STC offers 24-hour MSHA New Miner training for those entering the mining industry and requiring either Part 46 or Part 48 courses.
Topics include:
- Introduction to the Work Environment
- Hazard Recognition
- Health and Safety Aspects of Assigned Tasks
- Miner’s Rights Under the Act
- Respiratory Devices
- Transportation Controls and Communication Systems
- Escape and Evacuation Procedures
- Fires and Fire Prevention
- Electrical Hazards
- Health
- First Aid
- Ground Control/Water Hazards/Illumination and Night Work
- MSHA’s Fatality Prevention – Rules to Live By