8702. MANDATORY RETRAINING

8702 MANDATORY RETRAINING 8702.1 Policy: Mandatory retraining must be accomplished on a yearly basis for infection control, hazardous communications, and fire, electrical and security safety, and any other program required by code, JCAHO, or other governing body or law. 8702.2 Procedures which apply are as follows: (a) All employees must have documented retraining annually for infection control, hazardous communications, and fire, electrical and security safety, and for any other hazards which employees are expected to encounter in their workplace; (b) The department manager must ensure that every employee has yearly, mandatory retraining on the above topics; and (c) Documentation of this annual training must be kept in the employees’ file and a copy sent to the appropriate administrator (e.g., if an infection control in-service was given, a copy of the attendees must be given to the Infection Control Director). SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 45 DCR 7353, 7397 (October 9, 1998).