Courses for MSHA and 

U.S. Department of Labor 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

FY 2004 

Dedicated to the Health and Safety

of the Nation's Miners 

the Min ing In dus try 
Visit our website at http://www.msha.gov
Courses for MSHA and 

the Min ing In dus try 

U.S. Department of Labor

Elaine L. Chao 

Secretary 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

Dave D. Lauriski 

Assistant Secretary 

FY 2004 
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CONTENTS

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Courses and Seminars/Workshops by Topic . iii 

Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 

History . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 

The Academy’s Purpose and Goal . . . . 2 

Academy Organization. . . . . . . . 3 

Academic Programs. . . . . . . . . 7 

Academic Life . . . . . . . . . . 9 

Student Life . . . . . . . . . . 11 

Fees and Billing . . . . . . . . . 13 

Travel to the Academy . . . . . . . 15 

Training Courses . . . . . . . . . 17

 Metal/Nonmetal Inspection Courses 

Journeyman Training . . . . . . . 19

 Metal/Nonmetal Mine Safety and Health

 Inspectors Retraining . . . . . . 35

 Metal/Nonmetal Entry Level Mine Safety

 and Health Inspectors Training . . . 36

 Coal Inspection Courses

 Journeyman Training . . . . . . . 39

 Coal Mine Safety and Health Inspectors

 Retraining . . . . . . . . . . 61 

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Training Courses (continued)

 Coal Entry Level Mine Safety and Health

 Inspectors Training . . . . . . . 62

 Computer Training Schedule . . . . . 67

 Certification and Qualification Courses . 77

 General Courses for MSHA and the 

Mining Industry . . . . . . . . 83

 Seminars/Workshops for MSHA and

 the Mining Industry . . . . . . . . 105

Technical Specialists Training . . . . 113

Supervisory Training (Coal and 

Metal/Nonmetal). . . . . . . . . . 115

Schedule of Courses - Alphabetically . . 117

Schedule of Courses - By Date. . . . . 121

Suggestion Form for New Courses . . . . 129

Enrollment Form . . . . . . . . . 131

Other Available Catalogs . . . . . . 133

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COURSES AND SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS

BY TOPIC 

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AC CI DENT PRE VEN TION AND INVESTIGATION 

COURSES 

Ac ci dent Pre ven tion Tech niques ...............84

Mine Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion and

 Re port Writ ing ..........................29, 51

Mine Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion Tech niques .......95

Root Cause Analysis Workshop ................101

TapRooT® System Accident/Incident

 Investigation Training ..................32, 57

CER TI FI CA TION/QUALI FI CA TION COURSES 

An nual Re train ing for Im pound ment

 Quali fi ca tion ...............................78

Quali fi ca tion for Im pound ment In spec tion .....79

Res pirable Coal Mine Dust Sam pler

 Cali brati on/Main te nance Cer ti fi ca tion .......80

Res pirable Coal Mine Dust Sam pling

 Cer ti fi ca tion ...............................81

COM PUTER COURSES 

Inspector's Portable Ap pli ca tion for 

Lap tops (IPAL) Review

 Coal ........................................48

 Metal/Nonmetal ..............................27

Microsoft®

 Access 2002 – Basic ...............74

Microsoft® Access 2002 – Intermediate .........75

Microsoft® Access 2002 – Advanced ............76

Microsoft®

 Excel 2002 – Basic ................72

Microsoft®

 Excel 2002 – Intermediate .........73

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COM PUTER COURSES (continued) 

Microsoft® PowerPoint 2002 ...................71

Microsoft®

 Windows 2000/Microsoft® 

Outlook 2002 ................................69

Microsoft® Word 2002 .........................68

ELEC TRI CAL COURSES 

Elec tri cal Haz ards ...........................23

Elec tric al Safety for Coal Miners ........44, 86

Electrical Safety for Metal/Nonmetal

 Miners ......................................87

IN DUS TRIAL HY GIENE COURSES 

Haz ard Com mu ni ca tion (HazCom) ................88

Health Haz ards ...............................26

In dus trial Hy giene ...........................47

Industrial Hygiene: Sampling for 

 Respirable Silica Dust and Noise ............90

In ter me di ate Toxi col ogy ......................92

Noise Hazards, Regulation, and Control ....52, 99

Res pirable Dust and Sil ica Sam pling

 and Con trol ................................100

IN STRUC TOR COURSES 

Instructor Training Workshop (Part 48) .......91

MINE RESCUE TRAINING COURSES 

Mine Rescue Training .........................98

MINE SAFETY COURSES 

Advanced Ventilation/Bleeder and Gob 

Ventilation Systems .....................41, 85

Blast ing (Sur face) .......................21, 42

Blast ing (Underground) .......................22

Coal Impoundment and Refuse Pile Inspection....43

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MINE SAFETY COURSES (continued) 

