Courses for MSHA and 

the Mining Indus try 

U.S. Department of Labor 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

National Mine Health and Safety Academy 

FY 2002 

Dedicated to the Health and Safety 

of the Nation's Miners 
Visit our website at http://www.msha.gov
 
Courses for MSHA and 

the Mining Indus try 

U.S. Department of Labor
 

Elaine L. Chao
 

Secretary
 

Mine Safety and Health Administration
 

Dave D. Lauriski
 

Assistant Secretary
 

FY 2002
 

CONTENTS
 

Page 

Courses and Seminars/Workshops By Topic ....... iii
 

Introduction. ........................ 1
 

General Academy Information ............... 3
 

Travel to the Academy ................... 12
 

Training Courses ...................... 15
 

Metal/Nonmetal Inspection Courses 

Journeyman Training ................. 17
 

Metal/Nonmetal Mine Inspectors Retraining ..... 29
 

Metal/Nonmetal Entry Level Inspectors Training .. 30
 

Coal Inspection Courses 

Journeyman Training ................. 33
 

Coal Mine Inspectors Retraining ........... 51
 

Coal Entry Level Inspectors Training......... 52
 

Computer Training Schedule............... 55
 

Certification and Qualification Courses ......... 67
 

General Courses for MSHA and the 
 

Mining Industry ................ ............... 73
 

Seminars/Workshops for MSHA and the
 

Mining Industry .................... ........... 89
 

Supervisory Training (Coal and Metal/Nonmetal) ..... 97
 

Specialists Training . .................... 97
 

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Schedule of Courses - Alphabetically ............ 99
 

Schedule of Courses - By Date ............... 101
 

Suggestion Form for New Courses ............. 109
 

Enrollment Form ...................... 111
 

Other Available Catalogs .................. 113
 

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COURSES AND SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS
 

BY TOPIC
 

Page 

AC CI DENT PRE VEN TION AND INVESTIGATION 

COURSES
 

Ac ci dent Pre ven tion Tech niques ..................... 74
 

Mine Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion and
 

Re port Writ ing............................... 25, 41
 

Mine Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion Tech niques............... 82
 

TapRooT® System Accident/Incident
 

Investigation Training ......................... 27, 47
 

CER TI FI CA TION/QUALI FI CA TION COURSES 

An nual Re train ing for Im pound ment Quali fi ca tion ...... 68
 

Quali fi ca tion for Im pound ment In spec tion............. 69
 

Res pirable Coal Mine Dust Sam pler
 

Calibrati on/Main te nance Cer ti fi ca tion .............. 70
 

Res pirable Coal Mine Dust Sam pling Cer ti fi ca tion....... 71
 

COM PUTER COURSES 

In spec tors Port able Ap pli ca tion for Lap tops (IPAL) Review
 

Coal ....................................... 39, 56
 

Metal/Nonmetal ............................. 24, 56
 

Microsoft Access 2000
 

In tro duc tion to Mi cro soft Ac cess 2000 .............. 57
 

In ter me di ate Mi cro soft Ac cess 2000 ................ 58
 

Ad vanced Mi cro soft Ac cess 2000 .................. 59
 

Microsoft Excel 2000
 

In tro duc tion to Microsoft Ex cel 2000 ............... 60
 

Ad vanced Microsoft Ex cel 2000 ................... 60
 

Microsoft Office 2000 Application ................... 61
 

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COM PUTER COURSES (continued) 

Mi cro soft Out look 2000 ............................ 62
 

Mi cro soft Pow er Point 2000 ......................... 63
 

Microsoft Win dows 2000 ........................... 64
 

Microsoft Word 2000 .............................. 65
 

ELEC TRI CAL COURSES 

Elec tri cal Haz ards ................................. 20
 

Elec tric al Safety for Miners.......................... 75
 

IN DUS TRIAL HY GIENE COURSES 

Health Haz ards ................................... 23
 

In dus trial Hy giene ................................. 38
 

Industrial Hygiene: Sampling for Respirable
 

Silica Dust and Noise ............................ 77
 

In ter me di ate Toxi col ogy ............................ 80
 

Noise Hazards, Regulation, and Control ............ 43, 85
 

Res pirable Dust and Sil ica Sam pling and Con trol ........ 86
 

IN STRUC TOR COURSES 

In struc tor Train ing Work shop (Part 46) ............... 78
 

Instructor Training Workshop (Part 48) ............... 79
 

MINE SAFETY COURSES 

Blast ing (Sur face)............................... 19, 35
 

Coal Impoundment and Refuse Pile Inspection ......... 36
 

Ground Con trol Haz ards ........................... 21
 

Haul age (Sur face)............................... 22, 37
 

Hoists and Elevators ............................... 76
 

In tro duc tion to Min ing ............................. 81
 

Long wall Safety ................................... 40
 

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MINE SAFETY COURSES (continued) 

Mine Construction, Maintenance, and Repairs Safety ..... 83
 

Mine Ele va tor In spec tion Pro gram Train ing
 

Mod ule I ...................................... 84
 

Mine Fire Con trol Seminar....................... 42, 93
 

Roof Con trol for Miners............................ 44
 

Roof Control Seminar........................... 45, 91
 

Surface Facilities and Coal Prepa ra tion ............. 46, 87
 

Tailings Dam and Waste Pile Inspection -
 

Metal/Nonmetal ............................... 26
 

Un der ground Die sel Equip ment/Ven ti la tion ........... 49
 

Underground Haulage, Transportation,
 

and Machinery ............................... 50, 88
 

SEMI NARS/WORK SHOPS 

Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion Re train ing Semi nar ............. 90
 

Mine Blast ing Safety and Ap pli ca tion Semi nar .......... 91
 

Mine Con struc tion, Main te nance, and Re pairs Safety
 

Workshop ..................................... 92
 

Mine Fire Control Semi nar....................... 42, 93
 

Roof Con trol Semi nar........................... 45, 94
 

Sur face Haul age Safety Semi nar ...................... 95
 

TRAM/Na tional Mine In struc tors Semi nar ............ 96
 

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INTRODUCTION
 

Pro tect ing those who work in our Nation's mines requires an 

awareness and under stand ing of the condi tions which endan ger 

their health and safety. 

This problem was recog nized as early as 1865 when a proposal 

for a Federal mining bureau was submit ted to Congress. But it 

was not until 45 years later that a series of mine explo sions led 

to pas sage of the Or ganic Act of 1910. That Act cre ated the Bureau of Mines. 

Laws passed over the next six de cades en larged the scope of legis la tion aimed at re duc ing min ing haz ards. The Fed eral Coal Mine 

Health and Safety Act of 1969 contained provi sions for the 

train ing of Federal mine inspec tors, as well as estab lish ing ed uca tion and training for states, mine oper a tors, and miners. To 

meet the provi sions of the Act, the National Mine Health and 

Safety Acad emy was con structed near Beckley, West Vir ginia. 

Dedi cated in 1976, the present Academy complex houses the 

larg est educa tional insti tu tion in the world devoted solely to 

health and safety in mining. The Academy serves as the central 

train ing fa cil ity for Fed eral mine in spec tors and mine safety profes sion als from other gov ern ment agen cies, the min ing in dus try, 

and la bor. 

Acad emy staff pro vides class room in struc tion and pro duces audio vi suals, graphics, slide presen ta tions, publi ca tions, and other 

train ing mate ri als. These classes and mate ri als cover safety and

in spec tion proce dures, acci dent preven tion, inves ti ga tions, in ­

dus trial hygiene, mine emergency proce dures, mining tech nology, manage ment, and many other subjects. All of these items 

are de signed with one cen tral theme in mind — to pro mote and 

en hance the health and safety of those who work in our Nation's mines. 

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GENERAL ACADEMY INFORMATION
 

PUR POSE: 

The pri mary pur pose of the Acad emy is to de sign, de velop, and

con duct in struc tional pro grams which will as sist in govern ment,

in dus try, and labor efforts to reduce acci dents and health haz ­

ards in the min eral in dus tries. 

OR GA NI ZA TION: 

The Academy has five major organ iza tional units as noted be -

low: 

De part ment of 

In struc tional Mate ri als

De part ment of 

In struc tional Services 

Su per in ten dent's Office 

Tech ni cal Infor ma tion

Cen ter and Library 

Fa cili ties Support

Serv ices 

•	 The Su per in ten dent is respon si ble for the imme di ate manage ment and opera tion of the Academy. The Super in ten dent 

is aided by the Deputy Super in ten dent and the Managers of 

two academic units – the Depart ment of Instruc tional Services and the Depart ment of Instruc tional Mate ri als – as well 

as a Facili ties Support Manager and the Techni cal Infor mation Cen ter Director. 

•	 The De part ment of In struc tional Serv ices is re spon si ble 

for the train ing of coal and metal/non metal in spec tors and 

se lected govern ment and indus try person nel inter ested in 

mine health and safety. The depart ment is also respon si ble 

for the de vel op ment and pub li ca tion of resi dent courses used 

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in the training of MSHA person nel and for planning, de velop ing, revis ing, and evaluat ing publi ca tions for MSHA and 

the min ing in dus try. 

•	 The De part ment of Instruc tional Mate rials provides ed uca tional/train ing support to MSHA and the mining indus try 

by research ing and devel op ing audio vi sual and graphics 

ma te rials. Existing mate ri als are also revised to reflect new 

de vel op ments and changes in mining technol ogy and 

health and safety standards. The Depart ment is also re ­

spon si ble for printing, storage, and distri bu tion of Acad ­

emy train ing ma te ri als. 

•	 The Tech ni cal Infor ma tion Center and Library main tains 

books, maga zines, newspa pers, reports, audio vi sual mate ri als, 

and other infor ma tion related to mine health and safety. The

Li brary now provides to both the national and inter na tional

min ing commu ni ties imme di ate and easy access to infor mation or infor ma tion sources that can improve the safety and 

health of min ers world-wide. 

•	 Fa cil ities Support Services is respon si ble for admin is tra tive 

sup port to the ac a demic pro grams, in clud ing stu dent ser vices,

fa cil i ties schedul ing, student record keeping, physi cal plant

main te nance, budget and procure ment, property man agement, wellness, and con tract ad min is tra tion. 

STU DENT LIFE: 

•	 Res i dence Hall – Per sons staying at the Academy may have 

their spouses and imme di ate family as guests provided all appro pri ate fees are paid upon ar rival. Ad vance res er va tions are

re quired. Each room in the resi dence hall has twin beds, a 

pri vate bath, tele phone, stor age area, desk, tele vi sion, re frig era tor, coffee pot, and iron and ironing board. Linens are furnished by the Academy. Cleaning service is provided, but 

oc cu pants are respon si ble for the general upkeep of their 

rooms and are li a ble for any dam age or lost linen. 

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•	 Spe cial Needs – If you have a phys i cal im pair ment and have

spe cial needs, please contact Student Services prior to your 

ar rival. 

•	 Other Accom mo da tions – For anyone who would like ac ­

com mo da tions out side the Acad emy, a num ber of mo tels and 

some apartment units are available for rent in the Beckley 

area. For infor ma tion re gard ing liv ing ac com mo da tions in the 

com mu nity, con tact the Acad emy Stu dent Ser vices Branch. 

•	 Wellness Facil ities – The Academy has available a wide 

va ri ety of wellness and athletic facil i ties, includ ing a gym nasium, tennis courts, racquet ball court, a swimming pool, and 

an athletic field. Partic i pants in Academy programs should 

bring appro pri ate clothing. In the Beckley area, state parks 

and other public and private facil i ties offer a vari ety of rec reational op por tu ni ties. 

•	 Food Service – The Academy's food service offers complete meals in a cafe te ria setting. The caf e te ria can ac com modate approx i mately 400 custom ers. Students may choose 

from a se lec tion of en trees, veg e ta bles, soups, sal ads, des serts,

made-to-or der deli, and salad bar. The cafe te ria offers 

heart-healthy and veg e tar ian en trees. They can also as sist anyone who has special dietary needs. A full range of bever ages 

are avail able to com ple ment the meals. The caf e te ria em ploys 

a full-time chef, dieti cian, and a baker. A cash-only snack bar 

is open af ter 5:00 p.m. for stu dents' con ve nience. 

The student store, located next to the cafe te ria, has a wide 

selec tion of sun dries, sou ve nirs, and gifts. 

MSHA and other Federal Govern ment students will be 

allowed per diem dur ing their stay at the Acad emy. 

•	 Mail Service – The student mail facil i ties are located in the 

Res i dence Hall at the reg is tra tion desk. The mail ing ad dress is: 

Na tional Mine Health and Safety Acad emy
 

1301 Air port Road
 

Bea ver, West Vir ginia 25813-9426
 

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•	 Ve hi cles – Stu dents are re quired to reg is ter ve hi cles with the 

guard at the main entrance to the Academy grounds. A parking permit for display on the vehi cle consti tutes a permit to 

park in a des ig nated park ing area. 

AC A DEMIC LIFE: 

•	 Units of Credit – Stu dents complet ing Academy programs 

re ceive Con tinuing Ed u ca tion Units (CEUs). One CEU is ten 

con tact hours of partic i pa tion in an edu ca tional expe ri ence.

Al though the Academy does not grant degrees, accu mu lated 

CEUs may be converted into hours of credit at other edu cational in sti tu tions. 

•	 Ad mis sions – Fed eral employ ees should initi ate training requests through ap pro pri ate chan nels in their agency to en sure

train ing is autho rized and becomes part of their offi cial record. DOL em ploy ees should file a DL-1-101 Form. 

Other students are also admit ted to many Academy pro -

grams. Students may obtain infor ma tion or enroll by sub mitting the enroll ment form in the back of this cata log, or by

con tact ing: 

National Mine Health and Safety Academy
 

Student Services Branch
 

1301 Airport Road
 

Beaver, West Virginia 25813-9426
 

TELEPHONE: (304) 256-3252
 

FAX: (304) 256-3251
 

•	 Con fir ma tion of Enroll ment – Pro spec tive students who 

wish confir ma tion that a scheduled class will be held should 

call the Academy's Student Services Branch at (304) 

256-3252. The Academy will notify regis tered students when 

a sched uled class is can celed or re sched uled. 

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•	 Col lege Credit – A program has been estab lished that will 

al low mine inspec tors to obtain an As so ci ate of Ap plied Sci ence 

De gree in Occu pa tional Devel op ment: Mine In spec tion from the 

Com mu nity and Tech ni cal Col lege of Mar shall Uni ver sity. This

pro gram is a coop er a tive effort of MSHA, the National 

Coun cil of Field Labor Locals, U.S. Depart ment of Labor, 

Bu reau of Appren tice ship and Training, and the univer sity.

Mar shall has agreed to award 43 credit hours to those who 

have completed the equiva lence of the mine inspec tion appren tice require ments. These credits are applied to the suc ­

cess ful comple tion of the Entry Level Mine Inspec tion 

Training and concur rent On-the-Job training. An addi tional 

22 hours of gen eral ed u ca tion cred its are re quired. 

