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CFR 30 PARTS 46 AND 48 SURFACE MINE TRAINING REQUIREMENT

This chart is a best effort on our part to indicate what the requirements are for various types of Surface Mine Safety Training as of 07/25/00.

Training Types

NEW MINER TRAINING - 24 hours required

NEWLY EMPLOYED EXP. MINER TRAINING

TASK TRAINING**** (NEW OR CHANGES)

ANN. REFRESHER TRAINING - 8 hours required

HAZARD TRAINING

Topics

PART
48

PART
46

PART
48

PART
46

PART
48

PART
46

PART
48

PART
46

PART
48

PART
46

Introduction to the Work Environment

x

x

x

x

.

.

.

.

.

.

Hazard Recognition and Avoidance

x

x

x

x

.

x**

.

.

x

x

Emergency Medical Procedures

X

x

x

x

.

.

.

.

.

.

Health and Safety Aspects of the Task

x

x

x

x

x

x

.

.

.

.

Task-specific hazard recognition training + practice under close supervision of competent person.

.

x

.

x

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.

.

.

.

.

Statutory Rights of Miners

x

x

.

x

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.

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.

.

Auth. and Resp. of Supervisors/Miner's Reps.

x

x

.

x

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.

.

Introduction to Rules for Reporting Hazards

.

x

.

x

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.

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.

.

.

Self-Rescue and Respiratory Devices

x

x

x

x

.

.

x

rec.

x

.

First Aid Review

x

x

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.

.

.

x

rec.

.

.

Changes that could adversely affect health & safety

.

.

.

x*

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.

.

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.

.

Safety Rules and Safe Working Procedures

.

x

.

x

.

x

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.

x

.

Supervised Practice (non-production)

.

.

.

.

x1

x***

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.

.

.

Other relevant health and safety subjects -- see recommended ones below

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

x

.

.

Mandatory Health and Safety Standards

x

x

x

x

.

.

x

rec.

x

.

Transportation Systems and Controls

x

.

.

.

.

.

x

rec.

.

.

Communication Systems

x

.

x

.

.

.

.

rec.

.

.

Escape and Emergency Evacuation Plans

x

.

x

.

.

.

x

rec.

x

x

Firewarning and Firefighting

x

x

x

x

.

.

x

rec.

.

.

Ground Conditions and Control

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

rec.

.

.

Traffic Patterns and Control

.

x

.

x

.

.

.

rec.

.

x

Working in Areas of highwalls

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

rec.

.

.

Water Hazards, Pits and Spoil Banks

x

.

x

.

.

.

x

rec.

.

.

Illumination and Night Work

x

.

.

.

.

.

.

rec.

.

.

Electrical Hazards

x

x

.

x

.

.

x

rec.

.

x

Prevention of Accidents

.

.

x

.

.

.

x

rec.

.

.

Health

x

.

x

.

.

.

x

rec.

.

.

Explosives

x

.

.

.

.

.

x

rec.

.

.

Mobile Equipment hazards

.

x

.

x

.

.

.

rec.

.

.

Conveyor System Hazards

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

rec.

.

.

Crane Hazards

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

rec.

.

.

Crusher Hazards

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

rec.

.

.

Excavator Hazards

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

rec.

.

.

Dredge Hazards

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

rec.

.

.

Maintenance and Repair (Hand tools and Welding Equipment.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

rec.

.

.

Material Handling

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

rec.

.

.

Fall Prevention and Protection

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

rec.

.

.

Machine Guarding

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

rec.

.

.

Information or Instructions on hazards person exposed to at the mine and applicable emergency procedures.

.

.

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.

.

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.

.

x

Powered Haulage Hazards

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

x

Other special safety procedures

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

x

Unique Geologic and Environmental Cond.

.

.

.

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.

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.

x

Restricted Areas

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

x

Warning and Evacuation Signals

.

.

.

.

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.

.

x

Ground Control (highwalls)

x

.

x

.

.

.

x

rec.

.

.

Supervised Operation During Production

.

.

.

.

x1

.

.

.

.

.

New or Modified Machines and Equip. Training

.

.

.

.

x1

.

.

.

.

.

Other training Required by District

x

.

x

.

x1

.

x

.

x

.

* Only for miner who returns to same mine within 12 months and the only course he/she must take other than missed parts of annual refresher training.

** Hazard recognition training required if practice under supervision of a competent person used to fulfill task training requirement.

*** Competent person required (non-production not specified under Part 46).

**** Credit task training under Part 46 to New Miner Training

1 Required by miners assigned to new work tasks as mobile equipment operators, drilling machine operators, haulage and conveyor system operators, ground control machine operators, and those in blasting operations.