Explosion Prevention .........................45

Ground Con trol Haz ards .......................24

Haul age (Sur face) ........................25, 46

Hoists and Elevators .........................89

In tro duc tion to Min ing .......................93

Long wall Mining and Inspection Procedures ....49

Mine Construction, Maintenance, and 

Repairs Safety ..............................96

Mine Ele va tor In spec tion Pro gram

 Train ing Mod ule I ...........................97

Roof Con trol for Miners ......................53

Roof Control Seminar ....................54, 109

Slope and Shaft Sinking Safety ...........30, 55

Surface Facilities and Coal Prepa ra tion....56, 102

Tailings Dam and Waste Pile Inspection ­

Metal/Nonmetal .............................31

Un der ground Die sel Equip ment/Ven ti la tion .....59

Underground Haulage, Transportation,

 and Machinery ..........................60, 103

Underground Ventilation for Metal 

and Nonmetal Mines ..........................34

SEMI NARS/WORK SHOPS 

Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion Re train ing Semi nar ...106

Mine Blast ing Safety and Ap pli ca tion

 Semi nar ....................................107

Mine Con struc tion, Main te nance, and 

 Re pairs Safety Work shop ....................108

Roof Con trol Semi nar ....................54, 109

Sur face Haul age Safety Semi nar ..............110

TRAM/Na tional Mine In struc tors Semi nar ......111

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WELCOME

Wel come to the 2004 edi tion of Courses for MSHA 

and the Mining In dus try. 

Our Na tion’s mines pro duce more ma te rial than ever 

be fore. So phis ti cated ma chin ery and equip ment al ­

low min ers to work in ar eas that are of ten com plex 

and dan ger ous. Mining tech nol ogy changes con ­

stantly and ev ery mine is unique. This is why mine 

safety and health in spec tions, tech ni cal and en gineer ing as sis tance, and ed u ca tion and train ing are 

such im por tant el e ments in en sur ing a safe work ­

place. These are the three el e ments of MSHA’s tri ­

an gle of suc cess. 

Up-to-date and prac ti cal health and safety train ­

ing is vi tal since min ing oc curs in a haz ard ous, 

ever-chang ing en vi ron ment where there is lit tle 

room for er ror. 

The Na tional Mine Health and Safety Acad emy, in 

Bea ver, West Vir ginia, is the world’s larg est in ­

sti tu tion de voted to health and safety in min ing. 

It is a cen tral train ing fa cil ity for Fed eral mine 

safety and health inspectors, mine safety pro fession als, other gov ern ment agen cies, the min ing in ­

dus try, and la bor. 

Most of the Acad emy’s courses are open to par tic ipants from through out the min ing com mu nity. 

Classes are taught by Acad emy fac ulty and 

associate in struc tors and spe cial ists from the 

min ing in dus try, trade as so ci a tions, col leges and 

universities, man u fac tur ers, and other gov ern ment 

agen cies. 

What ever your in ter est in mine health and safety, 

you should find use ful and prac ti cal train ing at 

the Na tional Mine Health and Safety Acad emy. 

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HIS TORY

Pro tecting those who work in our Na tion’s mines 

re quires an aware ness and un der stand ing of the 

con di tions that en dan ger their health and safety. 

This prob lem was rec og nized more than 135 years 

ago when a pro posal for a Fed eral min ing bu reau 

was sub mit ted to Con gress. It was not un til nearly 

five de cades later that a se ries of deadly mine 

ex plo sions led to pas sage of the Or ganic Act of 

1910. That act cre ated the Bu reau of Mines. 

Laws passed over the next 60 years en larged the 

scope of leg is la tion aimed at re duc ing min ing haz ­

ards. The Fed eral Coal Mine Health and Safety Act 

of 1969 con tained pro vi sions for the train ing of 

Fed eral mine safety and health in spec tors, as well 

as es tab lish ing ed u ca tion and train ing for states, 

mine op er a tors, and min ers. The Fed eral Mine 

Health and Safety Act of 1977 broad ened these pro ­

vi sions to in clude metal and non metal min ing. The 

Na tional Mine Health and Safety Acad emy ex ists to 

meet the re quire ments of the 1977 Act. 

