Cal/OSHA Safety & Health Training and Instruction Requirements

Referenced in Subchapter 4 and 7, Cal/OSHA T8 Regulations (May 2023)

The following is a list of the instruction and training requirements contained in the Construction Safety Orders (Subchapter 4) and the General Industry Safety Orders (Subchapter 7) of Title 8, Division 1, Chapter 4 (with several references contained in Chapter 3.2) of the California Code of Regulations. Also included are references to both Competent Person and Qualified Person.

While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, users are cautioned to refer to Title 8 and the specific sections of interest. This list is a guide only and not meant to be a substitute for - or a legal interpretation of - the occupational safety and health standards.

Users may review Title 8 Regulations at: http://www.dir.ca.gov/samples/search/query.htm

Training Topic Sub Topic T8 Section Frequency
of Training
Typical Job Classification Cal/OSHA Publication
Accident Investigation 3203(a)(7)(F) Initial Supervisors/Accident Investigators Model Program(s) IIPP:

For High Hazard Employers

For Non-High Hazard Employers

Model Injury and Illness Prevention Program for Employers with Seasonal or Intermittent Workers
(English & Spanish)

Guide to Developing IIPP
Accident Prevention Signs & Tags 3341(d)(5) Initial Impacted Employees Lockout/Blockout
Acetylene Fuel & Gas Safety 1740(k)(1) Initial Users
Acrylonitrile (AN) 5213(o)
5213 (appendix B)
Initial
Annual
Exposed Employees Qualified Person
Agricultural & Equipment Tractors 3441(a)
3664(b)
Initial
Annual
Involved Employees
Operators
Agricultural - Industrial Tractors

Safety and Health in Agricultural Field Operations
Asbestos Actinolite
(Non-Asbestos)
5208.1 Initial
Annual
Exposed Employees

 

Anthophyllite
(Non-Asbestos)
5208.1(n) Initial
Annual
Exposed Employees
Asbestos Consultant
Site Surveillance Technician
341.15 Initial Certified Persons
Asbestos/Asbestos Awareness 1529(k)(9) (B)
5208(j)(7) (B)
1529
Initial Annual Employees likely exposed =>PEL & those who perform Class I-IV operations
Building Inspector Project Designer 341.16 Initial Assigned Exposed Employees
Cement Pipe 341.17
1529(o)(4)
Initial Competent Person
Class I-IV Operations 341.9 Initial Annual Qualified Person
Battery Handling/ Changing/Charging 5185(a) Initial Assigned Employees
Benzene 5218(i) & (j)(3) Initial
Annual
Exposed Employees
Bloodborne Pathogens 5193(g)(2) Initial Annual Potentially Exposed Employees A Best Practices Approach for Reducing Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure

Exposure Control Plan for Bloodborne Pathogens
Boatswains Chair 1662(a) Initial Users
1,3-Butadiene 5201(l)(2) Initial
Annual
Exposed Employees
Cadmium 5207(m)(4)
1532
Initial
Annual
Exposed Employees Competent Person
Carcinogens As Listed 5209(e)(5) Initial Exposed Employees
Chemical Hygiene for Laboratories 5191(f)(2) Initial New Hazards Refresher Laboratory Employees
Coke Oven Emissions 5211(t) Initial
Annual
Exposed Employees
Compaction Equipment 4355(a)(2) Before Use Users
Confined Spaces General Industry 5157(g)
5158(c)(2)
Initial
Annual
Affected Employees

Confined Space Guide for General Industry

Confined Space Hazard Alert

Construction 1956
5158(c)(2)
Initial Annual Affected Employees

 