•	 At ten dance – Un less other wise desig nated, resi dent classes 

be gin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m. Absences from class 

are approved for personal illness or death in a student's imme di ate family. Students should notify their super vi sor and 

in struc tors, and make up work as signed dur ing pe ri ods of excused ab sence. 

•	 Cer tif i cates of Comple tion – Stu dents who satisfy the 

Acad emy crite ria for success ful comple tion of any course of 

study re ceive a Cer tif i cate of Com ple tion doc u ment ing course 

ti tle, date, and CEUs. 

•	 Grades – A grading system is used for entry level (coal and

metal/non metal) courses of study pursued through the De -

part ment of Instruc tional Services. Exam i na tions are given in 

these classes, grades are recorded, and students are kept in -

formed of their prog ress through pe ri odic grade re ports. 

•	 With drawals – Stu dents may withdraw from Academy pro -

grams, without penalty, due to injury or other exten u at ing circum stances. Stu dents who with draw re ceive no ac a demic credit 

(CEUs) for the courses of study in which they were en rolled. 

•	 Tran scripts – Stu dents may re quest, in writ ing, a copy of their

ac a demic record. Each request must include the student's full 

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name and social secu rity number. Requests for transcripts 

should be di rected to: 

National Mine Health and Safety Academy
 

Student Services Branch
 

1301 Airport Road
 

Beaver, West Virginia 25813-9426
 

FAX: (304) 256-3251
 

FEES AND BILLING: 

These fees are re viewed pe ri odi cally and there fore are subject to change. 

•	 Lodging – All persons in resi dence at the Academy, except 

MSHA person nel, other person nel perform ing a direct ser -

vice for MSHA, and persons at tend ing un der a pro gram supported through an MSHA State Grant, will be charged for

lodg ing. The lodging fee is $41.00 per person per day for single room and $53.00 per day for double room ($26.50 per 

per son). Lodging fees are due upon arrival by check, money

or der, or VISA/MasterCard payable to MSHA Finance. 

Please note that (1) CASH CANNOT BE ACCEPTED, 

and (2) bill ing is pos si ble on re quest by let ter to the Acad emy 

Stu dent Ser vices Branch. 

•	 Food Service – Partic i pants who pay for Academy lodging 

may also regis ter for meals at the time of check-in. Dinner 

will be op tional. 

Pricing and times for the meals are as follows (prices do not include tax and are sub ject to change Oc to ber 1, 2001): 

Break fast 6:15 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. (Mon-Fri) $ 7.00 

7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. (Sat & Sun) $ 7.00 

Lunch	 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Mon-Sun) $ 9.00 

12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m. (Sat & Sun) $ 9.00 

Din ner 5:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. (Mon-Fri) $12.00 

5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (Sat & Sun) $12.00 

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Par tic i pants paying for their meals in the cafe te ria may do so 

by cash, major credit card, or check/money order payable to 

the West Vir ginia So ci ety for the Blind. 

•	 Tu i tion – All persons attend ing Academy courses, except

em ploy ees of Federal, State or local govern ments, and per -

sons attend ing a program supported through an MSHA State 

Grant, will be charged tui tion. The amount indi cated by the 

course announce ment is due upon arrival by check, money

or der, or credit card (VISA/MasterCard) payable to MSHA 

Fi nance. Please note that (1) CASH CANNOT BE AC -

CEPTED, and (2) billing is possi ble on request by letter to 

the Acad emy Stu dent Ser vices Branch. If tu i tion is sub mit ted 

in ad vance, writ ten no ti fi ca tion of with drawal to the Acad emy 

Stu dent Ser vices Branch is re quired to pro cess a full re fund. 

PHYS I CAL FACIL ITIES: 

The Academy complex includes classrooms and labo ra to ries 

accom mo dat ing 600 students, Resi dence Hall space for 320 

peo ple (double occu pancy), a food services area, a Techni cal 

Infor ma tion Center and Library, an audi to rium, and a gym nasium and other wellness fa cil i ties. 

The cam pus com plex con sists of 9 build ings as de scribed be low: 

•	 The Class room Building includes fourteen classrooms and 

ten labo ra to ries. An Academy class day is from 8:00 a.m. to 

4:00 p.m. All other day classes must end by 5:00 p.m., unless 

pre ar ranged at the time the pro gram is sched uled. 

The Tech ni cal In for ma tion Cen ter and Li brary (TICL) is 

also located in the Classroom Building of the Academy. The 

TICL's collec tion of research and study mate ri als includes 

peri od i cals, docu ments, books, maps, techni cal reports, and 

au dio vi su als cover ing the areas of health and safety, mining 

en gi neer ing, in ter per sonal com mu ni ca tions, man age ment, and 

other sub jects per ti nent to the Acad emy's mis sion. 

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•	 The Resi dence Hall is constructed on four levels and has 

174 units. 

•	 The Ad min istra tion Building, a two- story struc ture, houses

ad min is tra tive and faculty offices, the audi to rium, a student 

store, and a food serv ices area. 

•	 The Mine Machin ery Labo ra tory Building, which adjoins 

the Classroom Building, is equipped with a full power panel to

op er ate all heavy mine equip ment and var i ous other elec tri cal 

test pan els to be used in stu dent in struc tion. 

•	 The Mine Simu la tion Labo ra tory is a two-story building. 

The lower level consists of a classroom and staging area, a 

room and pillar mining layout, and a mine fan to simu late a 

coal mine. The upper level has tunnels to simu late metal/

non metal mining. The outside fire pit area is used to provide 

“hands-on” ex pe ri ence in ex tin guish ing fires. 

•	 The Gym na sium is a modern fully-equipped facil ity suitable 

for wellness train ing as well as lei sure time en joy ment. 

•	 The Main te nance and Equipment Building is used for 

main te nance of Acad emy equip ment. 

•	 The Pub li ca tions Distri bu tion Cen ter houses the print 

shop, as well as the Academy supply facil i ties and mail ser -

vice. The Depart ment of Instruc tional Mate rials offices are 

lo cated in this build ing. 

•	 The Mine Emergency Oper a tions (MEO) Building is 

6000 square feet and is located adja cent to the Mine Simu lation Labo ra tory. The mine emergency command vehi cles, 

office trailer, rescue capsule, All Terrain Vehi cle (ATV),

emer gency gener a tors, and water pumps are housed in this 

build ing. Also, a 600-square-foot mine rescue station for 

MSHA's Mine Emergency Unit (MEU) is located inside and 

con tains a full comple ment of equipment for mine rescue/

re cov ery. The building is used to train the assigned unit on a 

monthly ba sis. 

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TRAVEL TO THE ACADEMY
 

Lo cated on a plateau in southern West Virginia, the Academy 

blends into its Appa la chian mountain setting. Scenic vistas and 

wild life greet travel ers to the Academy and students expe ri ence 

a rest ful en vi ron ment. 

Sev eral op tions are avail able to trav el ers: 

By Air 

Beck ley, West Virginia – Commer cial airlines 

serve the Raleigh County Me mo rial Airport – located 1 mile from the Academy. Until 9:00 p.m. each 

day, free trans por ta tion is fur nished to the Acad emy 

by using the cour tesy phone (which dials auto matically when you lift the re ceiver) lo cated in the air -

port lobby. If there is no an swer, call 256- 3100. 

Charles ton, West Virginia – Commer cial airlines 

serve the Yeager Airport, located 65 miles north of 

the Acad emy. Rental cars are avail able from Charleston. 

Lewisburg, West Virginia – Com mer cial airlines 

serve the Greenbrier Val ley Air port, lo cated 47 miles 

east of the Academy. Rental cars, taxis, and lim ousines are avail able. 

By Train 

AM TRAK provides tri-weekly service to and from 

Prince, West Virginia – located 16 miles from the 

Acad emy. Taxi ser vice meets all trains. 

By Bus 

Daily Greyhound service is available to and from 

Beckley; the sta tion is lo cated 8 miles from the Academy in down town Beckley. Taxi ser vice is avail able. 

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By Car 

Route Map


�Arriving from the NORTH �Arriving from the EAST 

� When using U.S. 19 South, go to and � When using I-64 West, use Exit 

follow I-77 South, exit at I-64 East 125, Beaver/Airport Road 

� Follow I-64 to EXIT 125B, Airport � Turn RIGHT at bottom of ramp 

Road � Academy is 1 mile on left 

� Academy is 1 mile on left 

�Arriving from the SOUTH �Arriving from the WEST 

� When using I-77 North, exit and fol- � When using I-64 East, use Exit 

low I-64 East 125B, Airport Road 

� Use EXIT 125B, Airport Road � Academy is 1 mile on left 

� Academy is 1 mile on left 

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TRAIN ING COURSES
 

The National Mine Health and Safety Academy devel ops and 

pres ents courses of study which cover a wide spectrum of mine 

health and safety sub jects. These courses of study ad dress training needs of miners, mine inspec tors, govern ment and indus try 

per son nel, as well as oth ers con cerned with the health and safety 

of our Na tion's min ers. 

The courses described in this catalog are scheduled or can be 

sched uled during the coming year. Addi tional courses can be 

sched uled to meet spe cific needs of the min ers, mine op er a tors, 

and mine health and safety spe cial ists. 

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METAL/NON METAL
 

INSPEC TION COURSES
 

Jour ney man Training 

All metal/nonmetal inspec tors will attend one week of training 

per year, or two weeks ev ery other year. The train ing will be in a

sem i nar format with subjects in vari ous specialty areas. The 

MSHA Training Commit tee has estab lished a working group to 

de ter mine the train ing needs of metal and nonmetal journey man 

in spec tors. A list of dates and sub jects are on page 29. 

The ad di tional courses de scribed in this sec tion are de signed for

jour ney man metal and nonmetal mine inspec tors and Federal, 

state, min ing in dus try, and la bor or ga ni za tion per son nel. 

Course dates are given at the bot tom of the course de scrip tion. 

Courses marked by this icon may be held 

at your worksite. If your com pany or or gani za tion would like any of these courses

pre sented onsite, contact Student Services at 304-256-3252 and 

sub mit the names of at least ten inter ested employ ees who will 

at tend. The course will then be sched uled. 

If you need more infor ma tion about contents of a course, contact the techni cal coor di na tor for that course at (304) 256-3100 

or Jan Kea ton at (304) 256-3234. 

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Na tional Mine Health and Safety Acad emy
 

Stu dent Ser vices Branch
 

1301 Air port Road
 

Bea ver, West Vir ginia 25813-9426
 

TELE PHONE: (304) 256-3252
 

FAX: (304) 256-3251
 

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BLAST ING (SURFACE) 

This course discusses the charac ter is tics and use of explo sives 

and blasting agents. It is de signed to teach blast ing standards in 

ac cor dance with Inde pend ent Makers of Explo sives (IME)

guide lines and the Code of Federal Regu la tions (30 CFR). The 

course is structured for MSHA metal/nonmetal and indus try

per son nel. 

Con tents: 

g Def i ni tions
 

g Trans por ta tion and Stor age of Ex plo sives and Blasting
 

Agents
 

g Det o na tion Units
 

g Mis fires
 

g Elec tric and Nonelectric Blasting Op er a tions
 

g Ex plo sives Haz ards and Ac ci dents
 

g Safe Blasting Prin ci ples (Work Pro ce dures, Mis fires, and
 

Blast Plans) 

g Ini ti a tion Sys tems 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: 

Course Length:

Tu i tion: 

Dates: 

Wayne L. Lively
 

3 days
 

$215.00
 

January 8-10, 2002
 

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ELEC TRI CAL HAZARDS 

This course is designed to provide practi cal methods and techniques for the iden ti fi ca tion of elec tri cal haz ards and the ap propri ate enforce ment actions to be taken. This course is for 

jour ney man inspec tors and indus try person nel without elec tri cal 

ex per tise. 

Con tents: 

g Grounding 

g Power Dis tri bu tion Sys tems 

g In spec tion of Elec tri cal Equip ment 

g Cur rent Pol icy 

g Haz ard Rec og ni tion 

g Ci ta tions and Or ders 

g Per sonal Safety 

NOTE: This course is not for Elec tri cal Spe cial ists. 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Roy Milam 

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $215.00 

Dates: Sched uled upon re quest 

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GROUND CONTROL HAZARDS 

This course will focus on the Code of Federal Regu la tions (30 

CFR) require ments related to surface and under ground metal 

and nonmetal mines. The course provides techniques for the 

rec og ni tion and cor rec tion of ground con trol haz ards. 

Con tents: 

g Highwalls 

g Stock piles 

g Ba sic Ge ol ogy 

g Rock Fix tures 

g Sur face Struc tures 

g Un der ground Sup port 

g Haz ard Rec og ni tion 

g Com pli ance De ter mi na tion 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: 

Course Length:

Tu i tion: 

Dates: 

Tom Bonifacio
 

3 days
 

$215.00
 

November 27-29, 2001
 

March 5-7, 2002
 

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HAUL AGE (SURFACE) 

Haul age acci dents have been the highest cate gory of fatal accidents for several years at our Nation’s surface mines. This 

course teaches how to rec og nize the haz ards that ex ist in sur face

haul age, and is taught by former surface coal and metal/non -

metal mine in spec tors. 

Con tents: 

g Com pli ance De ter mi na tion of 30 CFR Parts 56/57.9000 

and 56/57.14000 

g In spec tion Pro ce dures for Sur face Mining Equip ment 

g Use of Signs and Traf fic Con trol on Mine Prop erty 

g Haul Road De sign 

g Brake Sys tems 

g New Tech nol ogy (video cam eras) 

g Roll over Pro tec tive Struc tures (ROPS) 

g Falling Ob ject Pro tec tive Struc tures (FOPS) 

g Tire and Rim Safety 

g Over view of Fa tal Ac ci dents 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: 

Course Length: 

Tu i tion: 

Dates: 

Tom Bonifacio
 

3 days
 

$215.00
 

De cem ber 18-20, 2001
 

January 29-31, 2002
 

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HEALTH HAZARDS 

This course is designed for metal and nonmetal safety and 

health inspec tors. Other inter ested indi vid u als should con -

tact the techni cal coor di na tor. Classroom activ i ties and lab ora tory exer cises cover how to recog nize and evalu ate health 

haz ards and how to deter mine enforce ment respon si bil i ties. 

Based on hypo thet i cal health hazard situ a tions, stu dents will be 

re quired to write the appro pri ate health cita tions/or ders and 

will be required to defend their deci sions. The final activ ity will 

in volve a simu lated courtroom exer cise where the students will 

role play MSHA and indus try person nel liti gat ing these citations/or ders. 

Con tents: 

g Air borne Con tam i nants 

g Noise and Other Phys i cal Agents 

g Sam pling and De tecting De vices 

g Per sonal Pro tec tive Equip ment 

g Con fined Spaces 

g Er go nom ics 

g Com puter Pro grams – Metal/Non metal Health and 

Tox ic ity Files 

g Haz ard Con trols 

NOTE:	 Metal/non metal in spec tors will need to bring 

their Metal/Non metal Health Hand book. 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Wil liam D. McKinney 

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $215.00 

Dates: Scheduled upon request 

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NEW 

COURSE 

IN SPEC TORS PORTA BLE
 

AP PLI CA TIONS FOR LAPTOPS (IPAL)
 

RE VIEW – METAL/NONMETAL
 

The IPAL re view course is de signed for MSHA metal/non metal

in spec tors. The course reviews the latest version of the IPAL 

Pro gram. The course also covers the funda men tals of the computer oper at ing system, trouble shoot ing, and how to use the 

com puter to ref er ence re source ma te rial stored in the com puter. 

