Specifications include, but are not limited to: Provide evidence of staff credentials and certification upon Department request. Provide all training curriculum, aids, and testing and evaluation materials and supplies. Leverage existing State training opportunities, and other Department-approved training opportunities, to ensure Laboratory staff meet required training needs. (i.e., Maine Department of Labor SafetyWorks Program.) Provide training attendance and certification records within ten (10) business days of the Laboratory staff completing each training. Provide completed exams from the RCRA, biohazard, and Chemical Hygiene Plan trainings. Provide the Department with training and Portacourt Fit Testing outcomes annually and upon request, organized: By cohorts; Individually; and As Department-identified. Survey and Quality Assurance and Program Improvement Develop, implement, and report on a Department-approved training satisfaction survey. Provide to each trainee the training satisfaction survey upon completion of each training. Ensure quality assurance policy and procedures are used to develop, maintain, and continually improve the Laboratory Safety Training and Certification Services. Annually, meet with the Department to review training curriculum and trainee performance outcomes for possible improvements, which shall be incorporated into the following year’s training curriculum. Access and use current research to modify and strengthen the training. Design and execute training or consultation that supports the Laboratory Safety Training in response to Department-identified Laboratory training needs. Communication Provide a single point of contact for communicating with the Department regarding the resulting contract. Meet with the Department initially to discuss pre-implementation expectation, and monthly, as mutually agreed upon, to discuss: Contract management; Administration; and Contract performance. Respond to Department requests within two (2) business days. Notify the Department of any changes to the training curriculum prior to implementation.
