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MSHA Part 48 8-hour Underground Mining Refresher
Online Training Certificate Course
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Underground mining and the surface areas of underground mines present numerous health and safety hazards. Even experienced miners require MSHA Part 48 refresher training to meet regulatory requirements and stay safe. This online certification course presents an overview of Part 48 refresher requirements. It covers basic safety training regulations for underground mine work, emergency response procedures, and how to recognize and avoid mining hazards.
In addition, this MSHA underground refresher course covers the rights and responsibilities of miners.
This course is for:
This MSHA underground mining training is designed to retrain experienced miners who have at least one year's experience working in a mine site.
Case Study: In January 2015, a shaft miner with 35 years of experience was killed at an underground gold mine. The victim was positioned on a work platform on top of a skip traveling up a ventilation shaft when he struck a steel cross member on a beam in the shaft.
Investigators determined that the hoist speed was too fast for the conditions present in the shaft. The hoist speed did not allow the victim sufficient time to remain clear of the steel beam. Additionally, the victim’s lanyard was not short enough to prevent him from contacting the shaft steel beams while the skip was moving. The mine operator was cited for failing to establish and train miners on safe procedures for the transportation of persons in conveyances.
Although the mine operator had written procedures for personnel hoisting in the ventilation shaft, the procedures did not address all the possible hazards, specifically those associated with persons riding on top of the skip’s work platforms.
Key Takeaway: As a result of the accident, the mine operator installed new enclosed cages on top of the skips. The operator also developed a new standard operating procedure for the transportation of persons in conveyances and has trained all miners who utilize the modified skips on this new procedure.
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Governing Regulations
On-site surface mine employees must receive this training. Training must also be available to office staff, delivery workers, customers, independent contractors, maintenance personnel and visitors of the mine site.
TO BE MSHA COMPLIANT YOUR COMPANY MUST HAVE A MSHA APPROVED TRAINING PLAN AS OUTLINED BY 30 CFR §48.23. YOUR COMPANY CAN USE THIS OR ANY OF OUR COURSES AS PART OF THAT PLAN. YOUR MINE SITE OPERATOR MUST PROVIDE YOU WITH A COMPLETED 5000-23 FORM UPON COMPLETION OF ALL REQUIRED ASPECTS OF TRAINING AS OUTLINED BY 30 CFR §48.28 WHICH MAY INCLUDE THIS SAFETY TRAINING AS WELL AS SITE SPECIFIC HAZARD TRAINING.
IT IS YOUR MINE SITES RESPONSIBILITY to Record and certify that each miner has received training required under this part on 5000-23 FORM, or on a form that contains the information listed in paragraph (b) of 30 CFR §48.23. Read more about how to fill out the MSHA Form 5000-23 here.
If you are a mine owner or supervisor and unsure how to write a training plan, we can help with our Part 48 Underground Mining Training Plan course, the only one like it in the mining training industry.
Part 48 refresher topics must cover changes at the mine that could adversely affect the miner's health or safety. This online certification course, in addition to our other MSHA refresher online courses, can be used within your company's MSHA-approved training plan to, in-part, satisfy the annual refresher requirements for 30 CFR 48.28. Site Specific Hazard training may also be required per your mine site operator.
