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Before engaging in any potentially hazardous activities, workers must receive appropriate safety training from their employer, as defined in OSHA standards.
There is no one OSHA general industry requirement for training records or their retention. Any requirements for training records will be found in each individual regulation. In many cases, OSHA requires employers to maintain training records, but no record retention time is specified.
Examples of general industry rules that have training record requirements include:
When training records are required, it is best to always have them available. Consider keeping all training records during the worker’s full period of employment. Your company may even set a policy to retain training records for a period after employment has been terminated.
When written training records are not required, your company may still want to prepare them as a way to help keep your safety training program organized.