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Provisional Employees with direct care responsibilities shall complete health and safety orientation training within the first 90 days of employment. The state- approved training hours obtained will count toward required first year training hours. The training must address the following health and safety topics: (h) handling and storage of hazardous materials and the appropriate disposal of bio contaminants;

290-2-3-.07(9) Annual Training. (a) Every calendar year after the first year of employment, the Provider, Provisional Employees and Employees shall attend ten (10) clock hours of various training which is offered by an accredited college, university or vocational program or other Department-approved source. (b) The annual ten (10) clock hours of training shall include the following: 2. At least two (2) hours in on-going child development and health and safety related topics, which could include, but not be limited to: (ii) Health (e.g., nutrition and the support of breast feeding, physical activity, prevention and control of illnesses and infectious diseases, immunizations, prevention of and response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions, cleanliness, sanitation, and the appropriate disposal of bio contaminants);

Nutrition and Food Services 290-2-3-.10(17) (17) Garbage. Garbage shall be stored in trash containers with lids and emptied and cleaned as needed. Areas around outdoor containers shall be kept clean.

iii. All CCDF-eligible licensed in-home care. Provide the standard: The following standards are applicable to infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children in all CCDF-eligible regulated (but not licensed) informal in-home care providers and are found in the Health & Safety Standards for Informal Providers Appendix HH. J. Policies and Procedures (1) The Informal Provider shall have a written policy regarding the following: (f) The handling and appropriate disposal of bodily fluids and storage of hazardous materials (soiled clothing and bedding) O. Staff Training (1) Program Orientation. Prior to assignment to children or task, the Provider and all Employees (i.e., Volunteers, Students-in-Training, Independent Contractors, etc.) and Provisional Employees must receive initial program orientation. The initial program orientation must include the following subjects: the program's policies and procedures; the portions of these rules dealing with the care, health and safety of children; the Staff person’s assigned duties and responsibilities; reporting requirements for suspected cases of child abuse, neglect or deprivation; communicable diseases and serious injuries; emergency weather plans; the program’s emergency preparedness plan; childhood injury control; the administration of medicine; reducing the risk of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) which includes Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS); hand washing; fire