(n) Employee information
and training --
(1) Participation. The employer shall assure that all employees
who are assigned to workplaces where there is exposure to
formaldehyde participate in a training program, except that where
the employer can show, using objective data, that employees are
not exposed to formaldehyde at or above 0.1 ppm, the employer is
not required to provide training.
(2) Frequency. Employers shall provide such information and
training to employees at the time of initial assignment, and
whenever a new exposure to formaldehyde is introduced into the
work area. The training shall be repeated at least annually.
(3) Training program. The training program shall be conducted in
a manner which the employee is able to understand and shall
include:
(i) A discussion of the contents of this regulation and the
contents of the Material Safety Data Sheet.
(ii) The purpose for and a description of the medical
surveillance program required by this standard, including:
(A) A description of the potential health hazards associated with
exposure to formaldehyde and a description of the signs and
symptoms of exposure to formaldehyde.
(B) Instructions to immediately report to the employer the
development of any adverse signs or symptoms that the employee
suspects is attributable to formaldehyde exposure.
(iii) Description of operations in the work area where
formaldehyde is present and an explanation of the safe work
practices appropriate for limiting exposure to formaldehyde in
each job;
(iv) The purpose for, proper use of, and limitations of personal
protective clothing and equipment;
(v) Instructions for the handling of spills, emergencies, and
clean-up Procedures;
(vi) An explanation of the importance of engineering and work
practice controls for employee protection and any necessary
instruction in the use of these controls; and
(vii) A review of emergency procedures including the specific
duties or assignments of each employee in the event of an
emergency.
(4) Access to training materials.
(i) The employer shall inform all affected employees of the
location of written training materials and shall make these
materials readily available, without cost, to the affected
employees.
(ii) The employer shall provide, upon request, all training
materials relating to the employee training program to the
Assistant Secretary and the Director.