---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 250.1506"
title: "30"
number: "250.1506"
heading: "How often must I train my employees?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/250.1506"
---

# §250.1506. How often must I train my employees?


You determine the frequency of the training you provide your employees. You must do all of the following:

- (a) Provide periodic training to ensure that employees maintain understanding of, and competency in, well control, deepwater well control, or production safety practices;
- (b) Establish procedures to verify adequate retention of the knowledge and skills that employees need to perform their assigned well control, deepwater well control, or production safety duties; and
- (c) Ensure that your contractors' training programs provide for periodic training and verification of well control, deepwater well control, or production safety knowledge and skills.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1751, 31 U.S.C. 9701, 33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(1)(C), 43 U.S.C. 1334.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011, unless otherwise noted.