THE ACADEMY’S PUR POSE AND GOAL 

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

and con duct in struc tional pro grams that will as ­

sist in gov ern ment, in dus try, and la bor ef forts to 

re duce in ju ries, ill nesses, and fa tal i ties in the 

min eral in dus tries. 

All of our pro grams, sem i nars, and courses are 

pre pared with one idea in mind – the im prove ment 

of health and safety con di tions in mines through 

ed u ca tion and train ing. This is our goal. Our suc ­

cess will be mea sured by the ex tent to which mine 

ac ci dents and un health ful con di tions are re duced 

in fu ture years. 

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AC A DEMY OR GA NI ZA TION

The Na tional Mine Health and Safety Acad emy is 

sup ported by the Su per in ten dent’s Of fice with the 

help of four ma jor units: 

g De part ment of In struc tional Ser vices

g De part ment of In struc tional Ma te rials

g Fa cil ities Sup port Ser vices

g Tech ni cal In for ma tion Cen ter and Li brary

Serv ices 

De part ment of 

In struc tional Ma te ri als 

De part ment of 

In struc tional Serv ices 

Fa cili ties Sup port 

Su per in ten dent's Of fice 

Tech ni cal In for ma tion 

Cen ter and Li brary 

The Su per in ten dent is re spon si ble for the im me diate man age ment and di rec tion of the Acad emy and 

for co or di na tion of all train ing pro grams. 

The De part ment of In struc tional Ser vices con ducts 

train ing classes for coal and metal/non metal mine 

safety and health in spec tors and other mine health 

and safety pro fes sion als. The de part ment also de ­

vel ops, re vises, and eval u ates course ma te ri als 

and other pro grams used to train per sons from MSHA 

and all seg ments of the min ing com mu nity. In ad dition, the de part ment ad min is ters in di vid u al ized 

study ma te ri als for non res i dent stu dents. 

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The De part ment of In struc tional Ma te ri als re searches 

and de vel ops au dio vi sual and graphic items to pro ­

vide sup port to the min ing in dus try. The de part ment 

also over sees print ing, stor age, and dis tri bu tion 

of Acad emy-pro duced train ing ma te ri als. 

Fa cil ities Sup port Ser vices aids all Acad emy pro ­

grams through co or di na tion of stu dent ser vices, 

sched ul ing, record keeping, phys i cal plant main tenance, bud get and pro curement, prop erty man agement, wellness, and con tract ad min is tra tion. 

The Tech ni cal In for ma tion Cen ter and Li brary 

maintains books, jour nals, news pa pers, tech ni cal 

re ports, au dio vi sual ma te ri als, and other in for mation re lated to mine health and safety. The li ­

brary gives Acad emy stu dents and cli ents im me di ate 

and easy ac cess to in for ma tion sources that can 

im prove the health and safety of min ers world wide. 

The Acad emy Cam pus 

The Acad emy com plex in cludes class rooms and lab ora to ries to ac com mo date 600 stu dents and Res i dence 

Hall space for 174 peo ple. 

The Class room Build ing in cludes 14 class rooms and 

10 lab o ra to ries. 

The Tech ni cal In for ma tion Cen ter and Li brary is in 

the Class room Build ing. 

The Ad min is tra tion Build ing con tains fac ulty and 

staff of fices, the au di to rium, caf e te ria, and stu ­

dent store. 

The Mine Ma chin ery Lab o ra tory gives stu dents an 

op por tu nity for hands-on health and safety train ­

ing on dif fer ent min ing and elec tri cal sys tems. 

The Mine Sim u la tion Lab o ra tory is an above ground 

sim u lated mine. Here, stu dents can learn about 

mine ven ti la tion, mine res cue, mine emer gency pre ­

pared ness, and firefighting. 

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The Mine Emer gency Build ing is ad ja cent to the 

Mine Sim u la tion Lab o ra tory. It houses mine emer ­

gency ve hi cles and a mine res cue sta tion for 

MSHA’s Mine Emer gency Units. 

The Gym na sium is avail able for wellness train ing 

and lei sure time ac tiv i ties. Other wellness fa cili ties at the Acad emy in clude ten nis courts, a rac ­

quet ball court, swim ming pool, jog ging trail, and 

ath letic field. 

The Main te nance and Equip ment Build ing is used to 

main tain Acad emy equip ment. 

The Pub li ca tions Dis tri bu tion Cen ter houses the 

print shop, sup ply and ware house fa cil i ties, and 

the De part ment of In struc tional Ma te ri als. 

