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United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Law, Act

Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act (P.L. 112-195) (126 STAT. 1452). -

Adoption: 2012-10-05 | USA-2012-L-96808

Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6921 et seq.) in order to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Law, Act

Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2012, Public Law 112-177 [S. 3552]. -

Adoption: 2012-09-28 | USA-2012-L-92405

An Act to reauthorize the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. Amends USC title 7.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Employer Payment for Personal Protective Equipment (29 CFR Parts 1910, 1915, 1917, 1918 and 1926). -

Adoption: 2007-11-15 | Date of entry into force: 2008-02-13 | USA-2007-R-77736

I - Introduction
II - Background
III - The Proposed Rule
IV - Rationale for Requiring PPE Payment and Description of the Final Rule
V - PPE for Which Employer Payment Is Required
VI - Employee Owned PPE
VII - Industries Affected
VIII - Acceptable Methods of Payment
IX - Effective Dates
X - Effect on Existing Union Contracts
XI - Effect on Other OSHA Standards
XII - Miscellaneous Issues
XIII. Other Alternatives Considered During the Rulemaking Process
XIV - Legal Authority
XV - Final Economic and Regulatory Flexibility Analyses
XVI - Environmental Assessment
XVII - Federalism
XVIII - Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
XIX - OMB Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
XX - State Plan Standards
XXI - Authority and Signature
XXII - Regulatory Text

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Electrical Standard; Final Rule (29 CFR Part 1910) (OSHA). -

Adoption: 2007-02-14 | Date of entry into force: 2007-08-13 | USA-2007-R-77735

Provides, inter alia, for safety in the design and installation of electric equipment in the workplace. Revises OSHA's existing standard for electrical installations.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Radiation Exposure Reports: Labeling Personal Information. Direct Final Rule (10 CFR Part 20).

Adoption: 2003-03-25 | Date of entry into force: 2003-06-09 | USA-2003-R-64393

Promulgated by Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Amends filing requirements for written event reports sumbitted to NRC concerning individuals occupationally overexposed to radiation and radioactive materials. Licensees are required to clearly label any section of event report containing personal information "Privacy Act Information: Not for Public Disclosure".

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Alternate Locking Devices for Plug and Receptable-Type Connectors on Mobile Battery-Powered Machines. Withdrawal of direct final rule (30 CFR Part 18).

Adoption: 2003-03-07 | Date of entry into force: 2003-03-07 | USA-2003-R-64392

Withdraws direct final rule on Alternate Locking Devices for Plug and Receptable-Type Connectors on Mobile Battery-Powered Machines (68 FR 2879) that was published on 22 January 2003, as result of significant adverse comment.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Law, Act

Health Care Safety Net Amendments of 2000 (Public Law 107-251).

Adoption: 2002-10-26 | USA-2002-L-62963

Amends Public Health Service Act. Reauthorises and strengthens health centers program and National Health Service Corps. Establishes Healthy Communities Access Program. Purpose of the latter includes coordination of services for uninsured and underinsured.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Safety Standards for Signs, Signals and Barricades. Final Rule (29 CFR Part 1926).

Adoption: 2002-09-12 | Date of entry into force: 2002-12-11 | USA-2002-R-62962

Promulgated by Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Revises construction industry safety standards to require that traffic control signs, signals, barricades or devices protecting workers conform to Part VI of either 1988 Edition of Federal Highway Administration Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, or with 1993 revisions or the Millennium Edition of the Federal Highway Administration Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Diesel Particulate Exposure of Underground Metal and Non-Metal Miners. Final Rule (30 CFR Part 57).

Adoption: 2002-07-18 | USA-2002-R-62439

Promulgated by Mine Safety and Health Administration. Stays effectiveness of 30 CFR 57.5060(d), 57.5060(e), 57.5060(f) and 57.5062. Section 57.5060(d) permits miners to work in areas where diesel particulate matter exceeds applicable concentration limit with advance approval from Secretary. Section 57.5060(e) prohibits use of personal protective equipment to comply with concentration limits. 57.5060(f) prohibits use of administrative controls to comply with concentration limits. Section 57.5062 addresses diesel particulate matter control plan.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements. Final Rule (29 CFR Part 1904).

