Governing regulations
Title 30 CFR § 46.8 requires 8 hours of annual refresher training which should be held for miner who completes 12 months in the job or not more than 12 months after the completion of previous annual training period. The training must incorporate new challenges and risks which could affect health or safety of miners.
Every on-site surface mine worker must undergo this training and also those who are visiting the mines and willing to undergo the safety training.
Every worker who is posted at mine sites must know the safety rules and regulations and is responsible for his and others’ safety. Hence from the management to the general workers, everyone has the responsibility towards ensuring safety and health of each other. While employer should ensure that everyone is properly informed and safety rules are strictly supervised, supervisors have the duty of providing training to subordinates and ensure that they are MSHA and OSHA complaints. Workers have to simply adhere to the safety guidelines and follow all the safe practices.
Employers want to make the workplaces MSHA compliant must have an approved training program conducted by an accredited trainer. Companies can have this or any of our safety courses as part of their safety training.