ECCS Employee Requirements
To gain entry to an ECCS member worksite, each employee must comply with the following requirements and submit corresponding documentation.
You must fill out an Annual Contractor Questionnaire at the beginning of January every year. Check back January 1, 2023 for the Annual Contractor Questionnaire.
1. Safety Training
Complete “Safety Training” every 3 years. Below is a list of accepted “Safety Trainings.” See section 2 of the ECCS Guidelines document for more information on the Common Training Process.
OSHA 10 Hour Construction
OSHA 10 Hour General Industry
OSHA 30 Hour Construction
OSHA 30 Hour General Industry
ECCS 8 Hour Refresher
OSHA 10 Hour Construction
OSHA 10 Hour General Industry
OSHA 30 Hour Construction
OSHA 30 Hour General Industry
ECCS Online Refresher
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2. Drug Test
Pass the 11-panel drug test (pictured below) every year, and submit to random testing and just-for-cause testing. See section 3 of the ECCS Guidelines document for complete description and exceptions. The new drug test panel below will replace the current 10-panel drug test. Employees won’t need to perform a new drug test until their current drug test expires.
3. Exceptions & Additions to the ECCS Guidelines
• In addition to the ECCS requirements, Dakota Gasification Company requires a background check every 5 years to include verification of work history, social security number, education, references and qualifications. The background check must also include:
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Verification of U.S. citizenship or for non-US citizens, verification of legal authority to work in the U.S.
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Review of an individual’s criminal conviction record for the past seven years.
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Identification of any other information or knowledge the employer may possess indicating an individual may pose a risk to DGC, its personnel or its facilities.
• View the complete DGC Background Check Procedure.
• View the different background screening packages here.
• Basin Electric accepts MSHA safety training in lieu of OSHA safety training at all Basin plant sites. Expiration of 1 year.