Adoption: 2002-07-01 | Date of entry into force: 2003-01-01 | USA-2002-R-62463

Amends hearing loss recording provisions of Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements rule published on 19 January 2001 (66 FR 5916-6135). Revises criteria for recording hearing loss cases in several ways, including requiring recording of standards threshold shifts that have resulted in a total 25 dB level of hearing above audiometric zero, averaged over frequencies at 2000, 3000 and 4000 Hz, beginning in year 2003.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Guidelines for determining the probability of causation under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, 2000. Final Rule (42 CFR Part 81).

Adoption: 2002-05-02 | Date of entry into force: 2002-05-02 | USA-2002-R-61349

Promulgated by Department of Health and Human Services. Implements select provisions of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, 2000. Act requires promulgation of guidelines for determining whether an individual with cancer shall be found "at least as likely as not" to have sustained that cancer from exposure to ionizing radiation in the performance of duty for nuclear weapons production programs of the Department of Energy and its predecessor agencies. Guidelines will be applied by Department of Labor, which is responsible for determining whether to award compensation to individuals seeking federal compensation under the Act.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements. Final Rules (29 CFR Parts 1904 and 1952).

Adoption: 2001-10-19 | Date of entry into force: 2002-01-01 | USA-2001-R-58397

Amends Occupational Safety and Health Administration rules concerning the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses (29 CFR Parts 1904 and 1952), including the forms employers shall use to record those injuries and illnesses.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Ergonomics Programme. Final Rule (29 CFR Part 1910).

Adoption: 2001-04-17 | Date of entry into force: 2001-04-23 | USA-2001-M-59112

Promulgated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Removes final Ergonomics Programme Standard published on 14 November 2000 from the Code of Federal Regulations.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens; Needlestick and Other Sharp Injuries. Final Rules (29 CFR Part 1910).

Adoption: 2001-01-18 | Date of entry into force: 2001-04-18 | USA-2001-R-58394

Promulgated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Directs OSHA to revise the Bloodborne Pathogens standard to include new examples in the definition of engineering controls along with two new definitions. Exposure Control Plans shall reflect how employers implement new developments in control technology. Also, employers shall be obliged to solicit input from employees responsible for direct patient care in the identification, evaluation, and selection of engineering and work practice controls. Finally, certain employers shall be required to establish and maintain a log of percutaneous injuries from contaminated sharps.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Ergonomics Program. Final Rules (29 CFR Part 1910).

Adoption: 2001-01-16 | Date of entry into force: 2001-01-16 | USA-2001-R-57954

Addresses employee exposure to ergonomic risk factors in jobs in general industry workplaces. Contains "action trigger" which identifies jobs with risk factors of significant magnitude, duration, or intensity to warrant further examination by the employer. If an employee reports a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) incident and the risk factors of that employee's job meet the action trigger, the employer must establish an ergonomics programme for that job. Specifies the content of this programme.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Nuclear Safety Management. Final Rules (10 CFR Part 830).

Adoption: 2001-01-10 | Date of entry into force: 2001-01-09 | USA-2001-R-58396

Amends Nuclear Safety Management Regulations. Establishes a Quality Assurance Programme and quality assurance criteria. Also makes provision for safety basis requirements.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Summer Food Service Programme. Implementation of Legislative Reforms. Final Rule (7 CFR Part 225).

Adoption: 2000-12-28 | Date of entry into force: 2000-12-28 | USA-2000-R-58778

Adopts changes to Summer Food Service Programme. Changes include easing restrictions on participation by private non-profit organisations, and food service management companies, and streamlining rules for schools to encourage Programme sponsorship.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulations Implementing the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act 1969 as amended. Final Rules (20 CFR Parts 718, 722, 725, 726, 727).

Adoption: 2000-12-20 | Date of entry into force: 2001-01-19 | USA-2000-R-58785

Implements Black Lung Benefits Act. Makes provision for simplified administrative procedures for the adjudication of claims pending before the Office of Workers' Compensation Programme.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Toxic Substances Control Act Test Guidelines. Final Rules (40 CFR Part 799).

