OSHA training duties are written around exposures rather than job titles, which is why an industry code is a poor way to scope them. A roofing crew and a telecom crew both work at height, so 29 CFR 1926.503 applies to both. This tool asks what your people actually do and returns the standards that carry a training duty, the frequency each requires, and — the part most programs miss — which ones expressly require a written record naming the employee and the date.
Two requirements apply to nearly everyone and are included regardless of what you select: Hazard Communication under 1910.1200(h), consistently among the most-cited standards, and the general instruction duty under 1926.21(b)(2) in construction, which is the provision toolbox talks are generally used to satisfy.
The distinction that matters most is between standards that require training and standards that require a certified record of it. Fall protection 1926.503(b), PPE 1910.132(f)(4), lockout/tagout 1910.147(c)(7)(iv), powered industrial trucks 1910.178(l)(6), permit-required confined space 1910.146(g)(4), confined spaces in construction 1926.1207(d), bloodborne pathogens 1910.1030(h)(2), and HAZWOPER 1910.120(e)(6) all expressly require documentation. Most employers satisfy them with a sign-in sheet or a signature, which records that a name was entered rather than that the named person attended.
It depends on exposures rather than industry. Hazard Communication under 1910.1200(h) applies to virtually every employer with chemicals present, and 1926.21(b)(2) requires construction employers to instruct employees in the hazards of their work. Beyond that, specific standards attach to specific exposures: fall protection, confined space entry, lockout/tagout, respirators, powered industrial trucks, and others.
Among the most common: fall protection 1926.503(b), PPE 1910.132(f)(4), lockout/tagout 1910.147(c)(7)(iv), powered industrial trucks 1910.178(l)(6), permit-required confined spaces 1910.146(g)(4), confined spaces in construction 1926.1207(d), bloodborne pathogens 1910.1030(h)(2), and HAZWOPER 1910.120(e)(6). Each requires a record identifying the employee and the date.
It varies by standard. Some require training before assignment and then only when conditions change. Others require annual retraining, such as respiratory protection, hearing conservation, bloodborne pathogens, and HAZWOPER. Powered industrial truck operators require evaluation at least every three years. Job briefings under 1910.269(c) are required before each job.
Not by that name, and no federal standard mandates a daily or weekly safety meeting. OSHA requires that employees be instructed in the hazards of their work, most directly under 1926.21(b)(2) in construction. Toolbox talks are the common industry method for satisfying that requirement.
Where a standard requires a certification record, a sign-in sheet can satisfy the formal requirement if it identifies the employee and the date. Its weakness is evidentiary: it establishes that a name was written, not that the named person attended, which matters when the record is challenged after an incident.