The Res i dence Hall has 174 units. Each room in the 

res i dence hall has a queen-size bed or two twin 

beds, a pri vate bath, tele phone, desk, stor age 

area, re frig er a tor, cof fee pot, and iron and iron ­

ing board. 

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AC A DEMIC PRO GRAMS

MSHA Train ing 

All newly hired MSHA mine safety and health in ­

spec tors re ceive en try-level train ing. This train ­

ing cov ers tech ni cal as pects of mine in spec tion 

and ad di tional top ics such as ef fec tive com mu ni cations and pro fes sion al ism. 

En try-level coal mine safety and health in spec tors 

take eight mod ules of in struc tion (25 weeks to tal) 

at the Acad emy with on-the-job (OJT) ses sions in 

the field be tween mod ules. 

En try-level metal/non metal mine safety and health 

in spec tors’ train ing in cludes seven mod ules of in ­

struc tion (23 weeks to tal) at the Acad emy with OJT 

ses sions in the field be tween mod ules. 

Jour ney man train ing pres ents up-to-date tech ni cal 

and reg u la tory in for ma tion to jour ney man mine 

safety and health in spec tors to help them en sure 

that the min ing com mu nity is served most ef fectively. The Acad emy also pres ents courses to pro ­

vide jour ney men with more in-depth train ing on 

spe cial sub jects. 

Tech ni cal Spe cial ists re ceive train ing in a va riety of sub jects so that they re main in formed re ­

gard ing cur rent tech ni cal and reg u la tory 

in for ma tion. 

MSHA su per vi sors re ceive a two-week train ing pro ­

gram ev ery two years. This course re views lead ership, pro fes sional and com mu ni ca tion skills. 

Ad min is tra tive and cler i cal per son nel re ceive an 

an nual one- week train ing pro gram to en hance their 

abil ity to as sist MSHA per son nel and cli ents. 

The Acad emy of fers com puter train ing on various 

soft ware ap pli ca tions to MSHA per son nel and oth ers 

from the min ing in dus try and other gov ern ment 

agen cies. 

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Train ing for In dus try 

All Acad emy courses are open to par tic i pants from 

through out the min ing com mu nity. These pro grams 

are taught by Acad emy and vis it ing out side in ­

struc tors and spe cial ists from the min ing 

industry, trade as so ci a tions, col leges and uni ver sities, manufacturers, and other gov ern ment agen ­

cies. Sem i nars, work shops, and con fer ences are 

of fered dur ing the year, both at the Acad emy and 

at sites through out the coun try. 

Many courses pro vide cer tif i ca tion or qual i fi cation to per sons who take man dated ex am i na tions. 

Ex am ples of other courses avail able to the in dustry are Elec tri cal Safety for Miners, Hoists and 

El e va tors, In struc tor Training Work shop (Part 48), 

Con struc tion and Re pairs Safety, Mine El e va tor In ­

spec tion Pro gram Training, Noise Haz ards, Reg u lation and Con trol, and Sur face Fa cil ities and Coal 

Prep a ra tion. 

Train ing ac tiv i ties in the Mine Sim u la tion Lab o ratory cover mine res cue, firefighting, mine 

emergency re sponse, sim u lated in spec tions, ven ti lation, roof con trol, haul age, an nual refresher sub ­

jects, su per vi sory train ing, and mine ex am i na tion. 

Stu dents come from MSHA, other Fed eral and state 

agen cies, in dus try, la bor or ga ni za tions, and in ­

ter na tional min ing del e ga tions. 

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AC A DEMIC LIFE

Class At ten dance 

Classes are in for mal and dress is ca sual. Most of 

our lab o ra tory classes in clude hands-on ac tiv i ties 

or out side field work. 

A typ i cal class day be gins at 8:00 a.m. and ends 

at 4:00 p.m. All other day classes end by 5:00 

p.m., un less oth er wise sched uled. 

Ab sences from class are ap proved for per sonal ill ­

nesses, emer gen cies, or death in a stu dent’s fam ­

ily. Stu dents no tify their su per vi sor and 

in struc tors, and make up work as signed while ab ­

sent. 

Grad ing Sys tem 

The Acad emy uses a grad ing sys tem for en try-level 

(coal and metal/non metal) courses of study and 

gives ex am i na tions in these classes. These grades 

are re corded, and students are in formed of their 

prog ress through pe ri odic grade re ports. 

