency and introduce new or revised control methods and procedures, as necessary.

Certifying Training/Retraining

Each department shall appoint a representative to certify that employee training/retraining has been accomplished and is being kept up to date. Certification shall include written documentation containing the employee's name, category status (authorized, affected, other), and dates of training as well as a signed statement by the supervisor signifying that the training has been conducted.

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