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 PUBLIC LAW 99-499—OCT. 17, 1986

100 STAT. 1691

(9) N E W TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.—A program for the introduc-

tion of new equipment or technologies that will maintain worker protections. (10) DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES.—Procedures for decontamination. ,

(11) EMERGENCY RESPONSE.—Requirements for emergency re-

sponse and protection of workers engaged in hazardous waste operations. (c) FINAL REGULATIONS.—Final regulations under subsection (a) Effective date. shall take effect one year after the date they are promulgated. In promulgating final regulations on standards under subsection (a), the Secretary of Labor shall include each of the provisions listed in paragraphs (1) through (11) of subsection (b) unless the Secretary ' determines that the evidence in the public record considered as a whole does not support inclusion of any such provision. (d) SPECIFIC TRAINING STANDARDS.— (1) OFFSITE INSTRUCTION; FIELD

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EXPERIENCE.—Standards

promulgated under subsection (a) shall include training standards requiring that general site workers (such as equipment operators, general laborers, and other supervised personnel) engaged in hazardous substance removal or other activities which expose or potentially expose such workers to hazardous substances receive a minimum of 40 hours of initial instruction off the site, and a minimum of three da3rs of actual field experience under the direct supervision of a trained, experienced supervisor, a t the time of assignment. The requirements of the preceding sentence shall not apply to any general site worker who has receive^ the equivalent of such training. Workers who may be exposed to unique or special hazards shall be provided additional training. (2) TRAINING OF SUPERVISORS.—Standards promulgated under subsection (a) shall include training standards requiring that onsite managers and supervisors directly responsible for the hazardous waste operations (such as foremen) receive the same training as general site workers set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection and at least eight additional hours of specialized training on managing hazardous waste operations. The requirements of the preceding sentence shall not apply to any person who has received the equivalent of such training.

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(3) CERTIFICATION; ENFORCEMENT.—Such training standards

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shall contain provisions for certifying that general site workers, onsite managers, and supervisors have received the specified training and shall prohibit any individual who has not received the specified training from engaging in hazardous waste operations covered by the standard. (4) TRAINING OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL.—Such

training standards shall set forth requirements for the training of workers who are responsible for responding to hazardous emergency situations who may be exposed to toxic substances in > E carrying out their responsibilities. (e) INTERIM REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Labor shall issue interim final regulations under this section within 60 days after the enactment of this section which shall provide no less protection under this section for workers employed by contractors and emergency response workers than the protections contained in the Environmental Protection Agency Manual (1981) "Health and Safety Requirements for Employees Engaged in Field Activities"

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