30 C.F.R. § 46.6   Newly hired experienced miner training.


Title 30 - Mineral Resources


Title 30: Mineral Resources
PART 46—TRAINING AND RETRAINING OF MINERS ENGAGED IN SHELL DREDGING OR EMPLOYED AT SAND, GRAVEL, SURFACE STONE, SURFACE CLAY, COLLOIDAL PHOSPHATE, OR SURFACE LIMESTONE MINES.

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§ 46.6   Newly hired experienced miner training.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (f) of this section, you must provide each newly hired experienced miner with training as prescribed by paragraphs (b) and (c).

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(b) Before a newly hired experienced miner begins work at the    You must provide the miner with training in the mine_                                                            following subjects, which must also address                                                                  site-specific hazards:                                                                 (1) An introduction to the work environment,                                                                  including a visit and tour of the mine, or                                                                  portions of the mine that are representative                                                                  of the entire mine (walkaround training). The                                                                  method of mining or operation utilized must be                                                                  explained and observed;                                                                 (2) Instruction on the recognition and                                                                  avoidance of electrical hazards and other                                                                  hazards present at the mine, such as traffic                                                                  patterns and control, mobile equipment (e.g.,                                                                  haul trucks and front-end loaders), and loose                                                                  or unstable ground conditions;                                                                 (3) A review of the emergency medical                                                                  procedures, escape and emergency evacuation                                                                  plans, in effect at the mine, and instruction                                                                  on the firewarning signals and firefighting                                                                  procedures;                                                                 (4) Instruction on the health and safety                                                                  aspects of the tasks to be assigned, including                                                                  the safe work procedures of such tasks, the                                                                  mandatory health and safety standards                                                                  pertinent to such tasks, 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;                                                                 (5) Instruction on the statutory rights of                                                                  miners and their representatives under the                                                                  Act;                                                                 (6) A review and description of the line of                                                                  authority of supervisors and miners'                                                                  representatives and the responsibilities of                                                                  such supervisors and miners' representatives;                                                                  and                                                                 (7) An introduction to your rules and                                                                  procedures for reporting hazards.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(c) No later than 60 calendar days after a newly hired           You must provide the miner with an instruction experienced miner begins work at the mine_                       and demonstration on the use, care, and                                                                  maintenance of self-rescue and respiratory                                                                  devices, if used at the mine.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(d) Practice under the close observation of a competent person may be used to fulfill the requirement for training on the health and safety aspects of an assigned task in paragraph (b)(4) of this section, if hazard recognition training specific to the assigned task is given before the miner performs the task.

(e) In addition to subjects specified in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, you may provide training on any other subjects that promote occupational health and safety for miners.

(f) You are not required to provide a newly hired experienced miner who returns to the same mine, following an absence of 12 months or less, with the training specified in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section. Instead you must provide such miner with training on any changes at the mine that occurred during the miner's absence that could adversely affect the miner's health or safety. This training must be given before the miner begins work at the mine. If the miner missed any part of annual refresher training under §46.8 of this part during the absence, you must provide the miner with the missed training no later than 90 calendar days after the miner begins work at the mine.

[64 FR 53130, Sept. 30, 1999, as amended at 67 FR 42382, June 21, 2002]

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