1. Who is MSHA?
  2. What is MSHA Part 46?
  3. Who needs to comply with MSHA Part 46?
  4. Who needs the training outlined by MSHA Part 46?
  5. What training does MSHA Part 46 require for New Miners?
  6. Where can I buy a product that will make me compliant with MSHA Part 46 right out of the box?
  7. What do I need to be compliant with MSHA Part 46?
  8. Why would somebody buy your MSHA Part 46 products when MSHA provides so many resources online, not to mention free training from their Field Personnel?
  9. Do your products satisfy MSHA's Annual Refresher requirements?
  10. What if I need training for multiple job sites or have a large number of employees?
  11. I’m a contractor. Do I need to have a training plan?
  12. I’m a contractor and I am only on a mine site for a limited time and I am supervised at all times by an experienced miner. Do I need Part 46 training?
  • Who is MSHA?

  • The Mine Safety and Health Administration, MSHA, is a federal organization within the United States Department of Labor that provides governmental oversight of the country's mining industry.

    For more information on MSHA, click here to visit their site:
    http://www.msha.gov/External Link

  • What is MSHA Part 46?

  • MSHA Part 46 is a section of Title 30 Code of Federal Regulations, 30 CFR, which defines health and safety rules and compliance requirements for non-metal surface mines.

    Coal and other commodities that employ underground mining methods are governed by Part 48, a much more rigidly enforced set of federal regulations.

    For more information, click here to visit the MSHA Part 46 section of Title 30 CFR:
    http://www.msha.gov/30cfr/46.0.htmExternal Link

  • Who needs to comply with MSHA Part 46?

  • MSHA Part 46 defines requirements for both miners at non-metal surface mines and contractors providing on-site services at surface mines. This is a point of confusion for many mine contractors, so…

    Remember that BOTH:

    • SURFACE MINERS and
    • SURFACE MINE CONTRACTORS

    have the exact same Training Plan, Training Topics, and Record of Training requirements.

    For more information, click here to visit MSHA Part 46.12 and 46.2 of Title 30 CFR.
    http://www.msha.gov/30cfr/46.12.htmExternal Link
    http://www.msha.gov/30cfr/46.2.htmExternal Link

  • Who needs the training outlined by MSHA Part 46?

  • MSHA Part 46 defines training topics, minimum time requirements, and deadlines for training completion for:

    Training Type Training Topics Minimum Time Requirement Deadlines
    New Miners See List of 9 Topics 24 Hours (Including 4 Hours Before Starting Work) 90 Days
    Newly Hired Experienced Miners See List of 8 Topics None 60 Days
    New Tasks Health and Safety Aspects of Tasks None Before Starting Task
    Annual Refresher Changes at the Mine 8 Hours 12 Months
    Site Specific Hazards Hazards at the Mine None When Necessary

    Click here to view a timeline for New Miners and Newly Hired Experienced MinersExternal Link

    Click here to view the required topicsAdobe PDF Document

  • Where can I buy a product that will make me compliant with MSHA Part 46 right out of the box?

  • Nowhere. No matter what any training product provider or training facility says, you still need to have firsthand, in-person training at a mine that includes at least:

    • A MINE TOUR and
    • INSTRUCTION ON THE RECOGNITION AND AVOIDANCE OF HAZARDS PRESENT AT THE MINE.

    If you're a MINE CONTRACTOR, this means you should coordinate with the surface mines you'll work with for mine-specific information, tours, and training.

  • What do I need to be compliant with MSHA Part 46?

  • Put simply, you need:

    • A TRAINING PLAN formatted to comply with MSHA requirements
    • TRAINING that covers required MSHA Part 46 topics
    • A RECORD OF TRAINING formatted to comply with MSHA requirements

    So you need paperwork that shows MSHA you've planned, executed, and documented the training MSHA requires, for specific personnel, that meets the minimum time requirements, within the specified time periods.

    A bureaurocratic hassle? Absolutely. But our Surface Miner Training products and Compliance Resources are designed to help ease the pain. Decide for yourself with our samples and FREE downloads.