What You'll Learn
Introduction to the MSHA Part 48 Mining Refresher Course
- Refresher Training Applicability
- Training Certificate
- Key Terms
Ground Control [57 B]
- Rock Fixtures
- Use of Ground
Movement of People and Materials [57 H, I, J & 57.20032]
- Safety Regulations for Travel in Mines Underground
- Operating Self-Propelled Mobile Equipment
- Railcars, Equipment, and Crossings
- Transportation of People and Materials
- Loading, Hauling, and Unloading
- Banked and Elevated Roadways and Railroads
- Dumping Stations
- Truck Spotters
- Chute Hazards
- Aerial Tramways
- Travelways
- Drawholes
- Escapeways
- Refuge Areas
- Escape and Evacuation Plan
Personnel Hoisting [57 R]
- Hoists
- Inspection of Wire Ropes
- Retirement Criteria for Wire Ropes
- Hoist Conveyances
- Hoisting Procedures
- Signaling
- Shafts
- Inspection and Maintenance
Machinery and Equipment [57 M]
- Inspection and Defects
- Brakes
- Repairs
- Falling Objects and Moving Machine Parts
- Hand-Held Power Tools
- Drilling [57 F]
- Warnings Before Starting or Moving Equipment
- Maintenance
- Parking Procedures for Unattended Equipment
- Safety Procedures for Towing
- Blocking Equipment in a Raised Position
- Chains, Ropes, and Drive Belts
- Train Hazards
Materials Storage and Handling [57 O]
- Stacking and Storage of Materials
- Storage and Handling of Hazardous Materials
- Suspended Loads
- Lift Trucks
Electrical Hazards [57 K]
- General Electrical Safety Guidelines
- Circuits, Switches, Controls, Conductors, Distribution Boxes, and Junction Boxes
- Wires and Cables
- Handling Energized Power Cables
- De-Energizing Electrically Powered Equipment and Power Circuits
- Guarding and Grounding
- More High-Voltage Hazards
- Trailing Cables
- Importance of Proper Design and Installation
Hazards of Explosives [57 E]
- Storage of Explosive Material
- Location of Main Underground Storage Facilities for Explosive Materials
- Maintenance of Main Underground Storage Facilities for Explosive Materials
- Auxiliary Storage Facilities for Explosive Material
- Transportation of Explosive Materials
- Vehicles Containing Explosive Material
- Other Considerations for Transporting Explosive Materials
- Use of Explosives
- Loading, Blasting, and Security
- Misfires
- Non-Electric Blasting
- Precautions During Storms
- General Safety Regulations for Explosives
- Black Powder
- Excessive Temperatures
Fire Prevention and Control [57 C]
- Prohibitions and Housekeeping
- Underground Electric Substations and Liquid Storage Facilities
- Firefighting Equipment
- Underground Belt Conveyors
- Underground Evacuation
- Use of Flammable and Combustible Liquids and Gases
- Storage of Gasoline and Other Flammable Liquids
- Storage of Combustible Liquids Underground
- Fuel Lines
- Battery-Charging Stations
- Conveyor Belt Slippage
- Welding and Cutting
- Closure of Valves
- Work in Shafts, Raises, or Winzes and Other Activities Involving Hazard Areas
- Ventilation Control Measures to Prevent Fires in Shaft Mines
- Underground Shops
Ventilation [57 G]
- Exposure Monitoring [57 S Misc.]
- Main and Booster Fans
- Other Ventilation Regulations
- Mine Gases [57 T]
- Fire Prevention and Control
- Fire Prevention and Control: Open Flames
- Fire Prevention and Control: Smoking and Open Flames
- Testing for Methane: Pre-Shift Examination (in I-A, I-C, II-A, III, and V-A Mines)
- Testing for Methane: Weekly Testing
- Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (V-A Mines)
- Diesel Particulate Matter [57 D]
- Control of DE/DPM
- Protection of Miners from Exposure to DE/DPM
- Employer Responsibilities Regarding DPM
- Asbestos [57 S Misc.]
- Radiation [57 S Misc.]