Units of Credit/Cer tif i cates of Par tic i pa tion 

Stu dents re ceive Con tinuing Ed u ca tion Units (CEUs) 

upon com ple tion of an Acad emy pro gram. One CEU is 

10 con tact hours of par tic i pa tion in an ed u cational ex pe ri ence. The Acad emy does not grant de ­

grees, but CEUs may be con verted into hours of 

credit at other in sti tu tions. 

Stu dents who sat isfy the Acad emy cri te ria for suc ­

cess ful com ple tion of any course of study re ceive 

a Cer tif i cate of Com ple tion doc u ment ing the course 

ti tle, date, and CEUs. 

Col lege Credit for Acad emy Courses 

Mine safety and health in spec tors can earn an As ­

so ci ate of Ap plied Sci ence De gree in Oc cu pa tional 

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De vel op ment: Mine In spec tion from the Com mu nity 

and Tech ni cal Col lege of Mar shall Uni ver sity, Hun ­

ting ton, West Vir ginia. This pro gram is a co op er ative ef fort among MSHA, the Na tional Coun cil of 

Field La bor Lo cals, the U.S. De part ment of La bor’s 

Bu reau of Ap pren tice ship and Training, and the 

uni ver sity. Mar shall will award 43 credit hours to 

stu dents who com plete the equiv a lence of the mine 

in spec tor ap pren tice re quire ments. These cred its 

are ap plied to suc cess ful com ple tion of the class ­

room and on-the-job train ing parts of En try Level 

Mine In spec tor train ing. An ad di tional 22 hours of 

gen eral ed u ca tion cred its are also re quired. 

Ac a demic Dis hon esty 

The stu dent can be dis ci plined or dis missed from 

the Acad emy for cheat ing, dis hon esty, pla gia rism, 

or know ingly fur nish ing false in for ma tion to the 

Acad emy. 

With drawal 

The stu dent may with draw from an Acad emy pro gram 

with out pen alty be cause of in jury or other ex ten uat ing cir cum stances. If you with draw, you will not 

re ceive credit for the courses of study in which 

you were en rolled. 

Tran scripts 

You may re quest (in writ ing) a copy of your ac ademic re cord. Your re quest must in clude your full 

name, and So cial Se cu rity num ber. Sub mit your re ­

quest to: 

Na tional Mine Health and Safety Acad emy 

Stu dent Ser vices Branch 

1301 Air port Road 

Bea ver, West Virginia 25813-9426 

FAX: (304) 256-3251 

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STU DENT LIFE

Food Ser vice and Stu dent Store 

Acad emy food ser vice of fers com plete meals in a 

caf e te ria set ting. You may choose from a se lec tion 

of freshly pre pared en trees and des serts with a 

full range of bev er ages avail able to com ple ment 

your meal. There is also a made-to-or der deli and 

a salad bar. Heart-healthy and veg e tar ian se lections are also avail able. Food ser vice per son nel 

can as sist any one who has spe cial di etary needs. A 

cash-only snack bar is open af ter 5:00 p.m. If you 

are an MSHA em ployee, you will re ceive a meal card 

when you check in. Pres ent this card to the cash ­

ier af ter you go through the serv ing line. 

Non-MSHA stu dents who are in res i dence must pay 

for lodg ing and meals. 

The stu dent store, lo cated next to the caf e te ria, 

has a wide va ri ety of sun dries, sou ve nirs, and 

gifts. 

For Your Health and Safety 

Please ob serve all posted speed lim its and all 

traf fic and park ing signs. 

If you need emer gency med i cal at ten tion, please 

dial “O” or ext. 555 and re quest med i cal as sistance. Acad emy per son nel will take you to a med ical fa cil ity in an Acad emy ve hi cle or ar range for 

an am bu lance. If there is no an swer, dial 9-911 

(Ra leigh County Emer gency Op er a tions Cen ter) and 

re quest med i cal as sis tance. 

As sis tance in com plet ing ac ci dent health in sur ance 

claim forms for Fed eral stu dents may be ob tained 

from your class co or di na tor or a re spon si ble staff 

per son on duty af ter nor mal duty hours. 

You play an im por tant part in ac ci dent pre ven tion 

at the Acad emy. Should you see an ac tual or po ten11 
tial safety haz ard, please re port it to an in ­

struc tor, class co or di na tor, or any Acad emy staff 

per son. 

