Corporate Training By Zack Academy - New Miner (MSHA) Surface Training

Why Should You Take This New Miner (MSHA) Training Course?

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is an agency of the United States Department of Labor which administers the provisions of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act) to enforce compliance with mandatory safety and health standards as a means to eliminate fatal accidents, to reduce the frequency and severity of nonfatal accidents, to minimize health hazards, and to promote improved safety and health conditions in the nation's mines. 

This New Miner (MSHA) Surface Training course is designed to assist you in meeting Mining Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Part 48 requirements for most above-ground mines or above-ground operations at underground mines.

Topics To Be Covered Include:

• Mandatory Health and Safety Standards
• Transportation Controls and Communication Systems
• Escape and Emergency Evacuation Plans
• Fire Warning and Firefighting
• Ground Control
• Working in Areas of High Walls, Water Hazards, Pits, Spoil Banks
• Illumination and Night Work
• First Aid
• Electrical Hazards
• Prevention of Accidents
• Health
• Explosives
• Self-rescue and Respiratory Devices

Please Note:  Annual Refresher training is required and 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 miner's HazCom program.

Warning! If a mine operator is caught by MSHA having non-MSHA trained personnel on site or within their records, the mine gets a $10,000 fine and you as the worker are escorted off the mine site, not to return until you are MSHA trained!