Mining and MSHA

Mining and MSHA

Course Catalogs
November 21 2023

MSHA Compliance Training Library

The mining industry has many safety hazards, which makes MSHA training essential for employees. Learn more about how MSHA and other mining-related training can help your organization improve compliance and reduce safety incidents. MSHA Training for Safety & Compliance Deliver…

Whitepapers & Guides
October 21 2022

White Paper: Manufacturing Downtime and the Bottom Line

A skilled workforce is essential to preventative maintenance and mitigating costly downtime. This white paper is a critical piece linking the investment of training and technology to shop floor operations and the bottom line for organizations.  In this white paper…

Whitepapers & Guides
May 18 2021

Online MSHA Part 46 and Part 48 Training Guide

Learn everything you need to know about MSHA Part 46 and Part 48 training, including online training. Here’s what you’ll learn: What Is MSHA? What are MSHA Parts 46 and 48? Using online training courses for MSHA Parts 46 and…

Whitepapers & Guides
February 3 2021

White Paper: The State of Industrial Training in 2019

The State of Industrial Training in 2019 To understand the top training priorities and challenges of industrial businesses, Vector Solutions recently surveyed leaders from a variety of sectors, including manufacturing, chemical processing, power generation, food and beverage and pharmaceutical/biotech. Learn…

Blog
July 31 2019

The Ultimate Guide to MSHA Training Requirements & Online…

Need a better understanding of the mining safety training requirements imposed in the US by MSHA’s Part 46 and Part 48 training regulations? If so, the MSHA Training Requirements guide that you can download from the bottom of this article…

Blog
January 15 2019

Mining, Ergonomics & MSDs: An Interview with Jonisha Pollard…

At the most recent MSHA TRAM (Training Resources Applied to Mining) conference, I caught a good presentation by Jonisha Pollard covering ergonomic risk factors in mining that lead to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). I learned much, and figured it would be…

Blog
April 10 2018

Do Contract Construction Workers at Surface Mines Need All…

Consider this hypothetical situation: You’re a construction worker, you’re preparing to work as a contractor at a surface mine covered by the MSHA Part 46 training regulations, and you’ll be building a structure (not at all what comes to your…

Blog
July 3 2017

MSHA Part 46 Training Certification Process

Let’s start by clearing up a source of confusion: there is no MSHA Part 46 certification process. We know people search the Internet for this a lot because tools on Google says it’s true, and we know that a lot…

Blog
June 24 2017

What Is Surface Mining?

Ever wonder to yourself: what is surface mining? If so, maybe that’s because you’re a surface miner, will be a surface miner soon, or will soon work at a surface mine as a contractor. And if so, this is the…

Blog
November 16 2015

The MSHA Instructor Training Session: An Interview with Jeff…

Not so long ago, we were giving some thought to the MSHA Part 48 Approved Instructor. And that led us to give some thought to the three-day, Instructor Training sessions that MSHA leads so that people can become Part 48…