Are employee knowledge, skills and ability (KSAs) sufficient?
• Yes. . The employee has demonstrated adequate knowledge and skills to accomplish the task to standard. Go to the Non-Training Options checklist below. • No. The employee does not have adequate knowledge and/or skills to accomplish the task to standard. Go to the Training Options checklist. Training Options Checklist ____ Has the employee performed the task before? • Yes. Continue to the next question. • No. New employees and employees transferred to new jobs need to be formally trained before they perform any tasks that might cause injury. Conduct formal training. ____ Is the task accomplished often • Yes. The employee accomplishes the task regularly. Provide feedback. Observe the task and provide one-on-one feedback on any discrepancies. • No. The task is rarely accomplished. Examples might be tasks requiring the use of fire extinguishers, confined space rescue, or chemical spill procedures. Conduct practice. It’s important to practice tasks from time to time when it’s normally not
