Governing regulations

The training will be based on the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) New Miner Training principles and meet the training requirements of MSHA Part 46 for surface mining activities. As per the guidelines, the mine operators must provide site and task-specific training to new miners in addition to the topics specified here.

Even if regulations are enforced, every worker, irrespective of his or her hierarchy, should be responsible to follow all safety regulations and standards to ensure safety for all. Employers or the senior management should ensure that adequate information, instructions are provided and workers get best supervision while supervisors are responsible to see that all workers under them are trained well and are MSHA and OSHA compliant. Workers who are taking orders from seniors should work within MSHA and OSHA standards and practice safe work habits.

It is also mandatory that MSHA must approve training plan and companies must engage a competent safety authority to train their workers. Hence companies can use this course or any of our mine safety courses as part of their safety training plans.

Employers willing to have approved training procedures can approach us to take the help of our Part 46 Surface Mining Training Plan course, which is the only such course available in the mining industry.

Course Overview

The training course covers important aspects of mining regulations, safety standards, methodology to recognize potential threat, hazards and risks, miners’ rights and responsibilities and prevention procedures. This course is specially made for those who are joining afresh and beginning their career in mining environment.

Who Must Take this Course?

As mentioned earlier, this course is specially made for new minors and newly recruited experienced minors who need to be trained on the safety aspects and risk perceptions at mines and rules and regulations to be followed before they start of their regular work.

Course Format

Our MSHA Part 46 New Miner & Newly Hired Experienced Miner training course consists of content, graphics, audio, self-check questions, and a final exam.

Students who are completing the course will be provided with a hard copy of completion certificate along with a printable wallet card.

Continuing education credits?

Each candidate will receive 0.4 CEUs (or 4 CMEs) for completing this e-learning course.

Topics Covered