Documenting the Training
Protect the Employee and the Employer
As a member of your employer's safety staff, it's not only your responsibility to help protect employees, it's also your obligation to help protect the employer. One of the best ways to do that is to ensure strong safety training documentation.
It's not just a good idea for the employer to keep complete and accurate records of all safety and health training, it's required by more than 100 OSHA standards, and it's also recommended by ANSI Z490.1-2016.
Records can provide evidence of the employer's good faith effort to comply with OSHA standards. Strong documentation can also help the employer defend against claims of negligence. Documentation can also supply an answer to one of the first questions an accident investigator will ask: "Was the injured employee adequately trained to do the job?"
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5-1 One of the best ways you can help to protect your employer is to ensure _____.
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