Section 30.516 - Personnel Training(1)Training Program.(a) Facility personnel assigned to the management of hazardous waste shall successfully complete a program of instruction or on-the-job training that teaches them to perform their duties in a way that ensures the facility's compliance with 310 CMR 30.000 and the conditions of the facility's license. This program shall be directed by a person trained in hazardous waste management procedures and shall include instruction which teaches facility personnel hazardous waste management procedures, including contingency plan implementation, relevant to the position in which they are employed.(b) Personnel new to a facility shall not work in unsupervised positions until they have successfully completed the training requirements of 310 CMR 30.516(1)(a).(c) Facility personnel shall successfully complete the program required by 310 CMR 30.516(1)(a) within six months of their employment or their being assigned to a position new to them at the facility.(d) Facility personnel shall take part in an annual review of the initial training required by 310 CMR 30.516(1)(a).(e) Training records on current personnel shall be kept until closure of the facility. Training records of former personnel shall be kept for at least three years from the date such personnel last worked at the facility.(2)Contents of Training Plan.(a) The owner or operator shall prepare a written personnel training plan designed to ensure compliance with 310 CMR 30.516(1). To ensure that facility personnel are able to respond effectively to emergencies, the training plan, at a minimum, shall specify how personnel will be familiarized with the properties and hazardous nature of the hazardous waste at the facility and with emergency procedures, emergency equipment, emergency systems, and personnel safety equipment, including where applicable:1. Procedures for using, inspecting, repairing, and replacing facility emergency and monitoring equipment;2. Use of automatic waste feed cutoff systems;3. Communications or alarm systems;4. Response to fire or explosions;5. Response to potential ground water or surface water contamination incidents; and6. Shutdown of operations; and(b) Included with the personnel training plan shall be the following documents and records: 1. The job title for each position at the facility related to hazardous waste management;2. A written job description for each position listed pursuant to 310 CMR 30.516(2)(b)1. This description may be consistent in its degree of specificity with descriptions for other similar positions in the same company locations or bargaining unit, but shall include the requisite skill, education, or other qualifications, and duties, of employees assigned to each such position.3. A written description of the type and amount of both introductory and continuing training that will be given to each individual filling a position listed pursuant to 310 CMR 30.516(2)(b)1.4. Records that document that the training or job experience required pursuant to 310 CMR 30.516 has been given to, and satisfactorily completed by, facility personnel.