WAC 296-870-400 Training

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To train employees who operate or inspect powered platforms

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General training

You must

• Make sure employees are trained by a competent person.
• Train employees who operate powered platforms in all of the following:

  - Recognizing safety hazards and the preventative measures to control or minimize hazards that are associated with:

  • Using powered platforms, including those that apply to the specific platform they will be operating

    and

  • Their individual work tasks.

  - Emergency action plan procedures

  - Work procedures for operating, safely using and inspecting powered platforms.

• Provide written work procedures for operating, safely using, and inspecting working platforms to be used in employee training.

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Emergency action plan

You must

• Make sure a written emergency action plan is developed and implemented for each kind of working platform operation that contains at least both of the following:

  - An explanation of the emergency procedures to be followed in the event of any of the following situations:

  • Power failure
  • Equipment failure
  • Other emergencies which may be encountered.

  - That employees are informed about the building emergency escape routes, procedures and alarm systems.

• Review with each employee those parts of the plan they need to know to protect themselves in the event of an emergency:

  - Upon initial assignment

  and

  - Whenever the plan is changed.

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Certification

You must

• Certify in writing that employees have been trained in operating and inspecting a working platform.
• Make sure training certifications are:

  - Prepared when the employee has completed training

  and

  - Contain all of the following:

  • Name of the person trained
  • Signature of the person who conducted the training
  • Date training was completed.

• Make sure the training certification is:

  - Maintained while the employee works for you

  and

  - Kept readily available for review by the director or an authorized representative.