Induction training
Health and safety training given to employees, contractors or visitors before they begin work at a new workplace, covering site-specific hazards, emergency procedures, welfare arrangements and relevant safe working methods. Required as part of each jurisdictions general training duty.
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UK HSE
“induction training”Exact equivalentMHSWR 1999 regulation 13(1) requires employers to ensure that employees are provided with adequate health and safety training at the time when they are first recruited. For construction sites, CDM 2015 regulation 13 requires the principal contractor to ensure that suitable site induction is provided. The induction must cover site rules, emergency procedures, welfare arrangements and significant hazards.
Irish HSA
“induction training”Close equivalentSection 10 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 requires employers to provide adequate training, including at the time of assignment to the job. The Construction Regulations 2013 require site-specific induction training on construction sites. The induction must cover the safety statement, emergency procedures and site rules.
US OSHA
“new employee safety orientation”Partial equivalentOSHA does not mandate a general induction training requirement for all new employees. Construction workers must receive specific hazard training under 29 CFR 1926.21. Many OSHA substance-specific and process standards require training before exposure, which in practice takes the form of initial (induction) training.
Practitioner note: Site-specific, not generic. A corporate induction does not cover the hazards, layout and emergency arrangements of a particular site.