Mail 

You can send or re ceive mail (Mon day through Fri ­

day) at the Res i dence Hall reg is tra tion desk. Our 

mail ing ad dress is: 

Na tional Mine Health and Safety Acad emy 

1301 Air port Road 

Bea ver, WV 25813-9426 

Ve hi cles 

Stu dents are re quired to reg is ter ve hi cles with 

se cu rity per son nel at the main en trance to Acad emy 

grounds. You will re ceive a color-coded park ing 

per mit that al lows you to park in a des ig nated 

area. There is am ple, well-lighted, and se cure 

park ing at the Acad emy. 

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FEES AND BILLING

Acad emy fees are re viewed pe ri od i cally and sub ject 

to change. 

Tu i tion 

The Academy will charge tuition fees to all persons

attending Academy courses, except employees of Federal,

State, or local governments, persons attending the Academy

under a program supported through an MSHA State grant, and 

persons performing a direct service. 

The tu i tion amount in di cated by the course an ­

nounce ment is due on ar rival by check, money or ­

der, or credit card (VISA and MasterCard) pay able 

to MSHA Fi nance. We re gret that we can not ac cept 

cash. Bill ing is pos si ble with a writ ten re quest 

to the Acad emy’s Stu dent Ser vices Branch. If tu ition is sub mit ted in ad vance, writ ten no ti fi ca tion 

of with drawal to the Student Ser vices Branch is 

re quired to pro cess a full re fund. 

Lodg ing 

All per sons in res i dence at the Acad emy, ex cept 

MSHA per son nel, other per sons per form ing a di rect 

ser vice for MSHA, and per sons at tend ing a pro gram 

sup ported through an MSHA State Grant, are charged 

for lodg ing. 

The lodg ing fee is $41.00 per per son per day for a 

sin gle room and $54.00 per day for a dou ble room. 

Note that these fees are re viewed at the end of 

each fis cal year (Sep tem ber 30) and may be changed 

at that time. Lodging fees are due on ar rival by 

credit card (VISA and MasterCard) or check/money 

or der pay able to MSHA Fi nance. We re gret that we 

can not ac cept cash. Bill ing is pos si ble with a 

writ ten re quest to the Stu dent Ser vices Branch. 

Per sons stay ing at the Acad emy may have their 

spouses and im me di ate fam ily as guests pro vided 

all ap pro pri ate fees are paid on ar rival. Ad vance 

res er va tions are re quired. 

If you have spe cial needs, please con tact Stu dent 

Ser vices be fore your ar rival. 

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Meals 

Par tic i pants who pay for Acad emy lodg ing may reg ­

is ter for meals when they check in. Stu dents stay ­

ing in the dorm are nor mally re quired to pur chase 

a meal ticket for break fast and lunch at the Acad ­

emy. Din ner is op tional. Prices are: 

Break fast $8.00 

Lunch $10.00 

Din ner $13.00 

Note that these fees are re viewed at the end of 

each fis cal year (Sep tem ber 30) and may be changed 

at that time. 

Par tic i pants pay ing for their meals in the caf e teria may do so by cash, ma jor credit card, or 

check/money or der pay able to the West Vir ginia So ­

ci ety for the Blind. 

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TRAVEL TO THE ACADEMY

Lo cated on a pla teau in south ern West Vir ginia, 

the Acad emy blends into its Ap pa la chian moun tain 

set ting. Sce nic vis tas and wild life greet trav elers to the Acad emy, and stu dents ex pe ri ence a 

rest ful en vi ron ment. 

Sev eral travel op tions are avail able: 

By Air 

Beckley, West Vir ginia – The Ra leigh 

County Me mo rial Air port is lo cated 1 mile 

from the Acad emy. Free trans por ta tion is 

fur nished to the Acad emy by us ing the 

cour tesy phone in the air port lobby (di als 

au to mat i cally when you lift the re ceiver). 

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

Charleston, West Vir ginia – The Yeager 

Air port is lo cated 65 miles north of the 

Acad emy. Rental cars are avail able. 

Lewisburg, West Vir ginia – The Greenbrier 

Val ley Air port is lo cated 47 miles east 

of the Acad emy. Rental cars, taxis, and 

lim ou sines are avail able. 

By Train 

AM TRAK pro vides tri-weekly ser vice to and 

from Prince, West Vir ginia – lo cated 16 

miles from the Acad emy. Taxi ser vice 

meets all trains. 

By Bus 

Daily Grey hound ser vice is avail able 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. 

By Car 

See Route Map to the Acad emy on page 16. 