Adoption: 2000-12-15 | Date of entry into force: 2000-12-15 | USA-2000-R-58777

Establishes 17 new Toxic Substances Control Act health effects test guidelines in the Code of Federal Regulations. These guidelines provide a series of standardised test procedures.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Occupational Exposure to Cotton Dust. Direct Final Rule (29 CFR Part 1910).

Adoption: 2000-12-04 | Date of entry into force: 2001-04-06 | USA-2000-R-58111

Promulgated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Amends occupational health standards for cotton dust by adding cotton washed in a batch kier system to the types of washed cotton partially exempt from the cotton dust standard.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Consultation Agreements: Changes to Consultation Procedures Rules (29 CFR Part 1908).

Adoption: 2000-10-26 | USA-2000-R-57684

Amends Occupational Safety and Health Administration's regulations for federally-funded onsite safety and health consultation visits. Provides for greater employee involvement in site visits, requires that employees be informed of the results, provides for the confidential treatment of information concerning workplace consultation visits, and updates procedures for conducting consultation visits.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (29 CFR Parts 1917, 1918, 1919).

Adoption: 2000-06-30 | Date of entry into force: 2000-06-30 | USA-2000-R-57305

Deals with cargo handling and related activities conducted aboard vessels, and landside operations at marine terminals.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program Rules (10 CFR Part 850).

Adoption: 2000-01-07 | Date of entry into force: 2000-01-07 | USA-2000-R-56430

Provides for the establishment of a chronic beryllium disease prevention programme to reduce the number of workers exposed to beryllium in the course of their work at Department of Energy facilities or its contractors.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Dipping and Coating Operations Rule (29 CFR Part 1910).

Adoption: 1999-03-15 | Date of entry into force: 1999-04-22 | USA-1999-R-52350

Consolidates and clarifies standards regarding dipping and coating operations with regard to protection from fire, explosion, and other hazards.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Rule (29 CFR Part 2200).

Adoption: 1999-02-12 | Date of entry into force: 1999-02-19 | Date of end of application: 2000-02-22 | USA-1999-R-52348

Provides for a supplement to the voluntary settlement process which would be mandatory for cases where the penalty proposed by the Secretary of Labor is $200,000 or greater or other cases deemed appropriate by the Chief Administrative Law Judge. This additional procedure, to be known as the Settlement Part, shall be instituted for a one year trial period.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Occupational Radiation Protection Rules (10 CFR Part 835).

Adoption: 1998-10-29 | Date of entry into force: 1998-12-04 | USA-1998-R-51167

Codifies requirements previously established in the Department of Energy contractually-based standards for adoption into a system of regulatory-based requirements. The requirements cover exposure doses, monitoring of radiation areas and workers, safety training, and maintenance of records.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Methylene Chloride; Final Rule (29 CFR Part 1910).

Adoption: 1998-09-16 | Date of entry into force: 1998-10-22 | USA-1998-R-50975

Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Administration standard (29 CFR 1910.1052) by adding a provision for temporary medical removal protection benefits for employees who are removed or transferred to another job because of medical determination that exposure to methylene chloride may aggravate or contribute to the employee's existing skin, heart, liver, or neurological disease.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Law, Act

Occupational Safety and Health Administration Compliance Assistance Authorization Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-197 [H.R. 2864]).

Adoption: 1998-07-16 | USA-1998-L-50971

Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide for a compliance assistance programme. Such a programme shall provide education and training for employees and employers in occupational safety and health matters, and optional on-site consultation for employers wishing to maintain a safe working environment.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Law, Act

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 Amendment (Public Law 105-198 [H.R. 2877]).

Adoption: 1998-07-16 | USA-1998-L-50972

Amends s. 8 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1970 to provide that the Secretary of Labour shall not impose quotas or goals with respect to fines or penalties for persons who are involved in the enforcement of the Act.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Occupational Exposure to Asbestos Rule (29 CFR Parts 1915 and 1926).

