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State of Rhode Island Program Summary
Dr. Stuart Bennett, Project Director Central Connecticut State University School of Technology Department of Manufacturing and Construction Management 1615 Stanley Street New Britain, CT 06050 Connecticut and Rhode Island are contiguous and share the same basic geology. In addition to the same minerals being mined and processed, the products produced (primarily aggregates for the road building and concrete industries) are virtually the same due to state and local building codes for material specifications. These facts allow the qualified and experienced instructors working with the Connecticut training project, under the Central Connecticut State University, to work effectively with Rhode Island's operators, miners and contractors working at Rhode Island mining operations to provide quality mine safety and health training. This program, educates, trains, and retrains miners employed in the public and private sectors in the State in order to reduce mining injuries, occupational illnesses, and to help eliminate mining fatalities. It assists mine operators in developing safety and health programs, and is a training material resource. Topics for instruction are based upon the State's and National injury/illness statistics and MSHA targeted areas. The priority topics for 30 CFR, parts 46 and 48 are:
For more information contact Dr. Stuart Bennett at (860) 832-1835 or e-mail BennettS@ccsu.edu. |
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