Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73not60

§16412 Training Guidelines for Nonnuclear Electric Energy Industry Personnel

Title 42 › Chapter 149— NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS › Subchapter XI— PERSONNEL AND TRAINING › § 16412

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Labor must work with the Secretary, the electric industry, and worker representatives to create model training guidelines that help keep the nonnuclear electric system safe and reliable. At minimum, the guidelines must cover training for people who build, operate, inspect, or maintain nonnuclear electric generation, transmission, and distribution systems; set rules for competency and certification; include assessment procedures (initial and ongoing evaluations, recertification, and tests showing someone can do a covered task); and bring together existing training rules in effect when the new guidelines are made, such as the National Electric Safety Code and other industry standards.

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Title 42, §16412

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(a)The Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary and in conjunction with the electric industry and recognized employee representatives, shall develop model personnel training guidelines to support the reliability and safety of the nonnuclear electric system.

(b)The training guidelines under subsection (a) shall, at a minimum—

(1)include training requirements for workers engaged in the construction, operation, inspection, or maintenance of nonnuclear electric generation, transmission, or distribution systems, including requirements relating to—

(A)competency;

(B)certification; and

(C)assessment, including—

(i)initial and continuous evaluation of workers;

(ii)recertification procedures; and

(iii)methods for examining or testing the qualification of an individual who performs a covered task; and

(2)consolidate training guidelines in existence on the date on which the guidelines under subsection (a) are developed relating to the construction, operation, maintenance, and inspection of nonnuclear electric generation, transmission, and distribution facilities, such as guidelines established by the National Electric Safety Code and other industry consensus standards.

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42 U.S.C. § 16412

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60