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r 3.0 TRAINING REQUIREMENTS Employee training is an essential tool for informing employees of workplace hazards and reducing the risk of injury. In general, employees should be trained and familiar with the tools and equipment they will be required to use during to the course of operations at this site. Specific equipment training will be required for employees using the following pieces of equipment or involved in the following activities: • Heavy equipment including backhoes, bobcats, cranes, excavators, forklifts, and loaders • Respiratory Protection Equipment including half or full face air purifying respirators or air supplying respirators. • Powder actuated tools • Explosive charges • Confined space entry Employees and subcontractors working on this site and are exposed to hazardous substances, health hazards, or safety hazards, are required to successfully complete initial 40-hour training in accordance with the training requirements outlined in CCR Title 8 5192 (e). This training regulation also applies to supervisors and management responsible for the site. Additionally, these employees shall have had 8 hours of refresher training or the equivalent training received during the course of the employee's work experience. All employees shall receive training or instruction that includes at a minimum: • The names of personnel and alternates responsible for site safety and health; • The safety, health and other hazards present on the site; • The use of PPE; • The work practices by which the employee can minimize risks from hazards; • The safe use of engineering controls and equipment on the site; • The medical surveillance requirements including recognition of symptoms and signs that might indicate overexposure to the hazards; • The company's decontamination procedures; • Confined space procedures; • Spill containment program; and • The emergency action plan. Elements of this plan and site-specific hazards shall be discussed in a safety meeting prior to the commencement of work activities on the site. Additionally, a safety meeting will be conducted prior to the beginning of each phase of work, when the scope of work is changed, or when new hazards are discovered on the site. Documentation of this training will be kept by signing the site copy of this SSHP.