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MSHA Training

Part 48 Underground and Surface
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  • Underground Annual Refresher

    Each miner will receive a minimum of 8 hours of annual refresher training.

    The annual refresher training program for all miners shall include the following courses of instruction:

    (1) Mandatory health and safety standards.

    (2) Transportation controls and communication systems.

    (3) Barricading, if applicable.

    (4) Roof or ground control, ventilation, emergency evacuation and firefighting plans.

    (5) First aid.

    (6) Electrical hazards.

    (7) Prevention of accidents.

    (8) Self-rescue and respiratory devices.

    (9) Explosives.

    (10) Mine gases.

    (11) Health.

    (12) Refresher training may include other health and safety subjects that are relevant to mining operations at mines.

  • Underground Experienced Miner Training

    Each miner will receive up to 8 hours or a minimum of 8 hours of experienced miner training depending on the "experience" conditions met by the miner.

    The experienced miners training program includes the following courses of instruction:

    (1) Introduction to work environment.

    (2) Mandatory health and safety standards.

    (3) Authority and responsibility of supervisors and miners' representatives.

    (4) Entering and leaving the mine; transportation; communications.

    (5) Mine map; escapeways; emergency evacuation; barricading.

    (6) Roof or ground control and ventilation plans.

    (7) Hazard recognition.

    (8) Prevention of accidents.

    (9) Emergency medical procedures.

    (10) Health.

    (11) Health and safety aspects of the tasks to which the experienced miner is assigned.

    (12) Other courses as may be required in additional safety and health subjects.

  • Underground Newly Employed / Inexperienced Miner Training

    Each new miner will receive no less than 40 hours of classroom training.

    Note: The mine employer is required to additionally provide approximately 8 hours of site/task specific training at the mine site to meet the conditions of 30 CFR 48.5.

    The training program for new miners shall include the following courses:

    (1) Instruction in the statutory rights of miners and their representatives under the Act; authority and responsibility of supervisors.

    (2) Self-rescue and respiratory devices.

    (3) Entering and leaving the mine; transportation; communications.

    (4) Introduction to the work environment.

    (5) Mine map; escapeways; emergency evacuation; barricading.

    (6) Roof or ground control and ventilation plans.

    (7) Health.

    (8) Cleanup; rock dusting, if applicable.

    (9) Hazard recognition.

    (10) Electrical hazards.

    (11) First aid.

    (12) Mine gases.

    (13) Health and safety aspects of the tasks to which the new miner will be assigned.

  • Surface Annual Refresher Training

    Each miner will receive a minimum of 8 hours of annual refresher training.

    The annual refresher training program for all miners shall include the following courses of instruction:

    (1) Mandatory health and safety standards.

    (2) Transportation controls and communication systems.

    (3) Escape and emergency evacuation plans; firewarning and firefighting

    (4) Ground control; working in areas of highwalls, water hazards, pits, and spoil banks; illumination and night work.

    (5) First aid.

    (6) Electrical hazards.

    (7) Prevention of accidents.

    (8) Self-rescue and respiratory devices.

    (9) Explosives.

    (10) Health.

    (11) Refresher training may include other health and safety subjects that are relevant to mining operations at mines.

  • Surface Experienced Miner Training

    Each miner will receive up to 8 hours or a minimum of 8 hours of experienced miner training depending on the "experience" conditions met by the miner.

    The experienced miners training program includes the following courses of instruction:

    (1) Introduction to work environment.

    (2) Mandatory health and safety standards.

    (3) Authority and responsibility of supervisors and miners' representatives.

    (4) Transportation controls and communication systems.

    (5) Escape and emergency evacuation plans; firewarning and firefighting.

    (6) Ground controls; working in areas of highwalls, water hazards, pits, and spoil banks; illumination and night work

    (7) Hazard recognition.

    (8) Prevention of accidents.

    (9) Emergency medical procedures.

    (10) Health.

    (11) Health and safety aspects of the tasks to which the experienced miner is assigned.

    (12) Other courses as may be required in additional safety and health subjects.

  • Surface Newly Employed / Inexperienced Miner Training

    Each new miner will receive no less than 24 hours of classroom training.

    Note: The mine employer is required to additionally provide site/task specific training at the mine site to meet the conditions of 30 CFR 48.25.

    The training program for new miners shall include the following courses:

    (1) Instruction in the statutory rights of miners and their representatives under the Act; authority and responsibility of supervisors.

    (2) Self-rescue and respiratory devices.

    (3) Transportation controls and communication systems.

    (4) Introduction to work environment.

    (5) Escape and emergency evacuation plans; firewarning and firefighting.

    (6) Ground control; working in areas of highwalls, water hazards, pits and spoil banks; illumination and night work.

    (7) Health.

    (8) Hazard recognition.

    (9) Electrical hazards.

    (10) First aid.

    (11) Explosives.

    (12) Health and safety aspects of the tasks to which the new miner may be assigned.

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