Marine Terminal Ops. 3463(b)(5)(B) Program Update Changes Exposed Employees
Control of Hazardous Energy 3314(j) Initial Authorized Employees Lockout/Blockout
Cotton Dust 5190(i) Initial Annual Exposed Employees
Cotton Gins/ Processing Mach. 4640 Qualified Person
Cranes & Other Hoisting Equipment Mobile, Tower, Derrick 5006.1(a)
5006
4966, 4994, 4999, 5000, 5004, 5031, 5043, 5044
Initial
Mobile & Tower Cert. @ 5 yrs
Mobile & Tower Crane Operators
Qualified Person
Authorized Employees
Marine Terminals 3472(d)(3) Initial Operators
Demolition 1734
1735(u)
1736
Qualified Person
1,2 Dibromo-3-Chloropropane (DBCP) 5212(i)(3) & (n)
5212 (Appendix B)
Initial
Annual
Exposed Employees Qualified Person
Diving Operations 6052 Initial Assigned Employees
Elevating Work Platforms & Aerial Devices 3648(l)(7)
3648(c)
3646(c)
3638(d)
Before Use Users
Authorized Personnel
Emergency Action Plan 3220(e) Initial
Plan Update
Impacted Employees
Emergency Procedures (Construction) 1512(d) Initial Assigned Employees
Equipment & Machinery (Construction) 1510(b) Initial Qualified Person
Erection & Construction – Bolting; Riveting; Plumbing; Post Tensioning; Structural Wood; Steel Frame; Steel Erection 1710(q)
1711(k)
1716
1716.1
1716.1(f)(1)
1716.2(j)
Initial Assigned Employees
Competent Person
Qualified Person
Pocket Guide for the Construction Industry (English / Spanish)
Ergonomics Repetitive Motion Injuries 5110(b)(3) Initial - When Standard is Triggered Affected employees Back Injury Prevention Health Care Industry

Easy Ergonomics

Ergonomics in Action

Safe Patient Handling in California

Housekeeping MS Injury Prevention Program

Preventing MS Injuries in Housekeepers

Employers Housekeeping MS Injury Prevention Program Fact Sheet

Easy Ergonomics for Desktop Computer Users
General Acute Care Hospitals 5120(d) Initial
Annul refresher
Designated Health Care Workers & Registered Nurse
Hotel House Keeping 3345(d)

Initial
Annual Refresher

Housekeepers
Ethylene Dibromide (EDB) 5219(j) Initial
Annual
Exposed Employees
Ethylene Oxide 5220(j)(3)
5220 Appendix A
Initial
Annual
Exposed Employees
Excavation/ Trenching/ Shoring 1541 Competent Person Trenching Safety (Tailgate Topic)

Pocket Guide for the Construction Industry
Explosives 5239
5322
5329
344.20, 344.21
Initial Assigned Employees
Competent Person
Licensed Blaster
Deteriorated 5240 Competent Person
Storage Magazines 5256 Competent Person
Fall Protection General 1671.1 Initial Affected Employees
Competent Person
Qualified Person
Date Palms 3458 Competent Person
Fire Brigades (Private) 3411(c) Initial/ Quarterly/ Annual Refresher Assigned Employees
Fire Extinguisher & Fire Fighting Equipment 6151(g)(1)-(2) Initial
Annual
Assigned Employees
Fire Prevention Plan 3221(d)(1)-(2) Initial
New Hazards
Exposed Employees
Fire Protection Fixed Extinguishing Systems 6175(b)(10)
6181(b)(2)
Initial
Annual
Employees Assigned
Maintenance/Operation
Exposed Employees
Standpipe & Hose System Inspection 6165(f)(2)(F) Initial Assigned Employees
First Aid First Aid & CPR General Industry 3439(b)
6251(d)(2)
3400(b)
5157, 5158, 5193 3421, 6052
Initial
Changes
Every 2 years (or as specified by cert. organization)
Assigned Employees
Supervisors
Construction 1512(b) & (d) Initial
Updated
Assigned Employees
Flaggers (Traffic) 1599(f) & (g) Initial Assigned Employees
Flammable Liquids/ Gasses/Vapors - Industrial Plants 5561 Qualified Person
Fumigation - General 5221(b) Initial Exposed Employees
Formaldehyde 5217(n) Initial
Annual
Exposed Employees
Hazard Communication 5194(b)(1) Initial
New chemicals or processes
Exposed Employees Guide to California Hazard Communication Regulation
Hazardous Substance Containers Clean/ Repair/Alter 5166(a) Initial Assigned Employees
Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency Resp. 5192 (e) & (q)(6) Initial
Annual Refresher
Assigned Employees
Qualified Person
Hearing (Noise) Protectors Conservation 5098(a)(4)
5097(d)(5)(A)&(B)
5099(a)
Initial Retraining
Initial Annual
Employees Provided Protectors
All Employees Exposed to =>85 dBA TWA
Heat Stress 3395 Initial Exposed Employees Protect Yourself from Heat Illness (English/Spanish)
Helicopter Operations 1901(c) Daily Briefing Involved Personnel
Industrial/Lift Trucks (Forklifts) & Tractors 3657(i)
3664(b)
3668
Initial, Annual
Observed Unsafe Operation
Post Accident Equipment Change Workplace Change (Operator eval. @ 3 years)
Operators Operating Rules for Industrial Trucks Poster (English / Spanish)
Injury & Illness Prevention Program 3203(a)(7)
1509(e)
Initial
Updated
All Employees
Supervisor Tailgates
Model Program(s) IIPP:

For High Hazard Employers

For Non-High Hazard Employers

Model Injury and Illness Prevention Program for Employers with Seasonal or Intermittent Workers
(English & Spanish)

Guide to Developing IIPP
Inorganic Arsenic 5214(m) Initial
Annual
Exposed Employees
Laboratory Safety (See Chemical Hygiene) 5191(f) Initial
New Hazards
Refresher
Laboratory Employees
Laser Equipment 1801(a) Initial Operators
Qualified Person
Laundry/Dry Cleaning 4494(a) Initial
Periodic
Assigned Employees
Lead General Industry 5198(l) Initial
Annual
Exposed Employees/ Supervisors
Exposed Employees => Action Level
 
Construction 1531.1(1)(1)(C)-(D)
1532.1(l)
Initial
Annual
Exposed Employees/ Supervisors
Exposed Employees => Action Level
Lead in Construction (Fact Sheet)
Lift Slab Construction 1722.1 Competent Person
Lockout
Blockout
3314
3314(j)
Initial
When Updated
Affected Employees
Qualified Person
Lockout/Blockout
Machinery & Equipment 1510(b) Before Use Qualified Person Lockout/Blockout
Marine Terminals 3463(b)(5)(B)
3464(a)(1)
3462(b) & (d)
3463, 3472
Initial Exposed Employees
Supervisors
Qualified Person
Medical & Exposure Records - Access 3204(g)(1) Initial
Annual
Affected Employees Access to Medical and Exposure Records (poster) (English / Spanish)
Metal Working (forging) Machines 4243(a)(6) Initial Operators/Maintenance Personnel Power Press Safety
4,4-Methylenebis (2-Chloroaniline) MBOCA 5215(j) Initial
Annual
Exposed Employees
Methylene Chloride 5202(l)
5202 (Appendix A)
Initial & As Necessary Exposed Employees Qualified Person
Methylenedianiline 5200(k)(3)
1535
Initial
Annual
Exposed Employees
Miter Saws 4307.1(c) Initial Operators
Noise Exposure 5099(a) Initial
Annual
Employees Exposed => 85dBA TWA
Openings/Holes - Floors & Roofs 3212(b) Qualified Person
Paper Converting/ Printing Machines - Engraving Presses 4445(3) Initial
Changes
Operators/ Maintenance
Personnel
Personal Fall Arrest/Restraint Systems/ 1670(b)(19) Competent Person
Personal Protective Equipment 3380(c) Initial PPE Users
Pesticide Safety 5194(h) Handlers & Applicators
Pile Driving 1600 Competent Person
Portable Ladder 3276 (f) Before Use User Employee