Con tents: 

g Win dows 2000 

g IPAL (In spec tors Por ta ble Ap pli ca tions for Laptops) 

g Ref er ence Ma te rial (30 CFR, Mine Act, PPM, Pol icy In forma tion Let ters, and Pro gram In for ma tion Bulletins) 

g Ba sic Trou ble shooting and Main te nance of the Lap top 

Com puter and the IPAL Pro gram 

g Using Citrix Metaframe 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: 

Course Length:
 

Tu i tion:
 

Dates:
 

Mac Carnes
 

Na omi Hughes
 

2 days
 

None
 

January 15-16, 2002
 

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MINE ACCI DENT INVES TI GA TION AND REPORT 

WRITING 

This course is available for coal, metal/non metal, labor and indus try acci dent in ves ti ga tors. Other inter ested indi vid u als should 

con tact the Tech ni cal Co or di na tor. The course reviews basic 

guide lines, proce dures, and techniques used to inves ti gate and 

re port on acci dents and other inci dents involv ing health and 

safety in the min ing in dus try. 

Class room activ i ties and discus sions cover reasons for acci dent 

in ves ti ga tions, the in ves ti ga tive pro cess, data col lec tion, ac ci dent

re con struc tion, proper analy sis for correc tive actions, and comple tion of inves ti ga tive reports follow ing rele vant MSHA guidelines and poli cies. At the conclu sion of the class, in a practi cal

ex er cise, students conduct a simu lated acci dent inves ti ga tion 

and prepare a re port. Stu dents should bring their laptop

com put ers. 

Con tents: 

g Over view of Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion
 

g Pre-In ves ti ga tion Ac tiv ities
 

g Ac ci dent Re con struc tion
 

g Pho tog ra phy/Sketching
 

g In ter viewing Tech niques
 

g Data Col lec tion and Eval u a tion 
 

g De veloping Con clu sions and Rec om men da tions
 

g Re port Writ ing 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: 

Course Length:
 

Tu i tion:
 

Dates:
 

Ken neth M. Scott 

Scott Mandeville 

Roy Milam 

8 days 

$572.00 

December 4-13, 2001 

March 5-14, 2002 

May 7-16, 2002 

July 16-25, 2002 

September 10-19, 2002 

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NEW 

COURSE 

TAILINGS DAM AND WASTE PILE 

INSPECTION – METAL/NONMETAL 

This course will intro duce the student to the general consid erations for the design, construc tion, mainte nance, and inspec tion 

of safe dams and waste piles. 

Con tents: 

g Typ i cal Geotechnical In ves ti ga tions 

g Foun da tion Anal y sis 

g Break through Po ten tial Anal y sis 

g Sta bil ity Anal y sis and Safety Fac tors 

g Hydrologic and Hy drau lic Con sid er ations 

g Con struc tion Mon i toring 

g Iden ti fi ca tion of De fi ciencies 

g Gen eral Methods of Remediation 

g Ap pli ca ble Reg u la tions 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Clif ford F. Lindsay 

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $215.00 

Dates: November 27-29, 2001 

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NEW 

COURSE 

Tap RooT® SYSTEM ACCIDENT/ 

INCIDENT INVES TI GA TION TRAINING 

This course is for MSHA coal, metal/nonmetal, techni cal support, or other MSHA employ ees who are involved in mine ac cident/in ci dent in ves ti ga tions. The Tap RooT® Sys tem pro vides a 

meth od ol ogy to lead an in ves ti ga tor through the tech niques and 

steps used to perform an in-depth inves ti ga tion of an in cident’s root causes. Training focuses on devel op ing a flow di agram of the events and condi tions leading up to the unde sired

in ci dent, evalu at ing each condi tion, identi fy ing causal factors, 

and evalu at ing each factor as to root cause. The course will include training on Systems Improve ment’s SnapCharT® and 

Root Cause Tree® soft ware. 

The SnapCharT® software is a graphic presen ta tion of the 

sequence of events iden ti fied and dis cov ered dur ing the phys i cal 

onsite in ves ti ga tion. A SnapCharT® helps the in ves ti ga tor to orga nize the infor ma tion gathered and identify the contrib ut ing

fac tors that lead to the inci dent. From this chart the inves ti gator can identify causal factors. In addi tion, it helps the in ves tigator iden tify holes and in con sis ten cies in the in for ma tion gathered dur ing the in ves ti ga tion. 

The Root Cause Tree® software takes over where a 

SnapCharT® stops. Where the SnapCharT® looks at what happened and the contrib ut ing factors involved, the Root Cause 

Tree® looks at why it happened. The Root Cause Tree® provides the in ves ti ga tor with a fairly com pre hen sive list of the root 

causes that should be con sid ered for ev ery in ci dent. 

Stu dents should bring their lap top com put ers. 

Con tents: 

g Equip ment Fail ure Anal y sis in clud ing: 

’ De sign Fail ures 

’ De fec tive Parts 

’ Pre ven tive/Pre dic tive Main te nance 

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Tap RooT® SYSTEM ACCI DENT/IN CI DENT

IN VES TI GA TION TRAINING (con tin ued) 

g Human Per for mance Dif fi culty Anal y sis in clud ing: 

’ Pro ce dures 

’ Training 

’ Qual ity con trol 

’ Com mu ni ca tions 

’ Man age ment Sys tems 

’ Hu man En gi neering 

’ Work Di rec tion 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: 

Course Length:
 

Tu i tion:
 

Dates:
 

Ken neth M. Scott
 

Don Gib son
 

3 days
 

$215.00
 

Jan u ary 8-10, 2002
 

May 21-23, 2002
 

June 18-20, 2002
 

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METAL/NONMETAL MINE
 

IN SPEC TORS RET RAIN ING
 

Metal and Nonmetal inspec tors are required to receive a min imum of two weeks of train ing ev ery two years. 

Listed below are the dates and subjects of the training sessions 

sched uled at the Acad emy. 

SCHED ULE 

March 5-14, 2002 

April 2-11, 2002 

Au gust 6-15, 2002 

SUB JECTS 

Not avail able at time of pub li ca tion. 

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METAL/NON METAL EN TRY LEVEL
 

IN SPEC TORS TRAIN ING
 

The courses listed in this section are designed for entry level 

mine inspec tors. However, they may be attended by Federal, 

state, min ing in dus try, and la bor or ga ni za tion per son nel. 

Training dates are given with each mod ule. 

Jan Kea ton
 

De part ment of In struc tional Ser vices
 

Na tional Mine Health and Safety Acad emy
 

1301 Air port Road
 

Bea ver, West Vir ginia 25813-9426
 

TELE PHONE: (304) 256-3234
 

FAX: (304) 256-3247
 

E-MAIL: keaton-janice@msha.gov
 

METAL/NON METAL CUR RIC U LUM 

(MOD ULES I-VII) 

The follow ing chart shows the required core courses for entry 

level in spec tors. 

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Lap top com puter and printer re quired for all mod ules. 

Mod ule I (4 

Orientation Pro fes sion al ism Com mu ni ca tions 

Ci ta tions and Or ders Law Reg u la tion and Ef fec tive Ci ta tion 

Di ver sity Pol icy and Math Writing

Stan dards of Con duct Ba sic Lap top 

Mod ule II (4 weeks) 

In spec tion Pro ce dures Ma te rial Stor age Inspector’s Portable 

Ci ta tions and Or ders Sim u lated In spec tion Applications for 

Re view (S&S) Ground Con trol Laptops (IPAL) 

Sur face Haul age 

Mod ule III (3 weeks) 

Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion IPAL Re view Ci ta tions and Or ders 

Elec tric ity In dus trial Hy giene I Re view [104(d)] 

Mod ule IV (3 weeks) 

In dus trial Hy giene II Drilling and Blasting Per sonal Pro tec tive 

Ci ta tion and Or ders In dus trial Ven ti la tion Equipment 

Re view [107(a)] (in conjunction with IH) 

Mod ule V (3 weeks) 

Ci ta tions and Or ders Court room Pro ce dures IPAL Re view 

Re view [104(g), Part 48] Gas De tecting De vices Tail ings

Parts 48 and 46 Un der ground Ven ti la tion Part 50 

Tox i col ogy Safety Pro grams 

Module VI (3 weeks) 

In tro duc tion to Ci ta tions and Or ders Struc tural Safety 

Special In ves ti ga tions Re view [103(k), Part 50] Com pressed Air 

Em ployee Health and Permissibility Unique Pro cesses 

Safety In ter viewing Tech niques Mine Res cue/Part 49 

Mod ule VII (3 weeks) 

Ci ta tions and Or ders Sim u lated In spec tion Tech Sup port Brief ing

Review (Act and Con fer ence Communication Citations and Orders 

Citations and Orders) Fire Pro tec tion Review 

RVRP Hoisting Re view/Grad u a tion 

weeks) 

[103(g)] 

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METAL/NONMETAL EN TRY LEVEL 

IN SPEC TORS TRAIN ING 

GROUP CC 

Mod ule V Oc to ber 15 - No vem ber 9, 2001 (4 weeks) 

Mod ule VI No vem ber 26 - De cem ber 21, 2001 (4 weeks) 

GROUP DD 

Mod ule V Oc to ber 15 - No vem ber 9, 2001 (4 weeks) 

Mod ule VI No vem ber 26 - De cem ber 21, 2001 (4 weeks) 

GROUP EE 

Mod ule IV Oc to ber 15 - No vem ber 2, 2001 (3 weeks) 

Mod ule V No vem ber 26 - De cem ber 21, 2001 (4 weeks) 

Mod ule VI Feb ru ary 25 - March 22, 2002 (4 weeks) 

GROUP FF 

Mod ule III No vem ber 26 - De cem ber 14, 2001 (3 weeks) 

Mod ule IV Jan u ary 28 - Feb ru ary 15, 2002 (3 weeks) 

Mod ule V March 4 - March 22, 2002 (3 weeks) 

Mod ule VI April 22 - May 10, 2002 (3 weeks) 

Mod ule VII June 10 - June 28, 2002 (3 weeks) 

GROUP GG 

Mod ule I Oc to ber 15 - No vem ber 9, 2001 (4 weeks) 

Mod ule II No vem ber 26 - De cem ber 21, 2001 (4 weeks) 

Mod ule III Jan u ary 28 - Feb ru ary 15, 2002 (3 weeks) 

Mod ule IV March 4 - March 22, 2002 (3 weeks) 

Mod ule V April 22 - May 10, 2002 (3 weeks) 

Mod ule VI June 10 - June 28, 2002 (3 weeks) 

Mod ule VII July 29 - Au gust 16, 2002 (3 weeks) 

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COAL INSPEC TION COURSES
 

Jour ney man Training 

All coal inspec tors will attend one week of training per year, or 

two weeks every other year. The training will be in a semi nar

for mat with subjects in vari ous specialty areas. Two working 

groups (under ground and surface) have been estab lished by the 

MSHA Training Commit tee to deter mine the training needs of 

coal mine journey man inspec tors. A list of dates and subjects 

can be found on page 51. 

The ad di tional courses de scribed in this sec tion are de signed for

jour ney man coal mine inspec tors and Federal, state, mining indus try, and la bor or gani za tion per son nel. 

Course dates are given at the bot tom of the course de scrip tion. 

Courses marked by this icon may be held 

at your worksite. If your com pany or or gani za tion would like any of these courses

pre sented onsite, contact Student Services at 304-256-3252 and 

sub mit the names of at least ten inter ested employ ees who will 

at tend. The course will then be sched uled. 

If you need more infor ma tion about contents of a course, contact the techni cal coor di na tor for that course at (304) 256-3100 

or Jan Kea ton at (304) 256- 3234. 

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Na tional Mine Health and Safety Acad emy
 

Stu dent Serv ices Branch
 

1301 Air port Road
 

Bea ver, West Vir ginia 25813- 9426
 

TELE PHONE: (304) 256- 3252
 

FAX: (304) 256- 3251
 

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BLAST ING (SURFACE) 

This course discusses the charac ter is tics and use of explo sives 

and blasting agents. It is de signed to teach blast ing stan dards in

ac cor dance with Inde pendent Makers of Explo sives (IME)

guide lines and the Code of Federal Regula tions (30 CFR). The 

course is structured for MSHA surface coal inspec tors and indus try per son nel. 

Con tents: 

g Defi ni tions
 

g Trans por ta tion and Stor age of Ex plo sives and Blast ing
 

Agents
 

g Deto na tion Units
 

g Mis fires
 

g Elec tric and None lec tric Blast ing Op era tions
 

g Ex plo sives Haz ards and Ac ci dents
 

g Safe Blast ing Prin ci ples (Work Pro ce dures, Mis fires, and
 

Blast Plans) 

g Ini tia tion Sys tems 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: 

Course Length:

Tu i tion: 

Dates: 

Wayne L. Lively
 

3 days
 

$215.00
 

August 6-8, 2002
 

35 
NEW 

COURSE 

COAL IMPOUNDMENT AND REFUSE 

PILE INSPECTION 

This course will intro duce the student to the general consid erations for the design, construc tion, mainte nance, and inspec tion 

of safe dams and waste piles. 

Con tents: 

g Typical Geotechnical In ves ti ga tions 

g Foun da tion Anal y sis 

g Break through Po ten tial Anal y sis 

g Sta bil ity Anal y sis and Safety Fac tors 

g Hydrologic and Hy drau lic Con sid er ations 

g Con struc tion Mon i toring 

g Iden ti fi ca tion of De fi ciencies 

g Gen eral Methods of Remediation 

g Ap pli ca ble Reg u la tions 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: 

Course Length:

Tu i tion: 

Dates: 

Clif ford F. Lindsay
 

3 days
 

$215.00
 

March 12-14, 2002
 

June 25-27, 2002
 

36 
HAUL AGE (SURFACE) 

Haul age acci dents have been the highest category of fatal ac cidents for several years at our Nation’s surface mines. This 

course teaches how to rec og nize the haz ards that ex ist in sur face

haul age, and is taught by former surface coal and metal/non -

metal mine in spec tors. 

Con tents: 

g Com pli ance De ter mi na tion of 30 CFR Parts 77.400 and 

77.1600 

g In spec tion Pro ce dures for Sur face Min ing Equip ment 

g Use of Signs and Traf fic Con trol on Mine Prop erty 

g Haul Road De sign 

g Brake Sys tems 

g New Tech nol ogy (video cameras) 

g Rollo ver Pro tective Struc tures (ROPS) 

g Fal ling Ob ject Pro tective Struc tures (FOPS) 

g Tire and Rim Safety 

g Over view of Fa tal Ac ci dents 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: 

Course Length:

Tu i tion: 

Dates: 

John Ty ler 

3 days 

$215.00 

July 9-11, 2002 

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IN DUS TRIAL HYGIENE 

This course will enable health and safety inspec tors to recog nize 

and effec tively assess health hazards, other than dust and noise, 

in coal mines and re lated ar eas. Labo ra tory ex er cises will in clude

sam pling proce dures and techniques for more common health 

haz ards that may be encoun tered during inspec tions. Other 

health hazard sampling proce dures and techniques as well as 

health effects – respi ra tory, derma to logi cal, carcino genic – will 

also be dis cussed. 