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Route Map to the Acad emy

KAr riv ing from the NORTH 

g When us ing U.S. 19 South, 

go to and fol low I-77 

South, exit at I-64 East 

g Fol low I-64 to EXIT 125B, 

Air port Road 

g Acad emy is 1 mile on left 

KAr riv ing from the SOUTH 

g When us ing I-77 North, 

exit and fol low I-64 East 

g Use EXIT 125B, Air port Road 

g Acad emy is 1 mile on left 

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KAr riv ing from the EAST 

g When us ing I-64 West, use 

Exit 125, Bea ver/Air port 

Road 

g Turn RIGHT at bot tom of 

ramp 

g Acad emy is 1 mile on left 

KAr riv ing from the WEST 

g When us ing I-64 East, use 

Exit 125B, Air port Road 

g Acad emy is 1 mile on left 
TRAIN ING COURSES

The Na tional Mine Health and Safety Acad emy de velops and pres ents courses of study which cover a 

wide spec trum of mine health and safety sub jects. 

These courses of study ad dress train ing needs of 

min ers, mine safety and health in spec tors, gov ernment and in dus try per son nel, and oth ers con cerned 

with the health and safety of our Na tion's min ers. 

The courses de scribed in this cat a log are sched ­

uled or can be sched uled dur ing the com ing year. 

Ad di tional courses can be sched uled to meet spe ­

cific needs of 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 Train ing 

All metal and non metal mine safety and health in ­

spec tors will at tend one week of train ing per 

year, or two weeks ev ery other year. The train ing 

will be in a sem i nar for mat with sub jects in var ious spe cialty ar eas. The MSHA Train ing Com mit tee 

has es tab lished a work ing group to de ter mine the 

train ing needs of metal and non metal jour ney man 

mine safety and health in spec tors. A list of dates 

and sub jects are on page 35. 

The ad di tional courses de scribed in this sec tion 

are de signed for jour ney man metal and non metal mine 

safety and health in spec tors and Fed eral, 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 ga ni za tion would like 

any of these courses pre sented 

onsite, con tact Do ris Fuller at (304) 256-3234. 

The course will then be sched uled. 

If you need more in for ma tion about con tents of a 

course, con tact the tech ni cal co or di na tor for that 

course at (304) 256-3100 or Do ris Fuller 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 (SUR FACE) 

[EX316M] 

This course dis cusses the char ac ter is tics and use 

of ex plo sives and blast ing agents. It is de signed 

to teach blast ing stan dards in ac cor dance with In ­

sti tute Makers of Ex plo sives (IME) guide lines and 

the Code of Fed eral Reg u la tions (30 CFR). The 

course is struc tured for MSHA metal/non metal 

safety and health in spec tors and in dus try per sonnel. 

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 and 

Blast Plans) 

g Ini ti a tion Sys tems 

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

Course Length: 3 days 

Tu i tion: $231.00 

Dates: March 2-4, 2004 

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BLAST ING (UNDERGROUND) 

[EX318M] 

This course dis cusses the char ac ter is tics and use 

of ex plo sives and blast ing agents. It is spe cif ically de signed to teach blast ing prac tices used in 

un der ground metal/non metal mines. It will dis cuss 

the stan dards and guide lines spec i fied by In stitute Mak ers of Ex plo sives (IME), Al co hol, To bacco 

and Fire arms (ATF), and the Code of Fed eral Reg ula tions (30 CFR). The course is struc tured for 

MSHA safety and health in spec tors and in dus try 

per son nel. 

Con tents: 

g Def i ni tions 

g Un der ground Stor age Requirements 

g Un der ground Trans por ta tion and Use of Ex plosives and Blasting Agents 

g Det o na tion Units 

g Ex plo sive Prod uct Dis play and Discussion

g Mis fires

g Elec tric and Nonelectric Blasting Op er a tions 

g Ex plo sives Haz ards and Ac ci dent Discussion 

g Safe Blasting Prin ci ples (Un der ground Work 

Pro ce dures, Blast Plans, Se cu rity Mea sures, 

and Pru dent Engineering Practices) 

g Ini ti a tion Sys tems 

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

Course Length: 2 days 

Tu i tion: $154.00 

Dates: September 8-9, 2004 

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ELEC TRI CAL HAZ ARDS 

[EL301M] 

This course is de signed to pro vide prac ti cal meth ­

ods and tech niques for the iden ti fi ca tion of elec ­

tri cal haz ards and the ap pro pri ate en force ment 

ac tions to be taken. This course is de signed for 

MSHA metal/non metal in spec tion per son nel with lit ­

tle or no elec tri cal ex per tise. 

