When OSHA requires training, how much training must be provided?

OSHA evaluated the effectiveness of training based on what the employees actually learned. While an OSHA compliance officer will certainly review any written materials in your training program, these materials don’t indicate how much the employees learned. The key is whether or not the employees have the information they need.

A common way for a compliance officer to evaluate training is to talk to employees, ask some questions, and see if they know the answers. For instance, employees may be asked about the location of SDSs. If your records show that all employees were trained in HazCom, but none of the workers know where the SDSs are located, the training wasn’t adequate.