Adoption: 1998-06-22 | Date of entry into force: 1997-07-24 | USA-1998-R-50138

Revises the Construction and Shipyard occupational exposure to asbestos standards to conform the standards to the Court of Appeals decision in "Asbestos Information Association/North America v. Reich", 117 F. 3d 891 (5th Cir., 24 July 1997).

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Respiratory Protection Rule (29 CFR Parts 1910 and 1926).

Adoption: 1998-01-08 | Date of entry into force: 1998-04-08 | USA-1998-R-48576

Replaces the protection standards adopted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in 1971 (29 CFR 1910.134 and 29 CFR CFR 1926.103). Requires employers to establish or maintain a respiratory protection programme for respirator-wearing employees. Also provides for employee training, fit testing, medical evaluation, and respirator use and cleaning. Also requires the use of a self-contained breathing apparatus during interior structural firefighting; furthermore, two firefighters must be on standby to provide assistance or perform rescue when two firefighters are inside a burning building.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Reporting Occupational Injury and Illness Data to OSHA Rule (29 CFR Part 1904).

Adoption: 1997-01-07 | Date of entry into force: 1997-03-13 | USA-1997-R-45988

Requires employers to report information to OSHA contained in certain records that employers are required to create and maintain, and information regarding number of workers employed and hours worked.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Occupational Exposure to Methylene Chloride Rule (29 CFR Parts 1910, 1915 and 1926).

Adoption: 1996-12-31 | Date of entry into force: 1997-04-10 | USA-1996-R-45805

Amends existing regulations governing employee exposure to methylene chloride. Reduces existing 8-hour time-weighted average exposure limits and short-term exposure limits. Also provides for exposure control, protective equipment, exposure monitoring, training, health surveillance, hazard communication and record keeping.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Occupational Exposure to 1,3-Butadiene Rule (29 CFR Parts 1910, 1915 and 1926).

Adoption: 1996-11-04 | Date of entry into force: 1997-02-03 | USA-1996-R-45367

Reduces the permissible exposure limit to 1,3-Butadiene. Exempts certain employers from providing medical surveillance if exposure to the substance is at consistently low levels. Also contains provisions relating to training, hazard communication, and protective gear.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Personal Protective Equipment for Shipyard Employment (PPE) Rule (29 CFR Part 1915).

Adoption: 1996-04-15 | Date of entry into force: 1996-08-22 | USA-1996-R-44543

Revises Occupational Safety and Health Administration rules regarding PPE for shipyard employment. Updates, revises and simplifies shipyard employment PPE standards into a comprehensive framework which includes shipbuilding, ship repair, and shipbreaking industries.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Grain Handling Facilities Rule (29 CFR Part 1910).

Adoption: 1996-03-01 | Date of entry into force: 1996-04-08 | USA-1996-R-43346

Amends provisions in the OSHA grain handling standard intended to provide protection for employees who enter flat storage structures. The amendment assures protection against engulfment, mechanical, and other hazards.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation Rule (30 CFR Part 75).

Adoption: 1996 | Date of entry into force: 1996-06-10 | USA-1996-R-43349

Revises the Mine Safety and Health Administration existing safety standards for ventilation of underground coal mines. The full regulations are contained in the text.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

U.S. Virgin Islands State Plan for Occupational Safety and Health Rule (29 CFR Part 1952).

Adoption: 1995-11-06 | Date of entry into force: 1995-11-13 | USA-1995-R-42584

Suspends "final approval" determination of U.S. Virgin Islands State Plan as a result of a determination that the State plan was no longer meeting federal OSHA requirements.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Occupational Exposure to Lead, Amendments to Final Rule (29 CFR Part 1910).

Adoption: 1995-10-02 | Date of entry into force: 1995-10-11 | USA-1995-R-42147

Amends Table I of paragraph (e)(1), the compliance Implementation Schedule, of the final rule on occupational exposure to lead (29 CFR 1910.1025) to reflect the possibility of the brass and bronze ingot manufacturing industry of achieving lower air lead levels. The Table is also amended to lift judicial stays for certain industries. Industries affected by the lifting of the stay must implement engineering and work practice controls in accordance with paragraph (e)(1), as amended.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Basic Program Elements for Federal Employee Occupational Safety and Health Programs Rule (29 CFR Part 1960).