Con tents: 

g In dus trial Hy giene Ter mi nol ogy 

g Toxi col ogy 

g Sol vents 

g As bes tos 

g Ra dia tion (Gamma, Ul tra vio let) 

g Sam pling Meth ods 

g Meth ods of Con trol 

g Con tami nants That Have Been De tected at Mine Sites 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Wil liam D. McKinney 

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $215.00 

Dates: July 16-18, 2002 

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NEW 

COURSE 

IN SPEC TORS PORTA BLE
 

AP PLI CA TIONS FOR LAPTOPS (IPAL)
 

RE VIEW – COAL
 

The IPAL review course is designed for MSHA coal inspectors. 

The course re views the lat est ver sion of the IPAL Pro gram. The 

course also covers the funda men tals of the computer oper at ing 

sys tem, trou ble shoot ing, and how to use the computer to ref erence re source ma te rial stored in the com puter. 

Con tents: 

g Win dows 2000 

g IPAL (In spec tors Por ta ble Ap pli ca tions for Laptops) 

g Ref er ence Ma te rial (30 CFR, Mine Act, PPM, Pol icy In forma tion Let ters, and Pro gram In for ma tion Bul le tins) 

g Ba sic Trou ble shooting and Main te nance of the Lap top 

Com puter and the IPAL Pro gram 

g Using the Citrix Metaframe 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: 

Course Length:
 

Tu i tion:
 

Dates:
 

Mac Carnes
 

Na omi Hughes
 

2 days
 

None
 

January 29-30, 2002
 

39 
LONG WALL SAFETY 

The primary purpose of this course is to intro duce new in spectors to longwall mining. It will also make the expe ri enced inspec tors more famil iar with the trends and new technol ogy in 

this area. The course will cover all aspects of longwall mining, 

in clud ing ap proved MSHA plans and Pe ti tions for Mod i fi ca tion. 

The course reviews the basic compo nents that make up the

long wall and their functions, which will enhance and assist the 

in spec tor dur ing the in spec tion of longwalls. 

Con tents: 

g His tory and Trends 

g Parts of a Long wall (shearer, plow, panline, stage loader, 

drives, etc.) 

g Shields (parts and con trols) 

g Stra ta Con trol (above the long wall) 

g Hy drau lics 

g Long wall Moves 

g Spe cial Roof Con trol Prod ucts for Longwalls 

g Ven ti la tion (sec tion, gob, bleeder, bleeder fans) 

g Ba sic Long wall Elec tri cal Sys tems 

g CO Mon i tors 

g De gasi fi ca tion 

g Re spi ra ble Dust Con trol 

g In spec tion Pro ce dures 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: 

Course Length:

Tu i tion: 

Dates: 

Don Gib son
 

3 days
 

$215.00
 

September 10-12, 2002
 

40 
MINE ACCI DENT INVES TI GA TION AND REPORT 

WRIT ING 

This course is available for MSHA coal, metal/nonmetal, labor 

and industry acci dent in ves ti ga tors.Other in ter ested in di vid uals should contact the Tech ni cal Co or di na tor. The course reviews basic guidelines, proce dures, and techniques used to 

in ves ti gate and report on acci dents and other inci dents in volving health and safety in the min ing in dus try. 

Class room activ i ties and discus sions cover reasons for acci dent 

in ves ti ga tions, the in ves ti ga tive pro cess, data col lec tion, ac ci dent

re con struc tion, proper analy sis for correc tive actions, and comple tion of inves ti ga tive reports follow ing rele vant MSHA guidelines and poli cies. At the conclu sion of the class, in a practi cal 

ex er cise, stu dents will con duct a sim u lated ac ci dent in ves ti ga tion 

and prepare a re port. Stu dents should bring their laptop

com put ers.

Con tents: 

g Over view of Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion 

g Pre- Investigation Ac tivi ties 

g Ac ci dent Re con struc tion 

g Pho tog ra phy/Sketch ing 

g In ter view ing Tech niques 

g Data Col lec tion and Evalua tion 

g De vel op ing Con clu sions and Rec om men da tions 

g Re port Writ ing 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: 

Course Length:
 

Tu i tion:
 

Dates:
 

Ken neth M. Scott 

Scott Mandeville 

Roy Milam 

8 days 

$572.00 

De cem ber 4-13, 2001 

March 5-14, 2002 

May 7-16, 2002 

July 16-25, 2002 

September 10-19, 2002 

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MINE FIRE CONTROL SEMI NAR 

This seminar is designed to provide partic i pants with infor mation concern ing mine fire situ a tions. The seminar will blend 

class presen ta tions and case studies with exer cises in the Mine 

Sim u la tion Lab o ra tory. 

Con tents: 

g Fire Sta tis tics 

g Re cent Events 

g An Over view of 30 CFR Part 75 

g Lo ca tion and Op er a tion of Equip ment 

g Site Com mu ni ca tions 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors:	 Da vid Friley 

Jerry Bailey 

Course Length: 1 day 

Tu i tion: None 

Date: June 20, 2002 

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NEW 

COURSE 

NOISE HAZARDS, REGU LA TION, AND 

CON TROL 

This course provides the partic i pant with infor ma tion on the 

haz ards asso ci ated with overexposure to noise. It also thor ­

oughly re views 30 CFR Part 62, and ap pro pri ate mon i tor ing and 

con trol meth ods. In ad di tion, the class dis cusses the el e ments of 

an ef fec tive hear ing con ser va tion pro gram. 

Con tents: 

g Char ac ter is tics of Noise 

g Im pact of Noise on Health 

g Noise Mon i toring 

’ Sound Level Me ters 

’ Do sim e ters 

’ Oc tave Band Anal y sis 

g Audiometric Ex am i na tions 

g Noise Reg u la tion - Com pli ance Dis cus sion 

’ Ex po sure lev els 

’ Mon i toring 

’ Hear ing Con ser va tion Pro grams 

’ Training Re quire ments 

g Con trol meth ods 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Wil liam D. McKinney 

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $215.00 

Dates: December 18-20, 2001 

June 25-27, 2002 

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ROOF CONTROL FOR MINERS 

This course will update the miner on regu la tions and the new 

safety prod ucts re gard ing roof con trol. Miners will be in structed 

in prin ci ples and meth ods of roof/rib con trol which will be useful to them in their duties. Subjects listed will be incor po rated 

with safe min ing prac tices to help re duce roof fall fa tal i ties. 

Con tents: 

g Mo bile Roof Sup ports/Re treat Mining 

g Ca ble Bolts 

g New Roof Bolting Prod ucts 

g Sup ple men tal Sup ports (wood) 

g Ge ol ogy 

g New ASTM Specs 

g ATRS/Can opies 

g Haz ard Rec og ni tion 

g Other Topics 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor:
 

Course Length:
 

Tu i tion:
 

Dates:
 

John Rosiek 

1 day 

$72.00 

Avail able at worksite upon

re quest 

44 
ROOF CONTROL SEMINAR 

This semi nar is designed for miners, company manag ers, en gineers, trainers, roof bolter machine oper a tors, state and Federal 

mine in spec tors, and for any in di vid ual in coal mine roof safety. 

This sem i nar is also de signed to up date per son nel on new products and methods related to roof control. The semi nar will include presen ta tions by person nel from the Academy, Techni cal

Sup port, MSHA headquar ters, other govern ment agencies, and 

in dus try. All subjects will incor po rate safe mining practices 

which will reduce roof fall inju ries and fatal i ties. The semi nar 

will discuss new roof control techniques, trends, and devel opments. 

Con tents: 

g New Roof Bolting Products 

g Sup ple men tal Sup ports 

g Roof Con trol Fa tal ity Trends and Pre ven tion 

g Roof Con trol Ma chin ery Up dates 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: Jo seph P. Fama 

John Rosiek 

Course Length: 2 days

Tu i tion: None 

Dates: May 29-30, 2002 

45 
SUR FACE FACIL ITIES AND COAL 

PREP A RA TION 

This course is designed to famil iar ize the student with: equipment and pro cesses used in coal prep a ra tion plants; haz ards that 

might exist around prepa ra tion plants; and inspec tion re quirements for such plants. This course has been expanded to in ­

clude struc tural safety in an ef fort to elim i nate sur face struc tural 

fail ures in the min ing in dus try. 

Con tents: 

g Struc tural Safety 

g Equip ment Guarding 

g Stock pile Safety 

g De liv ery Methods to the Plant 

g Crushing, Sizing, and Washing Pro cesses 

g Dewatering and Drying 

g Stor age of Raw and Clean Coal 

g Po ten tial Haz ards 

g Prep a ra tion Plant In spec tion 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: Clif ford F. Lindsay 

John Ty ler 

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $215.00 

Dates: August 27-29, 2002 

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NEW 

COURSE 

Tap RooT® SYSTEM ACCIDENT/ 

INCIDENT INVES TI GA TION TRAINING 

This course is for MSHA coal, metal/nonmetal, techni cal support, or other MSHA employ ees who are involved in mine ac cident/in ci dent in ves ti ga tions. The Tap RooT® Sys tem pro vides a 

meth od ol ogy to lead an in ves ti ga tor through the tech niques and 

steps used to perform an in-depth inves ti ga tion of an in cident’s root causes. Training focuses on devel op ing a flow di agram of the events and condi tions leading up to the unde sired

in ci dent, evalu at ing each condi tion, identi fy ing causal factors, 

and evalu at ing each factor as to root cause. The course will include training on Systems Improve ment’s SnapCharT® and 

Root Cause Tree® soft ware. 

The SnapCharT® software is a graphic presen ta tion of the 

sequence of events iden ti fied and dis cov ered dur ing the phys i cal 

onsite in ves ti ga tion. A SnapCharT® helps the in ves ti ga tor to orga nize the infor ma tion gathered and identify the contrib ut ing

fac tors that lead to the inci dent. From this chart the inves ti gator can identify causal factors. In addi tion, it helps the in ves tigator iden tify holes and in con sis ten cies in the in for ma tion gathered dur ing the in ves ti ga tion. 

The Root Cause Tree® software takes over where a 

SnapCharT® stops. Where the SnapCharT® looks at what happened and the contrib ut ing factors involved, the Root Cause 

Tree® looks at why it happened. The Root Cause Tree® provides the in ves ti ga tor with a fairly com pre hen sive list of the root 

causes that should be con sid ered for ev ery in ci dent. 

Stu dents should bring their lap top com put ers. 

Con tents: 

g Equip ment Fail ure Anal y sis in clud ing: 

’ De sign Fail ures 

’ De fec tive Parts 

’ Pre ven tive/Pre dic tive Main te nance 

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Tap RooT® SYSTEM ACCI DENT/IN CI DENT

IN VES TI GA TION TRAINING (con tin ued) 

g Hu man Per for mance Dif fi culty Anal y sis in clud ing: 

’ Pro ce dures 

’ Training 

’ Qual ity con trol 

’ Com mu ni ca tions 

’ Man age ment Sys tems 

’ Hu man En gi neering 

’ Work Di rec tion 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: 

Course Length:
 

Tu i tion:
 

Dates:
 

Ken neth M. Scott
 

Don Gib son
 

3 days
 

$215.00
 

Jan u ary 8-10, 2002
 

May 21-23, 2002
 

June 18-20, 2002
 

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UN DER GROUND DIESEL EQUIPMENT/

VEN TI LA TION 

This course provides the partic i pants with techniques to 

conduct an evalu a tion of exist ing under ground mining diesel 

equipment. Basic air sampling princi ples will be presented. The 

im pact of diesel equipment on the mine venti la tion system and 

the mine venti la tion plan will be discussed. The asso ci ated 

health hazards with diesel equipment and diesel fuel will be exam ined. 

Pri mary em pha sis will fo cus on the Code of Fed eral Regu la tions 

(30 CFR) related to under ground mining opera tions. The class 

will inte grate technol ogy with case studies and basic labora tory 

work. 

Con tents: 

g Code of Fed eral Regu la tions Re view 

g Air Sam pling Pro ce dures 

g In tro duc tion to Ba sic Air Flow Meas ure ment Tech niques
 

g Equip ment
 

g Health Haz ards
 

g Proper Health Sam pling Tech niques 

g Re view of Die sel Tech nol ogy 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: 

Course Length:
 

Tu i tion:
 

Dates:
 

Scott Mandeville
 

Don Gibson
 

3 days
 

$215.00
 

Scheduled upon request
 

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NEW 

COURSE 

UN DER GROUND
 

HAUL AGE,
 

TRANS POR TA TION,
 

AND MACHIN ERY
 

Ac ci dents clas si fied as Haul age or Ma chin ery have con tin ued to 

be one of the leading causes of fa tal i ties in un der ground min ing. 

These two catagories are also the lead ing causes of nonfatal acci dents in under ground mining which result in lost work days. 

This course teaches recog ni tion of some of the hazards as so ciated with haulage equipment and other machin ery found in under ground coal mines and meth ods to elim i nate them. 

Con tents: 

g Re cent sta tis ti cal data 

g In ves ti ga tive find ings of some re cent ac ci dents 

g Dif fer ence be tween those ac ci dents clas si fied as haul age 

and those clas si fied as ma chin ery 

g Reg u la tions and pol icy 

g Safe guards 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor:
 

Course Length:
 

Tu i tion:
 

Dates:
 

Roy Milam
 

2 days
 

$143.00
 

De cem ber 18-19, 2001
 

Feb ru ary 20-21, 2002
 

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COAL MINE IN SPEC TORS
 

RET RAIN ING
 

MSHA under ground coal mine inspec tors are required to re ­

ceive a mini mum of two weeks of train ing every two years. 

Listed below are the dates and subjects of the training sessions 

sched uled at the Acad emy. 

SCHED ULE 

Oc to ber 23 - No vem ber 1, 2001
 

Jan u ary 8-17, 2002
 

April 9-18, 2002
 

July 16-25, 2002
 

SUB JECTS 

g CO Mon i tors
 

g Ci ta tion and Or der Writ ing
 

g Elec tri cal Haz ards
 

g Law, Reg u la tion, and Pol icy
 

g Noise
 

g Roof and Rib
 

g Sur face Work Areas (Trucks)
 

g Ven ti la tion
 

g Part 48
 

g Preshift and Onshift In spec tions
 

g Con veyor Belts
 

g Part 72
 

g Con trac tors
 

g AAA In spec tion Pro ce dures
 

g Ac ci dent Pre ven tion for MSHA In spec tors
 

g Fatals Anal y sis
 

g Mine Maps
 

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COAL ENTRY LEVEL
 

INSPECTORS TRAIN ING
 

The courses listed in this section are designed for entry level 

mine inspec tors. However, they may be attended by Federal, 

state, min ing in dus try, and la bor or gani za tion per son nel. 

