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Online Training Certificate Course
Part 48
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Mine operators must provide safety training for Part 48 mining hazards. This online training course covers hazard recognition and avoidance and emergency and evacuation procedures. It is designed to help miners and other individuals who work on MSHA Part 48 mine sites understand and apply the health standards and safety rules necessary for safe working procedures.
Underground mine sites are filled with hazards, including fire, flood, structural collapse, toxic atmospheres, and dust or gas explosions. The mine's blast area introduces additional underground mining hazards, such as flyrocks, explosive fumes, and accidental premature blast. Even dust and noise, if not controlled, endanger miner safety.
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This underground mining hazard online training course is intended for operators, supervisors, safety personnel, and all other individuals who work at underground mines. Every person at a mine site has the responsibility to ensure that underground safety training and health standards are being observed at all times.
Case Study: In 2012, a general inside laborer with 38 years of mining experience was removing a section of load-bearing primary roof support from an old area of the mine. The victim did not install additional roof supports prior to removing the old supports. The victim was killed by a section of mine roof that fell as he was removing a roof bolt.
Key Takeaways: To avoid accidents like this, always observe the roof and ribs for hazardous conditions before beginning work and take all necessary precautions, such as installing additional supports. Extra precautions should be taken when working in older areas of mines. Never remove roof supports except under the direction of a manager or foreman.
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Governing Regulations
Underground mining operations are regulated under 30 CFR Part 48. Hazard training requirements are found within Parts 48.11 and 48.31.
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.
What You'll Learn
Introduction to the MSHA Underground Mining Hazards Overview Training Course
- Accident Statistics
- Applicability
- Key Terms and Definitions
- Hazard Training
- Training Records
Equipment Hazards
- Powered Haulage Equipment
- Blind Spots
- Pinch Points
- Belt Conveyors
- Welding and Cutting Hazards
- Hand Tools
Electrical Hazards
- Electrical Safety
- Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)
Fire Hazards
- Fire Control and Prevention
- Rock Dusting
Chemical Hazards
- Explosives
- Storage of Explosive Material
- Other Resources
- Hazardous Communications
Respiratory Hazards
- Oxygen-deficient Atmosphere
- Flammable Atmosphere
- Toxic Atmosphere
- Gases
- Gas Sampling
- Diesel Particulate Matter (DPM)
- DPM Control
- Dust
- Health Effects of Dust
- Dust Control
- Ventilation
- Respiratory Protection
Structural Hazards
- Roof and Rib Support
- Roof and Ground Hazards Control
Other Physical Hazards
- Falls, Slips, and Trips
- Ergonomics
- Heat Stress
- Noise Exposure
- Noise Intensity and Maximum Daily Exposure
- Noise Exposure Levels
- Hearing Conservation Program
Risk Assessment
- SLAM-Risk Management for Miners
- SLAM-Risk Management for Operators
- Engineering Controls
- Administrative Controls
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Controls
Hazard Reporting
- Hazard and Accident Reporting Procedures
- Immediately Reportable Accidents and Injuries
- The Dirty Dozen
- Mining Inspections
Summary
Additional Resources
Exam
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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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