Mining and MSHA

Mining and MSHA

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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…

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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…

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June 22 2017

MSHA Launches Compliance Assistance Initiative to Address Recent Incidents…

This month, MSHA launched a Training Assistance Initiative to address causes and trends in recent coal fatalities. “Of the eight coal mining fatalities so far in 2017, seven involved miners with one year or less experience at the mine, and…

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June 22 2017

MSHA New Miner Training Requirements

The MSHA Part 46 regulations, also known as 30 CFR Part 46, mandate safety training for new miners, tasks that are new to a miner, site-specific hazards at a mine, and annual refresher safety training for all miners at surface…

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February 16 2017

Catch Us at the Society for Mining, Metallurgy &…

Annual Conference of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) and CMA 119th National Western Mining Conference in Denver, Colorado. The conference is February 19-22, 2017, and will be held at the Colorado Convention Center. Valerie Cantrell and Brian…