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DC-251 (Revised April 2010) <br /> A. LCOS agrees all inmate project supervisors will receive the Department of <br /> Corrections Inmate Orientation Training. Project Supervisors, upon successful <br /> participation in Orientation Training,are designated as Custodial Agents. New <br /> employees will be scheduled to receive this orientation training prior to being <br /> allowed to supervise inmate projects without being accompanied by Correctional <br /> Officers. <br /> B. <br /> 1. Custodial Agent will be on-site at each workstation. <br /> 2. Each Custodial Agent will provide the inmate with a job description and will <br /> provide the Department of Correction with a periodic inmate work <br /> performance evaluation if requested for classification purposes. <br /> 3. The Custodial Agents of the inmates working under labor contract will <br /> provide all safety training,appropriate to the hazards and duties of each task <br /> to be performed by the inmate, in accordance with OSHA regulations.This <br /> training will include the hazards associated with the task,the proper and safe <br /> use of any equipment assigned for performing the work,the hazards <br /> associated with any chemicals used in the work,the proper safe work methods <br /> for performing the task and the correct use of any personal protective <br /> equipment needed to perform the task. This training will be ongoing and <br /> documented by the managers and supervisors for the duration of the inmate <br /> labor contract.These training records will be made available upon request <br /> from any DOP or DOC facility,region or state official,and/or safety <br /> inspectors.The training documentation must be signed and dated by the <br /> inmate and manager/supervisor who conducted the training. <br /> 4. Work schedules will be provided by LCOS. <br /> 5. Custodial Agents will designate break areas and ensure that inmates are <br /> supervised during all breaks. <br /> 6. Custodial Agents are to receive annual Orientation training. <br /> 7. Custodial Agents are to receive briefing in Undue Familiarity and Prison Rape <br /> Elimination Act(PREA)as part of Orientation training. <br /> IV. Safety Equipment <br /> A. The Division of Prisons will provide state issued steel-toed shoes.No inmate will <br /> be allowed to work without steel-toed shoes. <br /> B. Inmates are required to wear DOP issued high visibility vests where required by <br /> safety rules and regulations and/or by Division of Prisons manager's request. <br /> C. The town/county/DOT and State will furnish all other personal protective <br /> equipment needed according to the OSHA standards, other regulatory guidelines <br /> and hazard analyses of the task to be performed. All equipment to be used by <br /> inmates in the performance of their assigned tasks must meet all safety <br /> requirements for guarding,warning labels, condition and operation as required by <br /> OSHA and the manufacturer. <br /> Page 5 of 7 <br />