  • Why would somebody buy your MSHA Part 46 products when MSHA provides some resources?

  • Good point. If you're getting everything you need, by all means, continue to do so. But if you're like most of the industry, you're confused by MSHA's dizzying website, unsure how to interpret the vagaries of Part 46, and frustrated by schedule limitations of other services.

    Here's what you're buying from us:

    • AWARD-WINNING TRAINING that covers way more than the basic MSHA Part 46 requirements
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    • FREEDOM to train your people on-site when it works for you
    • LOWER TRAINING COSTS compared to sending your personnel to training facilities, waiting for trainers to visit your site, or having to do all the compliancy research and documentation yourself
    • UPDATEABLE AND UPGRADABLE TRAINING software that will stay current and relevant indefinitely

    Don't get us wrong. You'll still have to do some work. But we can make the whole process easier than anyone else in the industry. Decide for yourself with our samples and FREE downloads.

    • Do your products satisfy MSHA's Annual Refresher requirements?

    • Customers are continually asking us if our Surface Miner Training products will help satisfy MSHA's Part 46 Annual Refresher requirements. Our answer... Absolutely!

      Even though our Surface Miner Training material is based on MSHA's Part 46 Required topics for New Miners, we've designed both the training material and the compliancy software to suit a range of user needs including Annual Refresher training.

      First, it's critical for everyone to understand that surface miners and surface mine contractors are required to have all the same training under Part 46. This includes Annual Refresher training which MSHA Part 46.8 outlines in two pieces:

      1. Instruction on changes at the mine that could adversely affect miners' health or safety; and
      2. Other health and safety subjects relevant to mining operations at the mine

      So once you've covered Changes at the Mine with your team, you can use any of our Surface Miner Training modules to address other health and safety subjects relevant to your team's work at the mine.

      With more than 8 hours of computer-based training material to choose from in each of our Surface Miner Training products, you can select any module at any time to use as a training tool for Annual Refresher training, weekly safety meetings, or toolbox talks. You can select relevant modules to help reinforce health and safety concepts through individual, self-paced computer training or presentations to your team as a group.

      And don't forget that our Surface Miner Training – Advanced software is specifically designed to help you plan, track, deliver, and report status for all your Part 46 training, including Annual Refresher.

      If you need more help understanding Part 46 or how our training products and integrated compliancy tools can improve safety, save money, and make compliance a breeze, please let us know. Our goal is not only to sell products, we're committed to improving the overall quality and effectiveness of training while providing useful information. Give us a call or send us an email and we'll do our best to match the right products to your specific needs.

    • What if I need training for multiple job sites or have a large number of employees?

    • While our Surface Miner Training Advanced has the ability to deliver training to multiple workstations at the same site, only our online version of Surface Miner Training can deliver training to virtually an unlimited number of users at an unlimited number of sites. Users can work from any internet-enabled PC to connect, take training, and submit results to the online learning management system. Managers or administrators can connect and review progress, reports, or print MSHA required documents.

      Pricing for Surface Miner Training Online starts at $99 per user per year with a one-time setup fee of $999. We offer volume discounts - the price per user decreases as the number of users increase.

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    • I’m a contractor. Do I need to have a training plan?

    • Yes! Per 30CFR Part 46.2(e), if you are a person, partnership, corporation, subsidiary of a corporation, firm, association, or other organization that contracts to perform services at a shell dredging, sand, gravel, surface stone, surface clay, colloidal phosphate or surface limestone mine, then the answer is yes. You are considered a miner and have to have a written training plan and have 8 hours of annual refresher training.

    • I’m a contractor and I am only on a mine site for a limited time and I am supervised at all times by an experienced miner. Do I need Part 46 training?

    • MSHA requires training for any person doing work, maintenance, or anything on a mine site for an extended period of time or on a frequent basis (more than five consecutive days or 5 days out of the year). Also, all mines have the right to require training even if MSHA doesn’t.




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