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==Employee Training==
 
==Employee Training==
A training program for employees and municipal staff is required by the municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) General Permit and provides staff the context and understanding of why stormwater management is important to your community. The training program must train staff commensurate with their job duties ([https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MS4_PART_III.STORMWATER_POLLUTION_PREVENTION_PROGRAM_(SWPPP) MS4 General Permit Part III.D.6.g.]). All staff that are involved in implementing aspects of the stormwater pollution prevention program (SWPPP) must be trained on the importance of protecting water quality and any MS4 General Permit requirements that are applicable to them ([https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MS4_PART_III.STORMWATER_POLLUTION_PREVENTION_PROGRAM_(SWPPP) MS4 General Permit Part III.D.6.g.(1)&(2)]). For all field staff, even part-time or temporary/seasonal employees, this means being trained to recognize and report illicit discharges to the MS4 ([https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MS4_PART_III.STORMWATER_POLLUTION_PREVENTION_PROGRAM_(SWPPP) MS4 General Permit Part III.D.3.e.]). Other examples of staff who need to be trained include construction site inspectors on how to conduct construction site inspections to evaluate for compliance with your construction site stormwater runoff control regulatory mechanism and site plan reviewers on how to conduct a site plan review to ensure the proposed construction activities suggest using proper sediment, erosion, and waste controls and appropriate post-construction stormwater management best management practices (BMPs).
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An employee training program provides municipal staff the context and understanding of why stormwater management is important to your community. A training program increases the number of staff in your community who know how to spot stormwater issues, such as illicit discharges, and how to report them to the appropriate stormwater staff.  
  
In addition, the training program must include a schedule that establishes initial training for new and/or seasonal employees, and recurring training intervals for existing employees to address changes in procedures, practices, techniques, or requirements.
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The training program must train staff commensurate with their job duties ([https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MS4_PART_III.STORMWATER_POLLUTION_PREVENTION_PROGRAM_(SWPPP) MS4 General Permit Part III.D.6.g.]). All staff that are involved in implementing aspects of the stormwater pollution prevention program (SWPPP) must be [[#Employee training tools|trained]] on the importance of protecting water quality and any MS4 General Permit requirements that are applicable to them ([https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MS4_PART_III.STORMWATER_POLLUTION_PREVENTION_PROGRAM_(SWPPP) MS4 General Permit Part III.D.6.g.(1)&(2)]). For all field staff, even part-time or temporary/seasonal employees, this means being trained to recognize and report illicit discharges to the MS4 ([https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MS4_PART_III.STORMWATER_POLLUTION_PREVENTION_PROGRAM_(SWPPP) MS4 General Permit Part III.D.3.e.]). Other examples of staff who need to be trained include construction site inspectors on how to conduct construction site inspections to evaluate for compliance with your construction site stormwater runoff control regulatory mechanism and site plan reviewers on how to conduct a site plan review to ensure the proposed construction activities suggest using proper sediment, erosion, and waste controls and appropriate post-construction stormwater management best management practices (BMPs).
  
As part of the training program permittees must document the following: employee stormwater management training events, including a list of topics covered, names of employees in attendance, and date of each training event.
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In addition, the training program must include a [[#Training schedule|schedule]] that establishes initial training for new and/or seasonal employees, and recurring training intervals for existing employees to address changes in procedures, practices, techniques, or requirements.
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As part of the training program permittees must [[#Documentation and tracking resources|document]] the following: employee stormwater management training events, including a list of topics covered, names of employees in attendance, and date of each training event.
  
 
==Resources==
 
==Resources==
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*[[media:Employee Training - Columbia Heights.pdf|Good Housekeeping employee training example]] - The City of Columbia Heights' employee training presentation
 
*[[media:Employee Training - Columbia Heights.pdf|Good Housekeeping employee training example]] - The City of Columbia Heights' employee training presentation
 
*[https://prezi.com/-e3kqcpedn07/city-of-owatonna-ms4-employee-training-idde/ City of Owatonna Annual MS4 Employee Training] - City of Owatonna's employee training presentation
 
*[https://prezi.com/-e3kqcpedn07/city-of-owatonna-ms4-employee-training-idde/ City of Owatonna Annual MS4 Employee Training] - City of Owatonna's employee training presentation
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*[[media:MS4 Field Staff Training 180130.pptx| Illicit Discharge Staff Training]] - City of Big Lake's illicit discharge detection and elimination training
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnXMaImmcKo Illicit Discharge Identification Training video] -  North Central Texas Council of Governments' (NCTCOG) illicit discharge detection and elimination video - what to look for and where illicit discharges may be observed
  
 
===Documentation and tracking resources===
 
===Documentation and tracking resources===
*[[File:Employee Training Tracking.xlsx]] - MPCA template to document all required information related to employee training events
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*[[media:Employee Training Tracking.xlsx|Employee training tracking template]] - MPCA template to document all required information related to employee training events
*[[File:Training Schedule - Columbia Heights.pdf]] - City of Columbia Heights' employee training tracking system
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*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Documentation_requirements_and_documents_to_retain_under_the_MS4_permit Documentation that MS4 staff should retain] - List of all the documentation requirements (what information to keep, how long to keep it, level of detail to keep, etc.) for compliance with the [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MS4_General_Permit MS4 permit]
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===Training schedule===
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*[[media:Training Schedule - Columbia Heights.pdf|Employee training schedule example]] - City of Columbia Heights' employee training tracking system

Revision as of 19:50, 1 February 2018

image showing staff training session
MS4 staff being trained on MS4 General Permit requirements

Employee Training

An employee training program provides municipal staff the context and understanding of why stormwater management is important to your community. A training program increases the number of staff in your community who know how to spot stormwater issues, such as illicit discharges, and how to report them to the appropriate stormwater staff.

The training program must train staff commensurate with their job duties (MS4 General Permit Part III.D.6.g.). All staff that are involved in implementing aspects of the stormwater pollution prevention program (SWPPP) must be trained on the importance of protecting water quality and any MS4 General Permit requirements that are applicable to them (MS4 General Permit Part III.D.6.g.(1)&(2)). For all field staff, even part-time or temporary/seasonal employees, this means being trained to recognize and report illicit discharges to the MS4 (MS4 General Permit Part III.D.3.e.). Other examples of staff who need to be trained include construction site inspectors on how to conduct construction site inspections to evaluate for compliance with your construction site stormwater runoff control regulatory mechanism and site plan reviewers on how to conduct a site plan review to ensure the proposed construction activities suggest using proper sediment, erosion, and waste controls and appropriate post-construction stormwater management best management practices (BMPs).

In addition, the training program must include a schedule that establishes initial training for new and/or seasonal employees, and recurring training intervals for existing employees to address changes in procedures, practices, techniques, or requirements.

As part of the training program permittees must document the following: employee stormwater management training events, including a list of topics covered, names of employees in attendance, and date of each training event.

Resources

Employee training tools

Documentation and tracking resources

Training schedule