Train ing dates are given with each mod ule. 

Jan Kea ton
 

De part ment of In struc tional Serv ices
 

Na tional Mine Health and Safety Acad emy
 

1301 Air port Road
 

Bea ver, West Vir ginia 25813- 9426
 

TELE PHONE: (304) 256- 3234
 

FAX: (304) 256- 3247
 

E- MAIL: keaton-janice@msha.gov
 

COAL CURRIC U LUM (MODULES I-VIII) 

The follow ing chart shows the required core courses for entry 

level in spec tors. 

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Well ness Train ing is sched uled daily for each mod ule. 

Laptop computer and printer required for all modules. 

MOD ULE I (4 weeks) 

Ori en ta tion Ef fec tive Writ ing Ci ta tions and Or ders 

Stan dards of Con duct Law, Regu la tion, & Pol icy In tro duc tion to Lap tops 

Math Communications Pro fes sion al ism 

Diversity 

MOD ULE II (3 weeks) 

In spec tion Pro ce dures Ground Control Citations and Orders 

Inspectors Portable Surface Installations Review (S&S)

Applications for Combustible Materials Gas Detecting Devices 

Laptops (IPAL) and Rockdusting 

M OD ULEIII (3 weeks) 

Citations and Orders Roof Con trol I Respirable Dust 

Review Sur face Load and Haul 

MOD ULE IV (3 weeks) 

Review: Professionalism/ IPAL Review Workplace Examinations

Conflict Resolution Mine Maps/Ventilation I Simu lated In spec tion 

Fire Protection Courtroom Procedures Structural Safety 

MOD ULE V (3 weeks) 

Blasting and Explosives Roof Control II Mine Electricity I 

Citations and Orders Petition for Modification Training Requirements 

Review [107(a)] Un der ground Haul age 

MOD ULE VI (3 weeks) 

Ci ta tions and Or ders Mine Electricity II Noise/Miscellaneous 

Re view [104(g), Part 48] Impoundments Health 

Accident Investigation Ventilation II 

MOD ULE VII (3 weeks) 

Part 50 Diesel Permissibility Mine Rescue/Part 49 

In ter view ing Tech niques Mine Wide Monitoring Introduction to Special

Electrical Permissibility Longwall Investigations 

MODULE VIII (3 weeks) 

RVRP Technical Support Field Employee Health and 

Simulated Inspection Trip Safety 

Citations and Orders Citations and Orders Miscellaneous Safety 

Review [103(k), Part 50] Review [103(g)] Standards 

Hoisting Review/Graduation 

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COAL ENTRY LEVEL 

INSPECTORS TRAIN ING 

GROUP 34 

Mod ule VIII Oc to ber 15 - No vem ber 1, 2001 (3 weeks) 

GROUP 35 

Mod ule IV Oc to ber 15 - No vem ber 2, 2001 (3 weeks) 

Mod ule V No vem ber 26 - De cem ber 14, 2001 (3 weeks) 

Mod ule VI Jan u ary 28 - Feb ru ary 15, 2002 (3 weeks) 

Mod ule VII March 4 - March 22, 2002 (3 weeks) 

Module VIII April 15 - May 3, 2002 (3 weeks) 

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COM PUTER TRAIN ING SCHED ULE
 

Con tents of each com puter class are listed fol lowed by a schedule by course dates. All persons attend ing, except employ ees of 

Fed eral, state, or lo cal gov ern ments, will be charged a tu i tion fee 

of $215.00 for a three-day class; $143.00 for a two-day class; and 

$72.00 for a one-day class. 

Ad di tional infor ma tion may be obtained by contact ing the 

Course Co or di na tors: Mac A. Carnes (304) 256-3398; Na omi A. 

Hughes (304) 256-3313; or Betty Ho gan (304) 256-3235. 

Na tional Mine Health and Safety Acad emy
 

Stu dent Ser vices Branch
 

1301 Air port Road
 

Bea ver, West Vir ginia 25813-9426
 

TELE PHONE: (304) 256-3252
 

FAX: (304) 256-3251
 

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NEW 

COURSE 

IN SPEC TORS PORTA BLE
 

AP PLI CA TIONS FOR LAPTOPS (IPAL)
 

RE VIEW – COAL AND METAL/
 

NON METAL
 

The IPAL review course is designed for MSHA coal and 

metal/non metal inspec tors. The course reviews the latest version of the IPAL Program. The course also covers the fundamen tals of the com puter op er at ing sys tem, trou ble shoot ing, and 

how to use the computer to refer ence resource mate rial stored 

in the com puter. 

Con tents: 

g Win dows 2000 

g IPAL (In spec tors Por ta ble Ap pli ca tions for Laptops) 

g Ref er ence Ma te rial (30 CFR, Mine Act, PPM, Pol icy In forma tion Let ters, and Pro gram In for ma tion Bulletins) 

g Ba sic Trou ble shooting and Main te nance of the Lap top 

Com puter and the IPAL Pro gram 

g Using Citrix Metaframe 

Course Length: 2 days

Tu i tion: None 

Dates: MNM - January 15-16, 2002 

COAL - January 29-30, 2002 

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NEW 

COURSE 

IN TRO DUC TION TO MICROSOFT 

AC CESS 2000 

This course requires a prior knowledge of comput ers. Ac tiv ities

in clude hands-on work in the Computer Labo ra tory. Each student will develop/use a data base which uses the contents listed 

be low. 

Con tents: 

g Tour of Ac cess 

g Ex am ining Ta bles 

g Using Ta bles 

g Cre ating Ta bles 

g Forms and Form Con trols 

g Using Queries 

g Working with Re ports 

g Cre ating Mailing La bels 

Course Length:
 

Tu i tion:
 

Dates:
 

3 days
 

$215.00
 

January 15-17, 2002
 

March 26-28, 2002
 

June 25-27, 2002
 

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NEW 

COURSE 

IN TER ME DI ATE MICROSOFT 

AC CESS 2000 

This course requires a prior knowledge of comput ers. Activ ities

in clude hands-on work in the Computer Labo ra tory. Each student will develop/use a data base which uses the contents listed 

be low. 

Pre req ui sites:	 In tro duc tion to Microsoft Ac cess 2000 or 

work ing knowl edge of con tents of the 

In tro duc tion to Microsoft Ac cess 2000 course. 

Con tents: 

g Un der stand ing Re la tional Da ta bases 

g Cre ating and Cus tom izing Forms, Ex ploring Mainforms 

and Subforms 

g Cre ating and Using Multitable Queries 

g Tool box Tools in Forms and Re ports 

g Adding Ex pres sions in Forms and Re ports 

g Mod ifying and En hancing Re ports 

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $215.00 

Dates:	 March 12-14, 2002 

May 21-23, 2002 

July 23-25, 2002 

58 
NEW 

COURSE 

AD VANCED MICROSOFT ACCESS 

2000 

This course is for expe ri enced data base users and requires a 

prior knowledge of Microsoft Access 2000. Activ ities include 

hands-on work in the Computer Labo ra tory. Each student will 

de velop/use a da ta base which uses the con tents listed be low. 

Pre req ui sites:	 In tro duc tion to Microsoft Ac cess 2000, 

In ter me di ate Microsoft Ac cess 2000, or a 

thor ough work ing knowl edge of pre vi ous 

Ac cess 2000 courses. 

Con tents: 

g De fining and Editing Re la tion ships 

g Working with Ad vanced Queries 

g Working with Ad vanced Forms 

g Build ing Ad vanced Re ports 

g De fining Switch boards 

g Ap pli ca tion Pro ject—De veloping a Da ta base 

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $215.00 

Dates:	 May 14-16, 2002 

June 18-20, 2002 

September 10-12, 2002 

59 
NEW 

COURSE 

IN TRO DUC TION TO MICROSOFT 

EX CEL 2000 

This course requires a prior knowledge of comput ers and the 

Microsoft Windows 95/98/2000 oper at ing system. Classroom 

ac tiv i ties in clude hands-on work in the Com puter Lab o ra tory.

Con tents: 

g Un der stand ing the Ex cel Working Screen and Work books
 

g Build ing Worksheets
 

g For mulas and Func tions
 

g For matting Worksheets
 

g Print ing Worksheets 

g Working with Charts 

Course Length:
 

Tu i tion:
 

Dates:
 

3 days
 

$215.00
 

January 29-31, 2002
 

June 11-13, 2002
 

AD VANCED MICROSOFT EXCEL 2000 

This course requires a prior knowledge of comput ers and the 

In tro duc tion to Microsoft Excel 2000 course. Activ ities include 

hands-on work in the Com puter Lab o ra tory.

Con tents: 

g Re view of Ba sic Fea tures 

g Im porting Data 

g Pivot Ta bles 

g Ad vanced Charting 

g Using Ex cel with Other Pro grams 

g Ap pli ca tion Pro ject 

Course Length:
 

Tu i tion:
 

Dates:
 

3 days
 

$215.00
 

April 16-18, 2002
 

August 6-8, 2002
 

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NEW 

COURSE 

MICROSOFT OFFICE 2000 

AP PLI CA TION 

This course is designed for users who have a good working 

knowl edge of the Microsoft Of fice soft ware which in cludes Access, Ex cel, Powerpoint, and Word. 

Con tents: 

g Cre ating Forms in Word 

g Im porting and Ex port ing Ex cel Spread sheets 

g Im porting and Ex port ing Ac cess Da ta bases 

g Cre ating Hyperlinks 

g Em bedding Worksheets in a Doc u ment 

g Linking Worksheets 

g Con verting Lists Into Ac cess Ta bles From Wordperfect 

Course Length: 3 days 

Tu i tion: $215.00 

Dates: Jan u ary 8-10, 2002 

Sep tem ber 24-26, 2002 

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NEW MICROSOFT OUTLOOK 2000

COURSE 

Stu dents will learn how to eas ily or ga nize and man age elec tronic 

mail, calen dars, tasks, and contacts all from one window. This 

course includes a series of hands-on exer cises to teach how to 

ac cess all the re sources of Out look. 

Con tents: 

g Getting Started with Out look 2000 

g Working with E-mail 

g Using At tach ments 

g Working with Con tacts 

g Man aging Time with Cal en dar 

g Using Tasks 

g Using the Jour nal and Notes 

g Com mon Tools and Short cuts 

Course Length: 2 days

Tu i tion: $143.00 

Dates:	 January 8-9, 2002 

February 20-21, 2002 

August 27-28, 2002 

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NEW 

COURSE 

MICROSOFT POWERPOINT 2000
 

This course requires a prior knowledge of comput ers. PowerPoint is a presen ta tion graph ics soft ware which has all the tools 

in struc tors/pre sent ers need to put together profes sional, compel ling presen ta tions quickly and easily. Lessons are presented 

with a hands-on ap proach us ing step-by-step ex er cises. 

Con tents: 

g Getting Started with PowerPoint 

g Working in Out line View 

g Working in Slide View 

g Working with Draw ing Tools and Clip Art 

g Mod ifying Tem plates 

g Cre ating Word Art 

g Adding Dig i tal Cam era and Internet Pic tures 

g Using Microsoft Graph 

g Cre ating Or ga ni za tion Charts 

g Working in Slide Sorter View 

g Fi nal izing and Print ing On line Pre sen ta tions 

g Ap pli ca tion Pro ject 

g Scanning Graph ics Res o lu tion 

Course Length: 3 days 

Tu i tion: $215.00 

Dates:	 April 2-4, 2002 

July 9-11, 2002 

September 24-26, 2002 

63 
NEW 

COURSE 

MICROSOFT WINDOWS 2000
 

This course provides students with the funda men tal essen tials 

and many time-sav ing short cuts in Microsoft Win dows 2000. Activ ities in clude hands-on work in the Com puter Lab o ra tory. 

Con tents: 

g In tro duc tion to Win dows 2000 

g Using the Taskbar 

g Ba sic Ap pli ca tion Tech niques 

g Man aging Files 

g In tro duc tion to Win dows Ex plorer 

g Doc u ment Man age ment Tech niques 

g Com mon Tools and Short cuts 

Course Length: 2 days

Tu i tion: $143.00 

Dates:	 March 12-13, 2002 

March 26-27, 2002 

May 14-15, 2002 

64 
NEW 

COURSE 

MICROSOFT WORD 2000
 

Stu dents will learn their way around the block with Microsoft 

Word. This course puts em pha sis on re al is tic and prac ti cal so lutions for the wordprocessor user who wants to become more 

pro duc tive and ef fec tive. 

Con tents: 

g Getting Ac quainted with Word 

g Saving, Open ing, Closing, Print ing 

g Man aging Doc u ments 

g Editing, For matting 

g Check ing Your Spell ing and Gram mar 

g Col umns, Ta bles, Graph ics 

g Mail Merging 

g Working with Styles and Tem plates 

g Using Word for E-mail 

Course Length:
 

Tu i tion:
 

Dates:
 

3 days
 

$215.00
 

November 27-29, 2001
 

December 18-20, 2001
 

February 26-28, 2002
 

June 4-6, 2002
 

July 16-18, 2002
 

August 13-15, 2002
 

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CER TI FI CA TION AND
 

QUALI FI CA TION COURSES
 

The courses in this sec tionare avail ableto MSHA and in dus try

per son nel. Upon suc cess ful com ple tion of any of these courses, 

par tic i pants will re ceivethe re quiredMSHA cer tif i ca tion for the 

par tic u lar area cov ered. 

Courses marked by this icon may be held 

at your worksite. If your com pany or or gani za tion would like any of these courses 

pre sented onsite, con tactStu dentSer vicesat 304-256-3252 and 

sub mit the names of at least ten in ter estedem ploy eeswho will 

at tend. The course will then be sched uled. 

If you need more in for ma tion about con tentsof a course, contact the tech ni cal co or di na tor for that course at (304) 256-3100 or Jan 

Kea ton at (304) 256-3234. 

Na tional Mine Health and Safety Acad emy
 

Stu dent Ser vices Branch
 

1301 Air port Road
 

Bea ver, West Vir ginia 25813-9426
 

TELE PHONE: (304) 256-3252
 

FAX: (304) 256-3251
 

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AN NUAL RETRAINING FOR
 

IM POUND MENT QUALIFI CA TION
 

This course pro vides the an nual re train ing re quire ments for 

qual i fied im pound ment in spec tors. Im pound ment in spec tors are

re quired to re ceivean nual re train ing in ac cor dancewith the require ments spec i fiedin the Code of Fed eral Reg u la tions [30 CFR 

77.107-1(b)]. 

Con tents: 

g Re views of Proper In spec tion Pro ce dures 

g Signs of Im pound ment Dis tress 

g In stru men ta tion Mon i toring 

g Con struc tion Mon i toring 

g Emer gency Ac tion Planning 

g Foun da tion Anal y sis 

g Geotechnical In ves ti ga tions 

g Break through Po ten tial Analysis 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: 

Course Length: 

Tu i tion: 

Dates: 

Clif ford F. Lindsay
 

4 hours
 

$41.00
 

December 20, 2001
 

March 7, 2002
 

June 19, 2002
 

September 12, 2002
 

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QUAL I FI CA TION FOR
 

IM POUND MENT INSPEC TION
 

This course pro vides the ini tial train ing for per son nel re quired 

to in spect im pound ments. Suc cess ful com ple tion of this course 

qual i fies the par tic i pant to in spect im pound ments as re quired by 

the Code of Fed eral Reg u la tions [30 CFR 77.216-3(g)]. 