Safety Programs
- First Aid
- Occupational Noise Exposure
- Employer Responsibility to Protect Employees from Noise Exposure
- Self-Rescue Devices
- Filter Self-Rescue Device W-65
- Filter Self-Rescue Device W-65 (continued)
- Examination of Working Places [57 Q]
- Other Safety Precautions
- Mine Emergency and Self-Rescuer Training
Hazard Communication (HAZCOM) [30 CFR 47]
- HAZCOM Program Requirements
- Container Labels and Other Forms of Warning
- Label Contents
- Label Alternatives
- Temporary Portable Containers
- Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs)
- Availability of Material Safety Data Sheets
- Hazardous Waste
Miners' Rights
- Overview of Your Rights Under the Act
- Your Responsibilities Under the Act
- Your Protection Against Discrimination Under the Act
- Types of Discriminatory Conduct
- Filing a Complaint
- Your Rights to Request an Inspection or Report Hazardous Conditions
- Two Types of Complaints
- Your Right to Be Represented or Participate in Inspections
- Toxic Substances and Hazardous Physical Agents and Equipment Studies
- Your Rights Relating to New and Revised Standards or Regulations
- Monitoring and Recording of Exposure to Toxic Materials or Harmful Physical Agents
- Underground Metal/Nonmetal Mines Ground Control – Rock Fixtures
- Responsibilities for Supervisors or Other Responsible Persons
Summary
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Miners must receive a minimum of 8 hours of annual refresher training. It must address health and safety subjects that are relevant to mining operations, as well as instructions on changes at the mine that could impact the miner's health or safety. Online training makes it easy to track and monitor annual refresher training, ensuring miners are following MSHA Part 46 regulations.
The refresher training must include instruction on changes at the mine that could adversely affect the miner's health or safety.
a. Each miner shall receive a minimum of 8 hours of annual refresher training as prescribed in this section.
b. The annual refresher training program for all miners shall include the following courses of instruction:
- Mandatory health and safety standards. The course shall include mandatory health and safety standard requirements which are related to the miner's tasks.
- Transportation controls and communication systems. The course shall include instruction on the procedures for riding on and in mine conveyances; the controls in effect for the transportation of miners and materials; and the use of the mine communication systems, warning signals, and directional signs.
- Barricading. The course shall include a review of the methods of barricading and locations of barricading materials, where applicable.
- Roof or ground control, ventilation, emergency evacuation and firefighting plans. The course shall include a review of roof or ground control plans in effect at the mine and the procedures for maintaining and controlling ventilation. In addition, for underground coal mines, except for miners who receive this training under 30 CFR 75.1504, the course shall include a review of the emergency evacuation and firefighting program of instruction in effect at the mine.
- First aid. The course shall include a review of first aid methods acceptable to MSHA.
- Electrical hazards. The course shall include recognition and avoidance of electrical hazards.
- Prevention of accidents. The course shall include a review of accidents and causes of accidents, and instruction in accident prevention in the work environment.
- Self-rescue and respiratory devices. The course shall include instruction and demonstration in the use, care, and maintenance of self-rescue and respiratory devices used at the mine. In addition, except for miners who receive this training under 30 CFR 75.1504, the training for self-contained self-rescue (SCSR) devices shall include:
- Hands-on training in the complete donning of all types of self- contained self-rescue devices used at the mine, which includes assuming a donning position, opening the device, activating the device, inserting the mouthpiece, and putting on the nose clip; and
- Hands-on training in transferring between all applicable self- rescue devices.
- Explosives. The course shall include a review and instruction on the hazards related to explosives. The only exception to this course component is when there are no explosives used or stored on the mine property.
- Mine gases. The course shall include instruction in the detection and avoidance of hazards associated with mine gases.
Health. The course shall include instruction on the purpose of taking dust, noise, and other health measurements and any health control plan in effect at the mine shall be explained. The health provisions of the Act and warning labels shall also be explained. - Such other courses as may be required by the District Manager based on circumstances and conditions at the mine.
c. Refresher training may include other health and safety subjects that are relevant to mining operations at the mine. Recommended subjects include, but are not limited to, information about the physical and health hazards of chemicals in the miner's work area, the protective measures a miner can take against these hazards, and the contents of the mine's HAZCOM program.
d. Where annual refresher training is conducted periodically, such sessions shall not be less than 30 minutes of actual instruction time and the miners shall be notified that the session is part of annual refresher training.
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