Interesting Update - Safety Training Standard

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Greetings ASSE Members, SH & E Training Aficionados, and all Chicago Cub Fans:

Spring is in the air – the birds are singing and that can mean only one thing – yes – the Z490.1 Training Standard is available – hurrahhh!!!

On April 21, 2009, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approved the newly revised standard, “Criteria for Accepted Practices in Safety, Health, and Environmental Training†(ANSI/ASSE Z490.1-2009). This standard calls for qualified training to ensure that workers and SH & E professionals have the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to protect themselves and others in the workplace.

Z490.1-2009 covers training development, delivery, evaluation, and management of training and training programs. Criteria within the standard were developed by combining accepted practices in the training industry along with those in the SH & E profession.

Employers may use the standard to assess the services of outside training providers or to audit or improve their own training programs, while training providers may use the standard to assess and improve their training services. The standard, which includes detailed annexes and references, can also serve as a basis for development and management of training and training programs.

“The Z490 Standard was written to provide a guide for the development and presentation of comprehensive HSE training events,†says Z490 Committee Vice Chair , P.E., CSP. “As health, safety and environmental professionals, we have all had the opportunity to conduct compliance training at one time or another. Occasionally, we were less than satisfied with either our presentation or with the organization of the training materials. The Z490 is the perfect guide to develop, present and evaluate each training event. If one is using a third-party trainer, the Z490 can be used as a yardstick to ensure that you are truly getting what your organization requires and what you are paying for.â€

For more information on Z490.1-2009 or to purchase a copy, please visit the site below. At the bottom of the site is some background history on Z490 if you would like to read additional materials on the standard.

https://www.asse.org/cartpage.php?link=Z490-1-2009

For additional information or questions, please contact me at: tfisher@....

Sincerely,

R. Fisher, CSP, CHMM, CPEA, ARM,

Director, Practices and Standards

American Society of Safety Engineers