[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 15]
[Revised as of July 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR68.54]

[Page 168]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 68_CHEMICAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROVISIONS--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart C_Program 2 Prevention Program
 
Sec.  68.54  Training.

    (a) The owner or operator shall ensure that each employee presently 
operating a process, and each employee newly assigned to a covered 
process have been trained or tested competent in the operating 
procedures provided in Sec.  68.52 that pertain to their duties. For 
those employees already operating a process on June 21, 1999, the owner 
or operator may certify in writing that the employee has the required 
knowledge, skills, and abilities to safely carry out the duties and 
responsibilities as provided in the operating procedures.
    (b) Refresher training. Refresher training shall be provided at 
least every three years, and more often if necessary, to each employee 
operating a process to ensure that the employee understands and adheres 
to the current operating procedures of the process. The owner or 
operator, in consultation with the employees operating the process, 
shall determine the appropriate frequency of refresher training.
    (c) The owner or operator may use training conducted under Federal 
or state regulations or under industry-specific standards or codes or 
training conducted by covered process equipment vendors to demonstrate 
compliance with this section to the extent that the training meets the 
requirements of this section.
    (d) The owner or operator shall ensure that operators are trained in 
any updated or new procedures prior to startup of a process after a 
major change.