30 CFR ยง 48.8
Annual refresher training of miners; minimum courses of instruction; hours of instruction.
(a) Each miner shall receive a minimum of 8 hours of annual refresher
training as prescribed in this section.
(b) The annual refresher training program for all miners shall
include the following courses of instruction:
(1) Mandatory health and safety standards. The course
shall include mandatory health and safety standard requirements which are
related to the miner's tasks.
(2) Transportation controls and communication systems. The
course shall include instruction on the procedures for riding on and in mine
conveyances; the controls in effect for the transportation of miners and
materials; and the use of the mine communication systems, warning signals,
and directional signs.
(3) Barricading. The course shall include a review of the
methods of barricading and locations of barricading materials, where
applicable.
(4) Roof or ground control, ventilation, emergency evacuation and
firefighting plans. The course shall include a review of roof or ground
control plans in effect at the mine and the procedures for maintaining
and controlling ventilation. In addition, for underground coal mines,
except for miners who receive this training under 30 CFR 75.1504, the
course shall include a review of the emergency evacuation and
firefighting program of instruction in effect at the mine.
(5) First aid. The course shall include a review of first
aid methods acceptable to MSHA.
(6) Electrical hazards. The course shall include
recognition and avoidance of electrical hazards.
(7) Prevention of accidents. The course shall include a
review of accidents and causes of accidents, and instruction in accident
prevention in the work environment.
(8) Self-rescue and respiratory devices. The course shall include
instruction and demonstration in the use, care, and maintenance of
self-rescue and respiratory devices used at the mine. In addition,
except for miners who receive this training under 30 CFR 75.1504, the
training for self-contained self-rescue (SCSR) devices shall include:
(i) Hands-on training in the complete donning of all types of self-
contained self-rescue devices used at the mine, which includes assuming
a donning position, opening the device, activating the device,
inserting the mouthpiece, and putting on the nose clip; and
(ii) Hands-on training in transferring between all applicable self-
rescue devices.
(9) Explosives. The course shall include a review and
instruction on the hazards related to explosives. The only exception to this
course component is when there are no explosives used or stored on the mine
property.
(10) Mine gases. The course shall include instruction in
the detection and avoidance of hazards associated with mine gases.
(11) Health. The course shall include instruction on the
purpose of taking dust, noise, and other health measurements and any health
control plan in effect at the mine shall be explained. The health provisions
of the Act and warning labels shall also be explained.
(12) Such other courses as may be required by the District
Manager based on circumstances and conditions at the mine.
(c) Refresher training may include other health and safety subjects
that are relevant to mining operations at the mine. Recommended
subjects include, but are not limited to, information about the
physical and health hazards of chemicals in the miner's work area, the
protective measures a miner can take against these hazards, and the
contents of the mine's HazCom program.
(d) All persons employed as shaft or slope construction workers on June 28, 2006 must receive annual refresher training within 12 months of June 2006.
(e) Where annual refresher training is conducted periodically, such
sessions shall not be less than 30 minutes of actual instruction time and the
miners shall be notified that the session is part of annual refresher
training.
For more information : See MSHA's Program Policy Manual
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