New employee training

New Employee Training Process Human Resources Operations Supervisor... 

New employee training curriculum can include technique-related as well as method-related training. A new employee also needs to be trained on fundamentals of cGMP, as well as relevant SOPs applicable to his or her responsibilities. 

New employee training needs to include the general hazards that may be encountered in the workplace. Once the new employee is assigned to a particular department, it s important that he or she receive education and training about the specific hazards of the work station and area. Effective training will provide the employee the necessary knowledge so that they are able to detect, report, and/or correct associated hazards. The JHAs developed are important tools and must be used in the specific training. 

A simple flow diagram provides a quick snapshot or overview of the operating unit. Flow diagrams include all primary equipment, flows, and numbers. A technician can use this document to trace the primary flow of chemicals through the unit. Secondary or minor flows are not included. Complex control loops and instrumentation are not included. The flow diagram is used for visitor information and new employee training. 

Transferred employees may be well versed in company policies and general procedures. They should not, however, be assumed to be well informed about specific hazards and safety procedures in their new jobs. Relevant parts of the new employee training program should be available to all transferred employees. 

Another underlying benefit for developing a JHA is providing a consistent message for new employees on a specific task or for seasoned employees who need safety awareness training or review of their specific task. 

Training for new employees and contractors, and periodic training of existing employees is necessary to educate personnel to be able to per-... 

A written safety program that includes the following topics new employee safety orientation, safety training, hazard communication, emergency action plan, fall protection, scaffolding, heat stress, personal protective equipment, electrical, first aid, and bloodborne pathogens. 

Well-prepared SOPs wiU serve as a good training tool for new employees and wUl provide a handy crutch for experienced personnel whose memory of study methods may need some refreshing. Although not a GLP requirement, many laboratories provide each employee with a complete copy of the SOP manual in addition to providing the mandatory working copies of individual SOP titles in each work area. 

Throughout the history of industrial development man has generally adopted a new invention, process, or product and attempted quickly to adapt it to a particular need for which adequate data are unavailable. In aerospace propulsion many of the prior arts and processes were those of the explosives industry, an industry characterized by intensive employee training and considerable reluctance toward change. In the expansion caused by utilization of many of the processes in solid propellant manufacture, adaptation was necessarily performed by personnel not experienced in the rationale of the prior art, occasionally leading to disastrous results. 

Presenting initial GXP training during new employee orientation... 

Frequent job hopping is something employers don t look favorably upon. Because it s expensive to train new employees, few employers are willing to invest in someone with a record of jumping between jobs frequently. Someone who can demonstrate a sense of loyalty to their past employer will be more desirable. 

The new employee receives both basic and job-specific orientation before entering the plant. The experienced worker receives appropriate training before undertaking a new position or whenever changes in the workplace or in job content make it desirable. Checklists asure that safety and other aspects of the job are covered. Written tests make certain the employee understands the safety and other important aspects of the job. 

Training comes in two primary forms orientation and job training. The purpose of orientation training is to welcome new employees, present a positive first impression, provide information that will permit them to setde into their new responsibilities, and establish early expectations of performance and behav-... 

A formal indoctrination program to orient new employees is in effect In addition, job hazard analyses performed on a regular basis and safety procedures written and posted for all operations In addition to good, an evaluation is performed annually to determine training needs... 

You may be content working for someone else and you may get regular raises and be able to support yourself adequately. You may even supervise other employees at some point. You will probably hire new people, train them and conduct performance reviews. You will oversee their daily work. 

Comment. Because literature service is required in two plants some distance apart, this administrator had little time for on-the-job training of new employees. He has, however, formulated ideas of what he is looking for and translated his ideas into specific educational qualifications. These he has learned are minimum essentials. As there is little uniformity of concept in relation to education of literature chemists, these ideas constitute a real contribution. A chemist himself, in no way did he decry the importance of laboratory work, but he did emphasize the fact that literature work requires a different type of person -- one who approaches it with the conviction of its importance as a distinct occupation. He has also been willing to admit his unsuccessful attempt in selling a career to those who offered skepticism and resistance. On the other hand, there have been instances where a person wholly unfamiliar with literature work may like it, once he realizes he is a creative member of the research function. In fact, the situation next described shows results wherein the selling technique paid dividends. 

Companies with smaller literature staffs, however, often cannot support such a comprehensive program. The degree to which they provide special services will govern the type of training given to a new employee. Frequentlv, he will be taught to render satisfactory performance in a number of specialties. 

The chemical industry has come to realize that universities cannot turn out graduates adequately educated in the fundamentals of science or engineering and at the same time trained to step immediately into any one of many specialized industrial jobs. This is true of literature chemists as well as other kinds of chemists. Most of the larger industrial concerns have also come to realize the value of a carefully planned program for the induction, the orientation, and the special training required to fit the new employee to his highly specialized job. 

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