24-Hour New Miner Training

Course Length: 24 hours

This program meets the Mine Safety and Health Act training requirements for newly employed miners.

NOTE: This training can be provided for mines covered by Part 46 and Part 48 standards.

Course Objectives:

• Introduction to the work environment
• Hazard recognition
• Health and safety aspects of assigned tasks
• Miner’s rights under the act
• Respiratory devices
• Transportation controls and communication systems
• Escape and evacuation procedures
• Fires and fire prevention
• Electrical hazards
• Health
• First aid
• Ground control/water hazards/illumination and night work

This course can be delivered in three eight hour days or two twelve hour days. A split plan is available where one eight hour day is completed and the balance of training is completed within sixty days.