Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 149 — National Energy Policy and Programs
§ 16412. Training guidelines for nonnuclear electric energy industry personnel
Statutory text
In general
The Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary and in conjunction with the electric industry and recognized employee representatives, shall develop model personnel training guidelines to support the reliability and safety of the nonnuclear electric system.
Requirements
The training guidelines under subsection (a) shall, at a minimum—
include training requirements for workers engaged in the construction, operation, inspection, or maintenance of nonnuclear electric generation, transmission, or distribution systems, including requirements relating to—
competency;
certification; and
assessment, including—
initial and continuous evaluation of workers;
recertification procedures; and
methods for examining or testing the qualification of an individual who performs a covered task; and
consolidate training guidelines in existence on the date on which the guidelines under subsection (a) are developed relating to the construction, operation, maintenance, and inspection of nonnuclear electric generation, transmission, and distribution facilities, such as guidelines established by the National Electric Safety Code and other industry consensus standards.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Energy Policy Act of 2005
Pub. L. 109–58 title XI § 1103 · 119 Stat. 594
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 16412
(Pub. L. 109–58, title XI, § 1103, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 939.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 109–58, title XI, § 1103, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 939.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 1103. TRAINING GUIDELINES FOR NONNUCLEAR ELECTRIC ENERGY INDUSTRY PERSONNEL. (a) In General.— The Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary and in conjunction with the electric industry and recognized employee representatives, shall develop model personnel training guidelines to support the reliability and safety of the nonnuclear electric system. (b) Requirements.— The training guidelines under subsection (a) shall, at a minimum— (1) include training requirements for workers engaged in the construction, operation, inspection, or maintenance of nonnuclear electric generation, transmission, or distribution systems, including requirements relating to— (A) competency; (B) certification; and (C) assessment, including— (i) initial and continuous evaluation of workers; (ii) recertification procedures; and (iii) methods for examining or testing the qualification of an individual who performs a covered task; and (2) consolidate training guidelines in existence on the date on which the guidelines under subsection (a) are developed relating to the construction, operation, maintenance, and inspection of nonnuclear electric generation, transmission, and distribution facilities, such as guidelines established by the National Electric Safety Code and other industry consensus standards.
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