24 Hour MSHA New Miner Training

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

This course can be delivered in three (3) eight-hour days or two (2) twelve-hour days. A split plan is available where one eight-hour day is completed and the balance of training is completed within sixty days.

8 Hour MSHA Annual Refresher

MSHA requires annual refreshers in order to maintain Miner status. Failure to complete the 8-hour MSHA Annual Refresher course requires completion of the 24 hour New Miner class prior to resuming work in the Mining Industry. Don’t let your Certificate of Training expire! Make sure to schedule your refresher training well in advance of your certification’s expiration date.

Experienced Miner Training

Safety Training & Consulting has developed this program to prepare newly hired employees who have established Miner training to work safely with their new employer’s safety process. Program content focuses on the employer’s safety program and the types of tasks performed on mining properties.

Course Objectives:

• 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

8 Hour Mining Supervisor Training & Development

STC Exclusive!!
This is a unique opportunity to prepare your supervisors for their roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities in Safety and Health in the Mining Industry. Ask your STC Sales Representative for more details on this course.

Topics include:

• The Role of MSHA
• Legal Rights of Regulatory Inspectors
• Legal Rights of Employers
• Legal Rights of Employees
• How to Conduct Work Place Inspections
• Documentation of Findings
• How to Respond to Inspection Findings
• How to Respond to a Regulatory Inspection
• Common Mistakes
• How to Succeed with MSHA in your workplace

This program is intended for supervisors, superintendents, and other personnel that have daily safety and health responsibility in their workplace. Actual MSHA inspections will be examined and critiqued in this presentation.