Supervisor of User Employee
Portable Ladder Safety
Posting Requirements (California) 340 Initial All Employees
Powder-Actuated Tools 1685(a)(1)
1689(a)
Initial Users
Qualified Person
Power Presses 4203(a)
4203(b)
4208.1(m)(1)
4208
Initial
Annual
Inspectors/Maintenance
Operators
PSDI Operators
Qualified Person
Power Press Safety
Powered Platforms (Installed) for Building Maintenance 3298(a)
3296
Initial Assigned Employees
Qualified Person
Process Safety Management 5189(g) Initial
Refresher & Supplemental Certification
Involved Employees
Pulp, Paper & Paperboard Mills 4402 Initial Exposed Employees
Railroad - Signs & Signals 3333(d) Initial Assigned Employees
Reinforcing Steel/ Similar Projections 1712(f)(A) Qualified Person
Respiratory Protection 5144(c) & (k)
5144 Appendix A
5144 Appendix C
Initial
Annual
Users Respiratory Protection in the Workplace

Respiratory Protection (Fact Sheet)
Roofing 1509(a)
1730(b)(8)-(9)
Initial Qualified Person Roofing Safety (Tailgate Topic)
Rope Access Equipment 3270.1(c)
3270.1
Initial
Annual Refresher
Assigned Employees
Qualified Person
Rubber/ Composition Working Machines 4592 Competent Person
Test/Maintenance
Scaffolds 1637(k)(1)
1637
1658(g)
Initial Erectors & Dismantlers:
Qualified Person
Silica Dust: Power tool work on concrete or masonry materials 1530.1(e)(1)
1530.1(e)(2)
Before Assignment
Annual
Assigned Employees
Supervisor
Hazards of Silica in Construction eTool
Supervisory Safety Training 3203(a)(7)(F) Initial
Change
Supervisors
Tanks - Open Surface 5154(j)(1) Initial Assigned Employee
Traffic Control - Flaggers 1599(f) &(g) Initial Flaggers
Tree Work General 3420(b)
3421(c)
3423(a)
3427
3428(a)
Initial Assigned Employees
Qualified Person
Date Palm 3458 Initial Assigned Employees
Qualified Person
Vinyl Chloride 5210(j) Initial
Annual
Exposed Employees
Welding & Cutting Safety - Hot Work 4799
4848(a)
1537(a)
Initial Welders
Fire Watchers
Qualified Person
Wheels or Rims - Servicing 3326(c) Initial Service Personnel Split Rims (Tailgate Topic)
Wildfires 5141.1(e) Initial Worker Safety & Health in Wildfire Regions
Window Cleaning 3282(d) & (f)
3286(a)(2)
Initial Assigned Employees
Workplace Violence Prevention in Health Care 3342(f) Initial
Refresher
Assigned Employees

Guidelines for Security & Safety of Health Care and Community Service Workers

A qualified person is a person designated by the employer; and by reason of training, experience, or instruction has demonstrated the ability to perform safely all assigned duties; &, when required is properly licensed in accordance with federal, state, or local laws and regulations.

Examples:

  • Mobile Crane & Tower Crane Operators 5006.1(a)
  • Scaffold Erection & Dismantling Supervisors 1637(k)(1)
  • Demolition1736
  • Personal Fall Arrest System supervisors 1670(b)
A competent person is a person who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions that are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees. The competent person has the authority to impose prompt corrective measures to eliminate these hazards.

Examples:

  • Excavation - Inspectors 1541
  • Fall Protection Plan implementers & supervisors 1671.1
  • Lift Slab Construction 1522.1

The Cal/OSHA Publications website contains additional publications that may be of interest. To review, download, or order free educational materials, go to: www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/puborder.asp

May 2023