Employers must train newly-hired and current workers before initially assigning them to a job where they may be exposed to a fall hazard. OSHA says workers who have already received training, either from your company or another employer, that meet the requirements of 1910.30, “Training,” will not need additional initial training.
However, OSHA warns that many of these training requirements are new, and if the training workers already have does not meet all of the requirements in revised Subpart D, employers will need to provide additional training on those requirements. For example, if initial ladder training did not include specific instruction on how to climb a ladder in accordance with new 1910.23(b)(11), (12), and (13), then retraining would be necessary.
OSHA is allowing employers until May 17, 2017 to provide the required training.