Con tents: 

In tro duc tory train ing on: 

g Proper In spec tion Pro ce dures 

g Rec og nizing De fi ciencies and Signs of Dis tress 

g Fail ure Modes 

g Foun da tion Anal y sis 

g Geotechnical In ves ti ga tion 

g Break through Po ten tial Anal y sis 

g Com mon In stru men ta tion 

g Fa cil ity Con fig u ra tions 

g Field Haz ard Clas si fi ca tions 

g Re porting Re quire ments 

g In spec tion Forms 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: 

Course Length:

Tu i tion: 

Dates: 

Clif ford F. Lindsay
 

8 hours
 

$72.00
 

November 15, 2001
 

Feb ru ary 14, 2002
 

May 16, 2002
 

July 11, 2002
 

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RE SPI RA BLE COAL MINE DUST SAMPLER
 

CAL I BRA TION/MAIN TE NANCE CERTIF I CA TION
 

This course pro vides the ini tial train ing for per son nel re quired 

to cal i brate and main tain coal mine dust sam pling equip ment. 

Suc cess ful com ple tion of this course cer ti fies the par tic i pantto 

cal i brate and main tain re spi ra ble coal mine dust sam pler units 

un der the cur rent Code of Fed eral Reg u la tions (30 CFR Parts 

70/71/90). 

Con tents: 

g Prop erties of the Ap proved Sam pling Unit 

g Re spon si bil ities of the Cer tified Per son for Main te nance 

and Cal i bra tion 

Hands-On In struc tion: 

g Pump Cal i bra tion Pro ce dures 

g Main te nance Re quire ments 

g Sam pling Unit In spec tion 

g Pre-Shift Checks of Ap proved Sam pling Unit 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Wil liam D. McKinney 

Course Length: 8 hours 

Tu i tion: $72.00 

Dates: March 6, 2002 

September 25, 2002 

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RE SPI RA BLE COAL MINE DUST SAMPLING 

CER TIF I CA TION 

This course pro vides the ini tial train ing for per son nel re quired 

to col lect coal mine dust sam ples. 

Suc cess ful com ple tion of this course cer ti fies the par tic i pantto 

col lect and sub mitre spi ra ble coal mine dust sam plesun derthe 

cur rent Code of Fed eral Reg u la tions (30 CFR Parts 70/71/90). 

Con tents: 

In struc tion in the Reg u la tions Gov erning the Coal Mine Op er ator’s Re spi ra ble Dust Sam pling Pro gram in clud ing: 

g Na ture of Re spi ra ble Dust Haz ards 

g Re spon si bil ities of the Cer tified Sam pler 

g Re spi ra ble Dust Sam pling Pro ce dures 

g Ap proved Sam pler Units 

g On-Shift Pa ram e ter Checks 

Hands-on In struc tions for Sam pling Unit: 

g As sem bly 

g In spec tion 

g Use 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Wil liam D. McKinney 

Course Length: 8 hours 

Tu i tion: $72.00 

Dates: March 5, 2002 

September 24, 2002 

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GEN ERAL COURSES FOR MSHA
 AND THE MIN ING IN DUS TRY
 

The Academy courses described in this section are available to 

MSHA and in dus try per son nel. 

Courses marked by this icon may be held 

at your worksite. If your com pany or or gani za tion would like any of these courses

pre sented onsite, contact Student Services at 304-256-3252 and 

sub mit the names of at least ten inter ested employ ees who will 

at tend. The course will then be sched uled. 

If you need more infor ma tion about contents of a course, contact the techni cal coor di na tor for that course at (304) 256-3100 

or Jan Kea ton at (304) 256-3234. 

Na tional Mine Health and Safety Acad emy
 

Stu dent Ser vices Branch
 

1301 Air port Road
 

Bea ver, West Vir ginia 25813-9426
 

TELE PHONE: (304) 256-3252
 

FAX: (304) 256-3251
 

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AC CI DENT PREVEN TION

TECH NIQUES 

This course is de signed for safety man ag ers/di rec tors, mine manag ers, or anyone in the mining indus try inter ested in red uc ing 

in ci dents and ac ci dents. Sev eral proven ac ci dent re duc tion techniques are cov ered dur ing the three-day class. The course starts 

with a discus sion on the princi ple of mul ti ple causa tion and 

the im por tance of iden ti fy ing the sig nif i cant con trib ut ing fac tors 

in most mining acci dents. Ac ci dents/in ci dents are broken into 

the three levels of causa tion with exam ples of each level dis -

cussed. Discus sions then fo cus on the in di rect level of cau sa tion 

through a technique of identi fy ing perfor mance problems as either skill or moti va tional. Unsafe condi tions and unsafe work 

prac tices are addressed through job safety analy sis and job ob ­

ser va tion. Stress, safety commu ni ca tions, and effec tive safety 

talks will be covered. The class ends with a health and safety 

sur vey which can identify the strengths and weaknesses of a 

com pany’s health and safety pro gram. 

Con tents: 

g Ac ci dent/In ci dent Anal y sis 

g An a lyzing Per for mance Prob lems 

g Safety Com mu ni ca tions/Pro mo tion 

g De veloping Ef fec tive Safety Talks 

g Man aging Stress 

g Job Safety Anal y sis 

g Job Ob ser va tion 

g Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion 

g Mine Safety Pro gram Rat ing Pro ce dures 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: 

Course Length:

Tu i tion: 

Dates: 

Ken neth M. Scott
 

3 days
 

$215.00
 

Scheduled upon request
 

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NEW ELEC TRI CAL SAFETY FOR MINERS

COURSE 

This course is designed to provide practi cal methods and techniques for the iden ti fi ca tion of elec tri cal haz ards and the ap propri ate en force ment ac tions to be taken. This course is for MNM 

in dus try per son nel with lim ited elec tri cal ex per tise. 

Con tents: 

g Grounding 

g Power Dis tri bu tion Sys tems 

g In spec tion of Elec tri cal Equip ment 

g Cur rent Pol icy 

g Haz ard Rec og ni tion 

g Ci ta tions and Or ders 

g Per sonal Safety 

NOTE: This course is not for Electri cal Spe cial ists. 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Roy Milam 

Course Length: 2 days

Tu i tion: $143.00 

Dates: June 25-26, 2002 

75 
HOISTS AND ELE VA TORS 

This course pro vides in struc tion to the stu dent in the ba sic parts 

of mine per son nel hoists and el e va tors. It in cludes dis cus sion of 

drums, sheaves, cages, and mainly concen trates on wire ropes 

and ter mi na tions. The stu dent will learn ba sic wire rope and termi na tion technol ogy and how to use this knowledge to enforce 

re moval crite ria accord ing to the Code of Federal Regu la tions 

(30 CFR 75.1400 or 56.19000). The class will also touch on the

Amer i can Soci ety of Mechan i cal Engi neers A17.1 and A17.2 

Stan dards which apply to ele va tors. The student will be taught 

how to con duct an ad e quate in spec tion for per son nel hoists and 

el e va tors. There are ex er cises on haz ard rec og ni tion and how to 

write the ap pro pri ate ci ta tions. This course is for MSHA coal inspec tors, MNM in spec tors, and in dus try per son nel. 

Con tents: 

g Wire Rope Tech nol ogy 

g Ter mi na tions and At tach ments 

g Re moval Cri te ria Ac cord ing to 30 CFR 

g How to Ap ply ASME A17.1 & A17.2 

g Haz ard Rec og ni tion 

g In spec tion Pro ce dure 

g Ci ta tion and Or der Writ ing 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Jo seph P. Fama 

Course Length: 3 days 

Tu i tion: $215.00 

Dates: June 11-13, 2002 

76 
IN DUS TRIAL HYGIENE: SAMPLING FOR 

RE SPI RA BLE SILI CA DUST AND NOISE 

(Only of fered on site) 

This class, devel oped in coop er a tion with the National Stone
 

As so ci a tion, is to be scheduled at your worksite. It involves
 

two days of classroom work and a full day of sampling for sil­
 

ica and noise. It prepares miners and mine oper a tors to con-
 

duct on go ing sam pling. Re sults of noise sam pling are avail able
 

im me di ately; dust sampling requires analy sis in the labo ra tory,
 

and the cost of anal y sis is picked up by the mine op er a tor.
 

A min i mum of ten stu dents is re quired; the max i mum class size
 

is fif teen stu dents.
 

Con tents:
 

g Haz ards of Sil ica and Noise
 

g In tro duc tion to In dus trial Hy giene
 

g Sam pling Equip ment and Tech niques Lab o ra tory
 

g Re cord Keeping 

g Cal cu la tions 

g Con trols 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: 

Tu i tion: 

Dates: 

Wil liam D. McKinney
 

Polly Kalich
 

$250.00 per stu dent
 

Lim ited avail abil ity; to be
 

ar ranged with in di vid ual
 

op era tors
 

77 
IN STRUC TOR TRAINING WORKSHOP (PART 46) 

This course is designed for indi vid u als who are desig nated compe tent instruc tors by compa nies and/or contrac tors subject to 

Part 46. The course is intended to im prove mine trainers’ instruc tional skills, abili ties, and knowledge. Partic ipants will be 

asked to select a topic given in 30 CFR Part 46, de velop a lesson plan, and present a 15-minute instruc tional segment. The 

pre sen ta tion will be evalu ated by the instruc tor and will be video taped for playback and indi vid ual re view. The course is of ­

fered as a three (3) or four (4) day program. An op tional 

MSHA First Aid class is of fered the first day. 

Con tents: 

g Part 46 Training Re quire ments 

g Re view of Part 46 Training Ma te rial 

g Prin ci ples of Adult In struc tion 

g Developing Ob jec tives 

g De veloping Cri te rion Test Items 

g Out lining the Training Con tent 

g De ter mining the In struc tional Methods 

g De veloping and Using Training Aids 

g De veloping a Les son Plan 

g Using Fa cil i ta tion Skills 

g MSHA First Aid Pro gram (op tional) 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Ken neth M. Scott 

Course Length: 3 days ( 4 days with first aid) 

Tu i tion: $215.00 (3 days) 

$286.00 (4 days) 

Dates: Jan u ary 28-31, 2002 

June 3-6, 2002 

Sep tem ber 23-26, 2002 

(All dates in clude one day First Aid In struc tor Training) 

78 
IN STRUC TOR TRAINING WORKSHOP (PART 48) 

This course is intended to improve the instruc tional skills, abil ities, and knowledge of mine trainers. Partic i pants will be re ­

quired to select, develop, and present a 15-minute training 

seg ment on a health or safety topic in 30 CFR Part 48. The presen ta tion will be vid eo taped for play back and in di vid ual re view. 

Ap proval as a Part 48 instruc tor is a two-part process. (1) You 

must dem on strate that you have knowl edge of the sub jects that 

you will be teaching. This is gener ally accom plished by sub mitting a re sume to the lo cal MSHA Dis trict show ing your min ing

ex pe ri ence and edu ca tion. (2) You must demon strate that you 

have the ability to teach. Success ful comple tion of this course 

will en able you to meet this re quire ment. 

The course is of fered as a three (3) or four (4) day program. An 

op tional MSHA First Aid class is of fered the first day. 

Con tents: 

g Prin ci ples of Adult In struc tion 

g De veloping Ob jec tives 

g De veloping Cri te rion Test Items 

g Out lining the Training Con tent 

g De ter mining the In struc tional Methods 

g De veloping and Using Training Aids 

g De veloping a Les son Plan 

g Using Fa cil i ta tion Skills 

g Part 48 Re quire ments 

g MSHA First Aid Pro gram 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Ken neth M. Scott 

Course Length: 3 days (4 days with first aid)

Tu i tion: $215.00 (3 days) 

$286.00 (4 days) 

Dates:	 No vem ber 5-8, 2001 

March 25-28, 2002 

July 8-11, 2002 

(All dates in clude one day First Aid In struc tor Training) 

79 
IN TER ME DI ATE TOXI COL OGY 

This course will provide coal and metal/nonmetal health special ists with a review of the uptake, distri bu tion, metab olism, 

and elimi na tion of indus trial and en vi ron men tal chem i cals. Doseand time-response rela tion ships will be discussed. Toxic effects 

of met als, particulates, and sol vents will then be ex am ined. 

Con tents: 

g In tro duc tion to Fun da men tal Con cepts of Tox i col ogy 

g Re view of Ter mi nol ogy Used in Tox i col ogy 

g Com par i son of In ha la tion, In ges tion, and Der mal Ex posures 

g Def i ni tion of End points of Tox ic ity 

g Sum mary of Acute Ver sus Chronic Tox ic ity 

g Dis cus sion of Tox ic ity Data Used to De velop Ex po sure 

Limits for Hu mans 

In struc tor: 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: 

Course Length:

Tu i tion: 

Dates: 

Michelle Schaper
 

Wil liam D. McKinney
 

3 days
 

$215.00
 

August 27-29, 2002
 

80 
IN TRO DUC TION TO MINING 

The min ing in dus try ful fills the im por tant func tion of pro vid ing

so ci ety’s raw mate ri als. Increas ingly, mining has become more 

com plex, due to rapid tech no log i cal changes and com pre hen sive

reg u la tions. This complex ity coupled with the indus try’s rich 

and tra di tional use of unique ter mi nol ogy can make un der standing min ing dif fi cult for per sons un fa mil iar with it. This course intro duces partic i pants to the broad scope of mining, and is for 

those with little or no mining knowledge. It will provide partic ipants with a working under stand ing of the vari ous aspects of the 

in dus try. 

Con tents: 

g Mining Ter mi nol ogy 

g Min eral Ex plo ra tion and Ge ol ogy 

g Min eral Eco nom ics 

g De scrip tion of the Dif fer ent Mining Methods 

g Coal Prep a ra tion and Min eral Pro cessing 

g Health and Safety Reg u la tions in clud ing: 

’ Ground/Roof Con trol 

’ Ven ti la tion and Dust Con trol 

’ Haul age and Hoisting 

’ Per sonal Pro tec tive Equip ment 

’ Map ping 

’ Mine Ex am i na tions 

’ Elec tric ity 

’ Ex plo sives 

’ Hy giene 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: 

Course Length: 

Tu i tion: 

Dates: 

Jimmy L. Shumate
 

3 days
 

$215.00
 

August 6-8, 2002
 

81 
MINE ACCI DENT
 

IN VES TI GA TION TECHNIQUES
 

This course is directed towards safety direc tors, manag ers, foremen, un ion safety com mit tee per sons, or min ing in dus try (metal/

non metal or coal) indi vid u als in volved in ac ci dent in ves ti ga tion. 

Course content reviews basic guidelines, proce dures, and techniques for the prepa ra tion and handling of inves ti ga tions of acci dents and other inci dents involv ing health and safety in the 

min ing in dus try. 