Adoption: 1995-06-28 | Date of entry into force: 1995-07-05 | USA-1995-R-41420

Amends 29 CFR part 1960 to permit implementation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) multi-employer worksite policy in the federal sector and to incorporate into the federal program the medical access provisions for the private sector set forth at 29 CFR 1910.20.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Occupational Exposure to Asbestos Rule (29 CFR Parts 1910, 1915, and 1926).

Adoption: 1995-06-22 | Date of entry into force: 1995-06-28 | USA-1995-R-41421

Extends start-up dates of some provisions in order to allow for more time for the public to implement compliance.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Occupational Exposure to Asbestos; Corrections (29 CFR Parts 1910, 1915, and 1926).

Adoption: 1995-06-20 | Date of entry into force: 1995-06-29 | USA-1995-R-41424

Makes numerous but minor corrections (e.g correction of typographical errors) to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) final asbestos standards, issued August 10, 1994 (59 FR 40964, 29 CFR 1910.1001, 1915.1001, and 1926.1101).

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Respiratory Protective Devices Rule (30 CFR Parts 11, 49, 56, 57, 58, 70, 72, 75).

Adoption: 1995-05-24 | Date of entry into force: 1995-07-10 | USA-1995-R-41419

This final rule, in conjunction with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) final rule, transfers to NIOSH existing Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) regulations pertaining to the testing, performance, and joint MSHA-NIOSH approval of respirators under the Mine Act. MSHA retains existing provisions related to repirators. Under the NIOSH rule, MSHA retains joint approval responsibility for certain mining-related respiratory protective devices.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Basic Program Elements for Federal Employee Occupational Safety and Health Programs; Recordkeeping Requirements Rule (29 CFR Part 1960)

Adoption: 1995-04-10 | Date of entry into force: 1995-04-14 | USA-1995-R-40725

OSHA is amending the recordkeeping requirements of its basic programme element for Federal employee occupational safety and health programs.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Confined and Enclosed Spaces and Other Dangerous Atmospheres in Shipyard Employment Rule (29 CFR Part 1915)

Adoption: 1995-03-15 | Date of entry into force: 1995-03-16 | USA-1995-R-40208

Provides for the order of testing before employees may enter a confined or enclosed space or other dangerous atmosphere. Sets out the circumstances when flammable atmospheres must be maintained above the upper explosive limit during installation of ventilation or rescue, and specifies the limited locations and conditions where hot work may be performed without first being certified by a Marine Chemist.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Logging Operations (29 CFR Part 1910)

Adoption: 1995-02-09 | Date of end of application: 1995-08-09 | USA-1995-R-39742

Stays the enforcement of certain enumerated parts of the new standard for logging operations (59 FR 51672) that would otherwise enter into force on 1995-02-09.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Safety Standards for Fall Protection in the Construction Industry (29 CFR Part 1926)

Adoption: 1995-02-06 | USA-1995-R-39739

Delays the effective date of this final rule from 1995-02-06 until 1995-08-06.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Logging Operations Rule (29 CFR Parts 1910 and 1928)

Adoption: 1994-10-04 | Date of entry into force: 1995-02-09 | USA-1994-R-38356

Extensive provisions specifying safety requirements covering all logging operations, regardless of the end use of the forest products.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Law, Act

Hazardous Materials Transportation Authorization Act of 1994. Public Law 103-311 [H.R. 2178].

Adoption: 1994-08-26 | Date of entry into force: 1995-01-01 | USA-1994-L-38710

Authorizes funds through 1997 for implementation of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act. Provides for the Secretary to issue a regulation to specify the minimum safety information that a carrier must request from a prospective motor vehicle driver. Carriers will no longer be required to file rates with the Interstate Commerce Commission, and the ICC may suspend the commercial activities of a carrier for safety reasons.

United States of America - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Rule (29 CFR Parts 1910 and 1926)

Adoption: 1994-08-12 | Date of entry into force: 1994-09-21 | USA-1994-R-38327

Adds, inter alia, a new Appendix E providing guidelines for a more effective training curriculum and programme.