MSHA Part 46 8-hour Surface Mining Refresher

About Course

This course presents key components of mandatory annual refresher training for experienced surface miners in surface mines. As a result of completing this course successfully, you will understand common categories of miner injuries and deaths and how to prevent them, mandatory health and safety standards for surface miners, ground controls required in surface mines, machinery and equipment safety in surface mines, safety measures for working with electricity, explosives, and blasting in surface mines and proper materials handling and storage regulations for surface mines.You will also learn how miners must be protected from chemicals in the workplace as well as atmospheric hazards like dust and noise at surface mines. And lastly how to respond to emergencies at surface mines and your rights and responsibilities as a miner.

Course Objectives

As a result of completing this course successfully, you will understand the following:

• Common categories of miner injuries and deaths and how to prevent them;
• Mandatory health and safety standards for surface miners;
• Ground controls required in surface mines;
• Machinery and equipment safety in surface mines;
• Safety measures for working with electricity, explosives, and blasting in surface mines;
• Materials handling and storage regulations for surface mines;
• How miners must be protected from atmospheric hazards like dust and noise at surface mines;
• How miners must be protected from chemicals in the workplace;
• How to respond to emergencies at surface mines; and
• Your rights and responsibilities as a miner.

Topics Covered

Lesson 1: Introduction to MSHA Part 46 Surface Mining Refresher 
Lesson 2: Mandatory Health and Safety Standards
Lesson 3: Transportation Controls (56 H, I, J, R, S) 
Lesson 4: Ground Control (56 B) 
Lesson 5: Machinery and Equipment (56 M) 
Lesson 6: Electrical Hazards (56 K) 
Lesson 7: Explosive Hazards (56 E) 
Lesson 8: Materials Storage and Handling (56 O) 
Lesson 9: Airborne Contaminants and Noise Exposure at Surface Mines (56 D) 
Lesson 10: Chemicals in the Workplace (30 CFR 47)
Lesson 11: Fire Prevention and Control (56) 
Lesson 12: Rights of Miners and Responsibilities of Mine Operators