Class room activ i ties and discus sions cover reasons for acci dent 

in ves ti ga tions, the in ves ti ga tive pro cess, data col lec tion, ac ci dent

re con struc tion, and proper analy sis for correc tive actions. 

Hands-on ex er cises are stressed along with class par tic i pa tion. 

Con tents: 

g Over view of Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion 

g Pre-In ves ti ga tion Ac tiv ities 

g Ac ci dent Re con struc tion 

g Pho tog ra phy/Sketching 

g In ter viewing Tech niques 

g Data Col lec tion and Eval u a tion 

g De veloping Con clu sions and Rec om men da tions 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Ken neth M. Scott 

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $215.00 

Dates: October 2-4, 2001 

82 
NEW 

COURSE 

MINE CONSTRUC TION, MAINTE NANCE, 

AND REPAIRS SAFETY 

This course is designed for the min ing con struc tion in dus try, re­
 

lated support groups, mining regu la tory agencies, and others
 

that are involved with the planning, design, and appli ca tion of
 

mine con struc tion and main te nance ac tiv i ties. 
 

Con tents:
 

g Ac ci dent Anal y sis and Pre ven tion
 

g Ef fec tive Work Area Ex am i na tions
 

g Mobile Equip ment Ex am i na tions
 

g Fall Pre ven tion
 

g Ba sic Crane Safety
 

g Ma te rial Stor age and Han dling
 

g Con veyor Belt Safety 

g Con fined Space Safety 

g Wire Ropes and Slings 

g Sur face In stal la tions 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor:
 

Course Length:
 

Tu i tion:
 

Dates:
 

Tom Bonifacio
 

2 days
 

$143.00
 

January 15-16, 2002
 

June 18-19, 2002
 

83 
MINE ELE VA TOR INSPEC TION

PRO GRAM TRAINING – MODULE I 

This training module covers the inspec tion of mine ele va tors 

and the impact on criti cal ele va tor compo nents caused by the 

mine envi ron ment. It will enable the student to perform basic 

mine ele va tor inspec tions, focus ing on criti cal safety concerns, 

in clud ing those iden ti fied in re cent mine el e va tor ac ci dents. The 

ma te rial will be corre lated to the appli ca ble sections of ASME 

A17. Many visu als and actual ele va tor hardware will be used 

through out the program. This module is a stand-alone program 

for el e va tors used in harsh en vi ron ments. It also can be used as 

the first in a series of modules designed to prepare the student 

for taking the Qualified Ele va tor Inspec tor (QEI) certif i ca tion

ex am i na tion. NOTE: Stu dents should bring the lat est ver sion of

el e va tor codes ASME A17.1 & A17.2.1 with them, although 

they are not man da tory. 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: 

Course Length:

Tu i tion: 

Dates: 

Roy Milam
 

3 days
 

$215.00
 

July 30-August 1, 2002
 

84 
NEW 

COURSE 

NOISE HAZARDS, REGU LA TION, AND 

CON TROL 

This course provides the partic i pant with infor ma tion on the 

haz ards asso ci ated with overexposure to noise. It also thor ­

oughly re views 30 CFR Part 62 and ap pro pri ate mon i tor ing and

con trol methods. In addi tion, the course discusses the ele ments 

of an ef fec tive hear ing con ser va tion pro gram. 

Con tents: 

g Char ac ter is tics of Noise 

g Im pact of Noise on Health 

g Noise Mon i toring 

’ Sound Level Me ters 

’ Do sim e ters 

’ Oc tave Band Anal y sis 

g Audiometric Ex am i na tions 

g Noise Reg u la tion - Com pli ance Dis cus sion 

’ Ex po sure lev els 

’ Mon i toring 

’ Hear ing Con ser va tion Pro grams 

’ Training Re quire ments 

g Con trol meth ods 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: 

Course Length:

Tu i tion: 

Dates: 

Wil liam D. McKinney
 

3 days
 

$215.00
 

December 18-20, 2001
 

June 25-27, 2002
 

85 
RE SPI RA BLE DUST AND SILI CA 

SAM PLING AND CONTROL 

This course includes venti la tion plan case studies and inten sive 

hands-on ex er cises fo cus ing on dust con trol plan eval u a tion and 

quan ti ta tive mea sure ment and anal y sis of con trol pa ram e ters. 

Con tents: 

g Re spi ra ble Dust and Sil ica: Health Haz ards and Sources 

g Com pli ance with 30 CFR and MSHA Pol icy 

g Non com pli ance – A His tory of Vi o la tions 

g Re spi ra ble Dust Sam pling Equip ment 

g Con ducting Re spi ra ble Dust In spec tions: Op er a tor and 

MSHA Sam pling 

g Doc u men ta tion: The Im por tance of Good Re cords 

g An In tro duc tion to Dust Con trol 

g Face Ven ti la tion Sys tems and Equip ment and Ven ti la tion

Mea sure ments 

g Wa ter Sys tems: Mea suring Flows and Pres sures 

g Re spi ra tory Pro tec tion Pro grams and ANSI Stan dards 

g Op er a tor Pro grams: Dust and Ven ti la tion Con trol 

g Field Sam pling Day(s) 

g Eval u a tion of Con trol Pro grams 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Wil liam D. McKinney 

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $215.00 

Dates: Scheduled upon request 

86 
NEW 

COURSE 

SURFACE FACILITIES AND COAL 

PREPARATION 

This course is designed to famil iar ize the student with: equipment and pro cesses used in coal prep a ra tion plants; haz ards that 

might exist around prepa ra tion plants; and inspec tion re quirements for such plants. This course has been expanded to in ­

clude struc tural safety in an ef fort to elim i nate sur face struc tural 

fail ures in the min ing in dus try. 

Con tents: 

g Struc tural Safety 

g Equip ment Guarding 

g Stock pile Safety 

g De liv ery Methods to the Plant 

g Crushing, Sizing, and Washing Pro cesses 

g Dewatering and Drying 

g Stor age of Raw and Clean Coal 

g Po ten tial Haz ards 

g Prep a ra tion Plant In spec tion 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors:	 Clif ford F. Lindsay 

John Ty ler 

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $215.00 

Dates: Au gust 27-29, 2002 

87 
NEW 

COURSE 

UN DER GROUND
 

HAUL AGE,
 

TRANS POR TA TION,
 

AND MACHIN ERY
 

Ac ci dents clas si fied as Haul age or Ma chin ery have con tin ued to 

be one of the leading causes of fa tal i ties in un der ground min ing. 

These two catagories are also the lead ing causes of nonfatal acci dents in under ground mining which result in lost work days. 

This course teaches recog ni tion of some of the hazards as so ciated with haulage equipment and other machin ery found in under ground coal mines and meth ods to elim i nate them. 

Con tents: 

g Re cent sta tis ti cal data 

g In ves ti ga tive find ings of some re cent ac ci dents 

g Dif fer ence be tween those ac ci dents clas si fied as haul age 

and those clas si fied as ma chin ery 

g Reg u la tions and pol icy 

g Safe guards 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor:
 

Course Length:
 

Tu i tion:
 

Dates:
 

Roy Milam
 

2 days
 

$143.00
 

De cem ber 18-19, 2001
 

Feb ru ary 20-21, 2002
 

88 
SEMI NARS/WORK SHOPS FOR MSHA
 AND THE MINING IN DUS TRY
 

The Academy Semi nars/Work shops described in this section 

are avail able to MSHA and in dus try per son nel. 

Courses marked by this icon may be held 

at your worksite. If your com pany or or gani za tion would like any of these courses

pre sented onsite, contact Student Services at 304-256-3252 and 

sub mit the names of at least ten inter ested employ ees who will 

at tend. The course will then be sched uled. 

If you need more infor ma tion about contents of a semi nar/

work shop, contact the techni cal coor di na tor for that semi nar/ 

work shop at (304) 256-3100 or Jan Kea ton at (304) 256-3234. 

Na tional Mine Health and Safety Acad emy
 

Stu dent Ser vices Branch
 

1301 Air port Road
 

Bea ver, West Vir ginia 25813-9426
 

TELE PHONE: (304) 256-3252
 

FAX: (304) 256-3251
 

89 
AC CI DENT INVES TI GA TION RETRAINING 

SEM I NAR 

This semi nar is designed to provide contin u ing edu ca tion training to MSHA Acci dent Inves ti ga tors on a bi-annual basis. Current acci dent inves ti ga tors in Coal, MNM, Techni cal Support, 

and EPD are re quired to at tend one of the two sched uled sem inars. The first sem i nar was con ducted in Feb ru ary 2001. A prereq ui site for the semi nar is the two-week Basic Acci dent

In ves ti ga tion and Report Writing course offered by the Acad ­

emy. Space is limited to half the inves ti ga tors in FY 2001 with 

the other half in FY 2002. Stu dents should bring their laptop

com put ers. 

Some of the pro jected top ics for the sem i nar are: 

g Ad vance In ter viewing Tech niques 

g Using Tape Re corders Dur ing In ter viewing 

g Le gal Is sues In volving MSHA In ves ti ga tions 

g Ad vanced Ev i dence Col lec tion 

g Crit i cal In ci dent Stress 

g Re port Writ ing 

g Scene Pres er va tion and Sketching 

g NTSB In ves ti ga tions 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: 

Course Length: 

Tu i tion: 

Dates: 

Ken neth M. Scott
 

7 days
 

None
 

February 20-28, 2002
 

90 
MINE BLASTING SAFETY AND APPLI CA TION

SEM I NAR 

This semi nar is de signed for com pany man ag ers, blast ing engineers, blasters, State and Fed eral mine in spec tors (coal and metal/

non metal), and others involved with the plan ning, design, and 

the use of explo sives in the mining indus try. The most recent 

blast ing techniques, trends, and de vel op ments will be dis cussed, 

as well as the abil ity to share ideas in small group ses sions. 

Con tents: 

g Vi bra tion Anal y sis/Seis mo graphs/Ef fi cient Blasting

Tech niques 

g Stor age of Ex plo sives 

g Han dling and Use of Ex plo sives 

g Sil ica Dust and Toxic Gas Haz ards in Blasting 

g Blasting Agents and Emul sions 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Wayne L. Lively 

Course Length: 21⁄2 days

Tu i tion: None 

Dates: January 23-25, 2002 

91 
MINE CONSTRUC TION, MAINTE NANCE, AND 

RE PAIRS SAFETY WORKSHOP 

This work shop is de signed for the min ing con struc tion in dus try,

re lated support groups, mining regu la tory agencies, and others 

that are involved with the planning, design, and appli ca tion of 

mine con struc tion and main te nance ac tiv i ties. 

Con tents: 

g Con struc tion Worksite Ex am i na tions 

g Struc tural Safety 

g Wire Ropes and Slings Used in Con struc tion 

g Scaf folding and Fall Pro tec tion 

g Elec tri cal Haz ards Af fecting Con struc tion 

g Ma te rial Stor age and Han dling 

g Ground Sup port Sta bil ity 

g Crane Safety 

g Con veyor Belt Safety 

g Con struc tion Drilling and Blasting 

g How Con trac tors are Af fected by 30 CFR Parts 45, 46, and 

48 

g 30 CFR Part 77 Re la tion to Con trac tors 

g Highwall De vel op ment for Un der ground Mine En tries 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Tom Bonifacio 

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: None 

Dates: April 2-4, 2002 

92 
MINE FIRE CONTROL SEMI NAR 

This seminar is designed to provide partic i pants with infor mation concern ing mine fire situ a tions. The seminar will blend 

class presen ta tions and case studies with exer cises in the Mine 

Sim u la tion Lab o ra tory. 

Con tents: 

g Fire Sta tis tics 

g Re cent Events 

g An Over view of 30 CFR Part 75 

g Lo ca tion and Op er a tion of Equip ment 

g Site Com mu ni ca tions 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors:	 Da vid Friley 

Jerry Bailey 

Course Length: 1 day 

Tu i tion: None 

Dates: June 20, 2002 

93 
ROOF CONTROL SEMI NAR 

This semi nar is designed for miners, company manag ers, en gineers, trainers, roof bolter machine oper a tors, state and Federal 

mine in spec tors, and for any in di vid ual in coal mine roof safety. 

This semi nar is designed to update person nel on new products 

and methods related to roof control. The semi nar will include 

pre sen ta tions by person nel from the Academy, Techni cal Support, MSHA headquar ters, other govern ment agencies, and indus try. All subjects will incor po rate safe mining practices which 

will reduce roof fall inju ries and fatal i ties. The semi nar will discuss new roof con trol tech niques, trends, and de vel op ments. 

Con tents: 

g New Roof Bolting Products 

g Sup ple men tal Sup ports 

g Roof Con trol Fa tal ity Trends and Pre ven tion 

g Roof Con trol Ma chin ery Up dates 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: 

Course Length:
 

Tu i tion:
 

Dates:
 

Jo seph P. Fama
 

John Rosiek
 

2 days
 

None
 

May 29-30, 2002
 

94 
SUR FACE HAULAGE SAFETY SEMI NAR 

This semi nar brings together repre sen ta tives of the min ing in­
 

dus try and others that are involved with the planning, design,
 

and use of surface mine haulage equipment and/or systems.
 

The semi nar will provide an oppor tu nity for the partic i pants to
 

ex change infor ma tion and observe firsthand new technol ogy,
 

equip ment, and inno va tions that are being used in the mining
 

in dus try. Indus try and other techni cal present ers will provide
 

pre sen ta tions, exhib its, and equipment displays that allow the
 

par tic i pants to inter act in small groups with the present ers and
 

each other.
 

Con tents:
 

g Equip ment Brake Sys tems
 

g Equip ment Safety In struc tions
 

g Tire Care and Main te nance
 

g Crane Safety
 

g Cab Er go nom ics
 

g Dis crim i nating Alarm Sys tems
 

g Dump Point Safety
 

g Die sel-Elec tric Equip ment
 

g Fire Sup pres sion on Haul age Equip ment
 

g Haul Roads—Keys to Ac ci dent Pre ven tion
 

g Haz ards and Ac ci dent Pre ven tion in Belt Con veyor Op er a­
 

tions 

g Spe cific Equip ment Sys tems ( Loaders, Trucks, Dozers, 

Shovels) 

g Loss Pre ven tion—Haul age 

g New Au to ma tion Tech nol ogies—Con veyors, Plants, Mills 

g Safe Han dling and Trans port of Bulk Blasting Agents 

g Safety As pects of Mount ing/Demounting Tires 

g Haul Road De sign 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Wayne Lively 

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: None 

Dates: Au gust 20-22, 2002 

95 
TRAM/NA TIONAL MINE INSTRUC TORS SEMI NAR 

This sem i nar pro vides op por tu ni ties for health and safety trainers to improve their training programs with new mate ri als and 

new ideas. The semi nar will also include an exhibit of training

ma te ri als devel oped by MSHA, state grants recip i ents, and the 

min ing indus try. Small workshops allow partic i pants to inter act 

with work shop lead ers and other par tic i pants. 

