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Hazardous Materials Training Requirements As the owner/operator of a business that handles hazardous materials, you must have the following: * A Hazard Communication Plan (also know as an Employee Right-to-Know Plan) * The Hazardous Materials Management Plan-Chemical Inventory, also known as the CA Business Emergency Plan) An Emergency Response Plan An Underground Storage Tank Monitoring and Response Plan A Release Reporting Plan Each of these plans requires employee training. Training must be documented by a written description of the topics covered and by a dated signature of the employees receiving the training.Annual refresher training is required. The introduction of new hazardous materials or changes in procedures requires immediate retraining. Training requirements that are common to more than one of these plans only needs to be given once to satisfy all of the plans containing that requirement as long as the training addresses the concerns of each plan. Training for the Hazard Communication Plan must include the following elements: * An overview of the requirements contained in the Hazard Communication Regulation and the worker's rights under the Regulation. * Locations of any operations in the work area where hazardous substances are present. * Location where a copy of the written Hazard Communication programs is made available to them. * How to read labels and Material Safety Data Sheets(MSDS) to obtain appropriate hazard information, including physical and health effects of hazardous substances in the work place. How to detect the presence of or the release of hazardous substances in the work place. How to minimize their exposure to these hazardous substances by proper use of engineering controls, work practices, and/or personal protective equipment (gloves, etc). Emergency and first aid procedures to follow if employees are exposed to hazardous substances.