N.D. Admin. Code 33-24-05-966

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Section 33-24-05-966 - Personnel training
1. Facility personnel must successfully complete a program of classroom instruction or on the job training that teaches them to perform their duties in a way that ensures the facility's compliance with the requirements of sections 33-24-05-950 through 33-24-05-1149. The owner or operator shall ensure that this program includes all the elements described in the documents that are required under subdivision c of subsection 4.
a. This program must be directed by a person trained in hazardous waste management procedures, and must include instruction which teaches facility personnel hazardous waste management procedures, including contingency plan implementation, relevant to their employment positions.
b. At a minimum, the training program must be designed to ensure that facility personnel are able to respond effectively to emergencies by including instruction on emergency procedures, emergency equipment, and emergency systems, including all of the following, where applicable:
(1) Procedures for using, inspecting, repairing, and replacing facility emergency and monitoring equipment;
(2) Key parameters for automatic waste feed cut-off systems;
(3) Communications or alarm systems;
(4) Response to fires or explosions;
(5) Response to ground water contamination incidents; and
(6) Shutdown of operations.
2. Facility personnel must successfully complete the program required in subsection 1 within six months after the date of their employment or assignment to a facility, or to a new position at a facility, whichever is later. Employees hired after the effective date of the facility's standardized permit must not work in unsupervised positions until they have completed the training requirements of subsection 1.
3. Facility personnel must take part in an annual review of the initial training required in subsection 1.
4. The owner or operator must maintain the following documents and records at the facility:
a. The job title for each position at the facility related to hazardous waste management, and the name of the employee filling each job.
b. A written job description for each position listed under subdivision a. This description must include the requisite skill, education, or other qualifications, and duties of employees assigned to each position.
c. A written description of the type and amount of both introductory and continuing training that will be given to each person filling a position listed under subdivision a.
d. Records that document that facility personnel have received and completed the training or job experience required under subsections 1, 2, and 3.
5. Training records on current personnel must be kept until the facility closes. Training records on former employees must be kept for at least three years from the date the employee last worked at the facility. Personnel training records may accompany personnel transferred within the same company.

N.D. Admin Code 33-24-05-966

Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2016-359, January 2016, effective 1/1/2016.

General Authority: NDCC 23-20.3-03

Law Implemented: NDCC 23-20.3-03, 23-20.3-04, 23-20.3-05