Con tents: 

g In no va tive In struc tional Tech niques 

g In struc tional Tech nol ogy and Com puter Ap pli ca tions 

g Un der ground Mine Safety (Metal/Non metal and Coal 

Topics) 

g Sur face Mine Safety (Metal/Non metal and Coal Topics) 

g Gen eral Safety 

g Health 

g Er go nom ics 

g Su per vi sory Is sues 

An other feature of the semi nar is the Training Mate rials Compe ti tion. Health and safety train ing ma te ri als en tered in the compe ti tion will be judged and winners will be announced at the 

Sem i nar. All mate ri als entered in the compe ti tion will be placed 

on dis play. 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: 

Course Length:
 

Tu i tion:
 

Dates:
 

Jimmy L. Shumate 

Sharon T. Casto 

21⁄2 days 

None 

October 9-11, 2001 

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SUPERVISORY TRAIN ING
 

COAL AND METAL/NONMETAL
 

Feb ru ary 5-14, 2002 

April 16-25, 2002 

June 18-27, 2002 

SPE CIAL ISTS TRAIN ING 

MSHA mine inspec tors, super vi sors, special ists, admin is tra tive, 

and cleri cal person nel are to receive a mini mum of two weeks 

train ing ev ery two years. 

Listed below are the groups and dates for which training ses ­

sions have been sched uled at the Acad emy: 

Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tors 

Feb ru ary 20-28, 2002 

Ad min is tra tive/Cler i calPer son nel 

June 11-13, 2002
 

July 9-11, 2002
 

July 30 -August 1, 2002 

Elec tri cal Spe cial ists 

Feb ru ary 5-14, 2002 (METAL/NON METAL) 

April 30-May 9, 2002 (COAL) 

Health Spe cial ists 

(Dates not avail able at time of pub li ca tion) 

Im pound ment Spe cial ists 

May 14-16, 2002 

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MNM Jour ney man In spec tors 

March 5-14, 2002
 

April 2-11, 2002
 

Au gust 6-15, 2002
 

Roof Con trol Spe cial ists 

April 23-25, 2002 

Sur face CMI Re training 

May 14-23, 2002 

Un der ground Coal In spec tors 

Oc to ber 23-No vem ber 1, 2001
 

Jan u ary 8-17, 2002
 

April 9-18, 2002
 

July 16-25, 2002
 

Ven ti la tion Spe cial ists 

Sep tem ber 17-19, 2002
 

De cem ber 3-5, 2002
 

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SCHED ULE OF COURSES
 

Alphabetically
 

Page 

Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion Re training Sem i nar ............... 90
 

Ac ci dent Pre ven tion Tech niques...................... 74
 

Ad vanced Microsoft Ac cess 2000 ..................... 59
 

Ad vanced Microsoft Ex cel 2000 ...................... 60
 

An nual Re training for Im pound ment Qual i fi ca tion ........ 68
 

Blasting (Sur face)................................. 19, 35
 

Coal Im pound ment and Re fuse Pile In spec tion .......... 36
 

Elec tri cal Haz ards ................................. 20
 

Elec tri cal Safety for Miners .......................... 75
 

Ground Con trol Haz ards ........................... 21
 

Haul age (Sur face)................................. 22, 37
 

Health Haz ards ................................... 23
 

Hoists and El e va tors ............................... 76
 

In dus trial Hy giene................................. 38
 

In dus trial Hy giene: Sam pling for Re spi ra ble
 

Sil i ca Dust and Noise ............................ 77
 

In spec tors Por ta ble Ap pli ca tions for Lap tops
 

(IPAL) Re view.............................. 24, 39, 56
 

In struc tor Training Work shop (Part 46) ................. 78
 

In struc tor Training Work shop (Part 48) ................. 79
 

In ter me di ate Microsoft Ac cess 2000 .................... 58
 

In ter me di ate Tox i col ogy .............................. 80
 

In tro duc tion to Microsoft Ac cess 2000 .................. 57
 

In tro duc tion to Microsoft Ex cel 2000 ................... 60
 

In tro duc tion to Mining ............................... 81
 

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Long wall Safety ..................................... 40
 

Microsoft Of fice 2000 Ap pli ca tion...................... 61
 

Microsoft Out look 2000 .............................. 62
 

Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 ........................... 63
 

Microsoft Win dows 2000 ............................. 64
 

Microsoft Word 2000 ................................ 65
 

Mine Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion and Re port Writing ....... 25, 41
 

Mine Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion Tech niques ................ 82
 

Mine Blasting Safety and Ap pli ca tion Sem i nar ............ 91
 

Mine Con struc tion, Main te nance, and Re pairs Safety ....... 83
 

Mine Con struc tion, Main te nance, and Re pairs Safety
 

Workshop ....................................... 92
 

Mine El e va tor In spec tion Pro gram Training – Mod ule I .... 84
 

Mine Fire Con trol Sem i nar ......................... 42, 93
 

Noise Haz ards, Reg u la tion, and Con trol .............. 43, 85
 

Qual i fi ca tion for Im pound ment In spec tion............... 69
 

Re spi ra ble Coal Mine Dust Sam pler Cal i bra tion/
 

Mainte nance Cer tif i ca tion .......................... 70
 

Re spi ra ble Coal Mine Dust Sam pling Cer tif i ca tion ......... 71
 

Re spi ra ble Dust and Sil i ca Sam pling and Con trol .......... 86
 

Roof Con trol for Miners.............................. 44
 

Roof Con trol Sem i nar............................. 45, 94
 

Sur face Fa cil ities and Coal Prep a ra tion ............... 46, 87
 

Sur face Haul age Safety Sem i nar ........................ 95
 

Tail ings Dam and Waste Pile In spec tion – 
 

Metal/Non metal .................................. 26
 

Tap RooT® Sys tem Accident/Incident In ves ti ga tion
 

Training ...................................... 27, 47
 

TRAM/Na tional Mine In struc tors Sem i nar............... 96
 

Un der ground Die sel Equip ment/Ven ti la tion ............. 49
 

Un der ground Haul age, Trans por ta tion, and Ma chin ery .. 50, 88
 

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SCHED ULE OF COURSES
 

By Date
 

OC TO BER 2001
 

Oc to ber 1 - 5, 2001
 

g Mine Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion Tech niques .... 10/02-04/01
 

Oc to ber 8 - 12, 2001
 

g TRAM/Na tional Mine In struc tors Sem i nar .. 10/09-11/01
 

NO VEM BER 2001
 

No vem ber 5 - 9, 2001
 

g In struc tor Training Work shop (Part 48) ..... 11/05-08/01
 

No vem ber 12 - 16, 2001
 

g Qual i fi ca tion for Im pound ment In spec tion..... 11/15/01
 

No vem ber 26 - 30, 2001
 

g Ground Con trol Haz ards................. 11/27-29/01 

g Microsoft Word 2000 .................... 11/27-29/01 

g Tail ings Dam and Waste Pile In spec tion – 

Metal/Non metal ....................... 11/27-29/01 

DE CEM BER 2001
 

De cem ber 3 - 7, 2001 
 

g Mine Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion and Re port

Writ ing................................ 12/04-13/01 

De cem ber 17 - 21, 2001
 

g An nual Re training for Im pound ment

Qual i fi ca tion.............................. 12/20/01 

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g Haul age (Sur face) ....................... 12/18-20/01 

g Microsoft Word 2000 .................... 12/18-20/01 

g Noise Haz ards, Reg u la tion, and Con trol..... 12/18-20/01 

g Un der ground Haul age, Trans por ta tion, 

and Ma chin ery.......................... 12/18-19/01 

JAN U ARY 2002 

Jan u ary 7 - 11, 2002 

g Blasting (Sur face) ....................... 01/08-10/02 

g Microsoft Of fice 2000 Ap pli ca tion ......... 01/08-10/02 

g Microsoft Out look 2000.................. 01/08-09/02 

g Tap RooT® Sys tem Ac ci dent/In ci dent 

In ves ti ga tion Training ................... 01/08-10/02 

Jan u ary 14 - 18, 2002 

g In spec tors Por ta ble Ap pli ca tions for 

Laptops (IPAL) Re view - Metal/Nonmetal .. 01/15-16/02 

g Mine Con struc tion, Main te nance, and 

Re pairs Safety .......................... 01/15-16/02 

g In tro duc tion to Microsoft Ac cess 2000...... 01/15-17/02 

Jan u ary 21 - 25, 2002 

g Mine Blasting Safety and Ap pli ca tion

Sem i nar ............................... 01/23-25/02 

Jan u ary 28 - Feb ru ary 1, 2002 

g Haul age (Sur face) ....................... 01/29-31/02 

g In spec tors Por ta ble Ap pli ca tions for 

Laptops (IPAL) Re view - COAL ........... 01/29-30/02 

g In struc tor Training Work shop (Part 46) ..... 01/28-31/02 

g In tro duc tion to Microsoft Ex cel 2000....... 01/29-31/02 

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FEB RU ARY 2002 

Feb ru ary 11 - 15, 2002 

g Qual i fi ca tion for Im pound ment In spec tion..... 02/14/02 

Feb ru ary 18 - 22, 2002 

g Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion Re training Sem i nar... 02/20-28/02 

g Microsoft Out look 2000.................. 02/20-21/02 

g Un der ground Haul age, Trans por ta tion, 

and Ma chin ery.......................... 02/20-21/02 

Feb ru ary 25 - March 1, 2002 

g Microsoft Word 2000 .................... 02/26-28/02 

MARCH 2002 

March 4 - 8, 2002 

g An nual Re training for Im pound ment

Qual i fi ca tion ............................. 03/07/02 

g Ground Con trol Haz ards................. 03/05-07/02 

g Mine Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion and Re port

Writ ing................................ 03/05-14/02 

g Re spi ra ble Coal Mine Dust Sam pler

Cal i bra tion/Main te nanceCer tif i ca tion......... 03/06/02 

g Re spi ra ble Coal Mine Dust Sam pling

Cer tif i ca tion .............................. 03/05/02 

March 11 - 15, 2002 

g Coal Im pound ment and Re fuse Pile

In spec tion ............................. 03/12-14/02 

g In ter me di ate Microsoft Ac cess 2000 ........ 03/12-14/02 

g Microsoft Win dows 2000 ................. 03/12-13/02 

March 25 - 29, 2002 

g In struc tor Training Work shop (Part 48) ..... 03/25-28/02 

g In tro duc tion to Microsoft Ac cess 2000...... 03/26-28/02 

g Microsoft Win dows 2000 ................. 03/26-27/02 

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APRIL 2002 

April 1 - 5, 2002
 

g Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 ............... 04/02-04/02 

g Mine Con struc tion, Main te nance, and 

Re pairs Safety Work shop................. 04/02-04/02 

April 15 - 19, 2002
 

g Ad vanced Microsoft Ex cel 2000 ........... 04/16-18/02
 

MAY 2002 
 

May 6 - 10, 2002
 

g Mine Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion and Re port

Writ ing................................ 05/07-16/02 

May 13 - 17, 2002
 

g Microsoft Win dows 2000 ................. 05/14-15/02
 

g Ad vanced Microsoft Ac cess 2000 .......... 05/14-16/02
 

g Qual i fi ca tion for Im pound ment In spec tion..... 05/16/02
 

May 20 - 24, 2002
 

g In ter me di ate Microsoft Ac cess 2000 ........ 05/21-23/02 

g Tap RooT® Sys tem Ac ci dent/In ci dent 

In ves ti ga tion Training ................... 05/21-23/02 

May 27 - 31, 2002
 

g Roof Con trol Sem i nar ................... 05/29-30/02
 

JUNE 2002
 

June 3 - 7, 2002
 

g In struc tor Training Work shop (Part 46) ..... 06/03-06/02
 

g Microsoft Word 2000 .................... 06/04-06/02
 

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June 10 - 14, 2002 

g Hoists and El e va tors .................... 06/11-13/02 

g In tro duc tion to Microsoft Ex cel 2000....... 06/11-13/02 

June 17 - 21, 2002 

g Ad vanced Microsoft Ac cess 2000 .......... 06/18-20/02 

g Mine Con struc tion, Main te nance, and 

Re pairs Safety .......................... 06/18-19/02 

g Tap RooT® Sys tem Ac ci dent/In ci dent 

In ves ti ga tion Training ................... 06/18-20/02 

g An nual Re training for Im pound ment

Qual i fi ca tion.............................. 06/19/02 

g Mine Fire Con trol Sem i nar .................. 06/20/02 

June 24 - 28, 2002 

g Elec tri cal Safety for Miners ............... 06/25-26/02 

g Coal Im pound ment and Re fuse Pile

In spec tion ............................. 06/25-27/02 

g In tro duc tion to Microsoft Ac cess 2000...... 06/25-27/02 

g Noise Haz ards, Reg u la tion, and Con trol..... 06/25-27/02 

JULY 2002 

July 8 - 12, 2002 

g In struc tor Training Work shop (Part 48) ..... 07/08-11/02 

g Haul age (Sur face)....................... 07/09-11/02 

g Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 ............... 07/09-11/02 

g Qual i fi ca tion for Im pound ment In spec tion..... 07/11/02 

July 15 - 19, 2002 

g In dus trial Hy giene ...................... 07/16-18/02 

g Microsoft Word 2000 .................... 07/16-18/02 

g Mine Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion and Re port

Writ ing................................ 07/16-25/02 

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July 22 - 26, 2002 

g In ter me di ate Microsoft Ac cess 2000 ........ 07/23-25/02 

July 29 - Au gust 2, 2002 

g Mine El e va tor In spec tion Pro gram 

Training – Mod ule I .................. 07/30-08/01/02 

AU GUST 2002 

Au gust 5 - 9, 2002 

g Ad vanced Microsoft Ex cel 2000 ........... 08/06-08/02 

g Blasting (Sur face) ....................... 08/06-08/02 

g In tro duc tion to Mining................... 08/06-08/02 

Au gust 12 - 16, 2002 

g Microsoft Word 2000 .................... 08/13-15/02 

Au gust 19 - 23, 2002 

g Sur face Haul age Safety Sem i nar............ 08/20-22/02 

Au gust 26 - 30, 2002 

g Microsoft Out look 2000.................. 08/27-28/02 

g In ter me di ate Tox i col ogy ................. 08/27-29/02 

g Sur face Fa cil ities and Coal Prep a ra tion ...... 08/27-29/02 

SEP TEM BER 2002 

Sep tem ber 9 - 13, 2002 

g Ad vanced Microsoft Ac cess 2000 .......... 09/10-12/02 

g Long wall Safety......................... 09/10-12/02 

g Mine Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion and Re port

Writ ing................................ 09/10-19/02 

g An nual Re training for Im pound ment

Qual i fi ca tion.............................. 09/12/02 

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Sep tem ber 23 - 27, 2002 

g In struc tor Training Work shop (Part 46) ..... 09/23-26/02 

g Microsoft Of fice 2000 Ap pli ca tion ......... 09/24-26/02 

g Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 ............... 09/24-26/02 

g Re spi ra ble Coal Mine Dust Sam pling

Cer tif i ca tion .............................. 09/24/02 

g Re spi ra ble Coal Mine Dust Sam pler

Cal i bra tion/Main te nanceCer tif i ca tion......... 09/25/02 

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