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A: The following OSHA regulations have annual retraining or employee information requirements: Access to Medical Records (employee information requirements), 29 CFR 1910.1020 (g) (1) Bloodborne Pathogens, 29 CFR 1910.1030 (e) (2) (ii) (M) and (g) (C) Fire Brigades, 29 CFR 1910.156 (c) (2) and Appendix A, paragraph 5 Fixed Extinguishing Systems, 29 CFR 1910.160 (b) (10) Grain Handling Facilities, 29 CFR 1910.272 (e) (1) Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER), 29 CFR 1910.120 (e) (8), (p) (7) (i) & (ii), (p) (8) (C), (q) (5), (q) (8) (i), and Appendix C.2 (Training) Mechanical Power Presses, 29 CFR 1910.217 (h) (13) (i) Occupational Noise, 29 CFR 1910.95 (k) (2) Permit Required Confined Spaces, 29 CFR 1910.146 (k) (2) (iv) Portable Fire Extinguishers, 29 CFR 1910.157 (g) (2) & (4) Respiratory Protection, 29 CFR 1910.134 (k) (5) Chemical-Specific Regulations in 29 CFR 1910 Subpart Z. The only chemical-specific Subpart Z regulations that do not require annual retraining are: Coal Tar Pitch Volatiles, 29 CFR 1910.1002; Methylene Chloride, 29 CFR 1910.1052; and Ionizing Radation, 29 CFR 1910.1096 Remember, the employer must advise employees of their ionizing radiation results annually. The Process Safety Management standard, 29 CFR 1910.119, requires training every three years. Other OSHA standards require retraining "as needed,' when there are changes in the workplace that would affect previous training, or when other circumstances indicate that retraining is needed. Employers should check each applicable standard to find the specific training requirements.