DOL/OSHA-13

SYSTEM NAME:

OSHA Office of Training and Education Automated Registration System.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Office of Training and Education, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 1555 Times Drive, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:

Students from the U.S. Department of Labor, state governments, other Federal agencies and from the private sector. These students are primarily compliance safety and health officers, safety specialists, safety engineers, safety officers, industrial hygienists, instructors, loss control specialists, and others in occupations related to occupational safety and health.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Each student's file contains the following information: Student's name, office name, office address, office telephone number, course enrollment history, tuition status, student employment origin, cumulative record of student's continuing educational units (CEU's), and certification maintenance points (CMP's) issued by this office from fiscal year 1989 to the present. Reports are prepared from these records that identify by individual or group of individuals, the students first and last name, office name, and status of class(es) enrollment (i.e., enrolled, waiting, canceled, or completed). This information is reported by region, state, area office, or course.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651-678).

PURPOSE(S):

To maintain needed enrollment information for proper management of course schedules, curricula and determining individual training needs. Records are used by managers and Office of Training Education staff to develop class rosters, student enrollment history, course/class enrollment changes on a weekly basis, training verification, cancellation notices, confirmation letters and certificates of completion for individual students. Reports are used by Office of Training and Education staff, and OSHA National Office and Regional office staff for managing the registration of students in courses.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

None, except for those universal routine uses listed in the General Prefatory Statement of this document.

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES:

None.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS:

STORAGE:

Magnetic media and manual files.

RETRIEVABILITY:

The operators who operate the system can access information by student's name or by course number. The system administrator can access by student's name, course number, date of enrollment, employment origin, company name, address and phone number.

SAFEGUARDS:

Manual files are stored in locked file cabinets. The hard disk in the computer is secured by the use of a system lock to which only authorized staff have access. Backup floppy disks are stored in locked file cabinets. Access to all manual and ADP files is restricted to authorized personnel only.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Data for the current year and two preceding years will be retained on the computer hard disk. Data pre-dating this time will be backed up on floppy disks and stored in a locked cabinet. In no case will data predate fiscal year 1989. Files will be destroyed when no longer of any administrative use.

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS:

Administrative officer, Office of Training and Education, at the system location in Des Plaines, Illinois.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Individuals wishing to inquire whether this system of records contains information about them should contact the system manager at the system location listed above.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Individuals wishing to gain access to non-exempt records should contact the system manager at the system location listed above.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE:

Individuals wishing to request amendment of any non-exempt records should contact the system manager at the system location listed above.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Students.

SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ACT:

Not applicable.