Training Program

Employers must provide a free training program for all employees who are likely to be exposed in excess of permissible exposure limits and for all employees performing Class I through IV asbestos operations. Employees must be trained prior to or at initial assignment and at least annually thereafter. Training courses must be easily understandable and include the following information:

• Ways to recognize asbestos
• Adverse health effects of asbestos exposure
• Relationship between smoking and asbestos in causing lung cancer
• Operations that could result in asbestos exposure and the importance of protective controls to minimize exposure
• Purpose, proper use, fitting instruction, and limitations of respirators
• Appropriate work practices for performing asbestos jobs
• Medical surveillance program requirements
• Contents of the standard
• Names, addresses, and phone numbers of public health organizations that provide information and materials or conduct smoking cessation programs
• Sign and label requirements and the meaning of their legends
• Written materials relating to employee training and self-help smoking cessation programs at no cost to employees

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