Section 205.250  Training

a)         The employer shall provide training in accordance with Section 16 of this Act.

b)         Training for employees who are routinely exposed to a toxic substance, as defined in Section 16(a) of the Act, must be completed by November 23, 1984.

c)         Persons who become employees after the effective date of this section or who will be routinely exposed to a toxic substance for the first time must be trained prior to their working with a toxic substance.

d)         For purposes of training an employee whose employment has been terminated for any reason shall not be considered an employee after such termination.

e)         Information and training programs shall include:

1)         Specific exposure hazards, or

2)         Common hazards of a broad class of toxic substances, or hazards of a complete production operation, whichever is more effective.  MSDS's on individual toxic substances or mixtures must be available in writing for employee's use.  Proper use of all forms of written hazard communications, if available, shall be a part of the training program.

f)          Where the employees of a contractor are present at the workplace of a workplace owner, operator, or designee employer, the contractor shall be provided copies of MSDS used by the owner, operator, or designee employer for all toxic substances to which the contractor's employees may be routinely exposed.

g)         A contractor shall provide to the owner/operator Material Safety Data Sheets for any toxic substance used by the contractor at the workplace of the owner/operator.

h)         Upon request, the Department shall provide an employer with a summary written by the Department which includes a summary of the employee's rights and obligations under the act and a readily understandable explanation of how to read and understand a MSDS (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 48, par. 1416).

(Source:  Amended at 11 Ill. Reg. 10247, effective May 18, 1987)