Con tents: 

g Ba sic Elec tri cal The ory 

g Ba sic Circuitry

g Grounding

g Power Dis tri bu tion Sys tems

g In spec tion of Elec tri cal Equip ment

g Reg u la tions and Policies

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. 

Courses for Elec tri cal Spe cial ists are of fered 

un der Tech ni cal Spe cial ists Train ing on page 113. 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Roy Milam 

Course Length: 3 days 

Tu i tion: $231.00 

Dates: October 28-30, 2003 

March 2-4, 2004 

Additional courses can be 

scheduled upon request 

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GROUND CON TROL HAZ ARDS 

[RC301M] 

This course will fo cus on the Code of Fed eral Reg ­

u la tions (30 CFR) re quire ments re lated to ground 

con trol at sur face and un der ground metal and non ­

metal mines. The course pro vides tech niques 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: Tom Bonifacio

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: Scheduled upon request

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HAUL AGE (SUR FACE) 

[HL301M] 

Haul age ac ci dents have been the lead ing cause of 

fa tal ac cidents for sev eral years at our Na tion’s 

sur face mines. This course teaches how to rec ognize the haz ards that may ex ist in sur face haul ­

age, and is taught by for mer sur face coal and 

metal/non metal mine safety and health 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: Tom Bonifacio 

Course Length: 3 days 

Tu i tion: $231.00 

Dates: August 3-5, 2004 

Additional courses can be 

scheduled upon request 

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HEALTH HAZ ARDS 

[IH302M] 

This course is de signed for metal and non metal 

mine safety and health in spec tors. Other in terested in di vid u als should con tact the tech ni cal 

co or di na tor. Class room ac tiv ities and lab o ra tory 

ex er cises cover the rec og ni tion and eval u a tion of 

health haz ards and how to de ter mine en force ment 

re spon si bil i ties. Based on hy po thet i cal health 

haz ard sit u a tions, stu dents will be re quired to 

write the ap pro pri ate health ci ta tions/ or ders 

and will be re quired to de fend their de ci sions. 

The fi nal ac tiv ity will in volve a sim u lated court ­

room ex er cise where the stu dents will role play 

MSHA and in dus try per son nel lit i gat ing these ci tations/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 mine safety and health 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: $231.00 

Dates: Scheduled upon request

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INSPECTOR'S PORTABLE AP PLI CA TIONS FOR 

LAP TOPS (IPAL) RE VIEW – METAL/NON METAL 

[CT307M] 

The IPAL re view course is de signed for MSHA 

metal/non metal mine safety and health in spec tors. 

The course re views the lat est ver sion of the IPAL 

Pro gram. The course also cov ers the fun da men tals 

of the com puter op er at ing sys tem, trou ble 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 IPAL (In spec tor's Por ta ble Ap pli ca tions for 

Laptops) 

g Ref er ence Ma te rial (30 CFR, Mine Act, PPM, 

Pol icy In for ma tion Let ters, and Pro gram In forma 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 tor: Betty Ho gan

Course Length: 2 days

Tu i tion: None

Dates: Scheduled upon request

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MAR SHALL UNI VER SITY MAS TERS 

OF SAFETY DE GREE (MINING 

EM PHA SIS) 

[NEMU003] 

Courses will be of fered pur su ant to the Mas ters of 

Safety De gree (Mining Em pha sis) pro gram of fered at 

the Acad emy through Mar shall Uni ver sity. 

Stu dents must be ad mit ted into the pro gram prior 

to tak ing the courses. Ap pli ca tion for Grad u ate 

Ad mis sion forms may be ob tained by call ing John 

Forte at (304) 256-3321. 

Col lege Chem is try 201, Math 130, and Phys ics 101 

are pre req ui sites for ad mis sion to this pro gram, 

as is a min i mum un der grad u ate GPA of 2.5. 

For in for ma tion on spring, sum mer, and fall classes, 

con tact John Rosiek at (304) 256-3211. 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: John Rosiek 

John Forte 

Tu i tion: $270 for each class for

 MSHA em ploy ees 

$540 for non-MSHA em ploy ees 

Dates: Spring 2004 

Summer 2004 

Fall 2004 

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MINE AC CI DENT IN VES TI GA TION AND RE PORT 

WRITING 

[IV301G] 

This course is for coal, metal/non metal, tech ni cal 

sup port, EPD, and other MSHA in di vid u als in volved 

in ac ci dent in ves ti ga tion. Other in ter ested in divid u als should con tact the Tech ni cal Co or di na tor. 

The course re views ba sic guide lines, pro ce dures, 

and tech niques used to in ves ti gate and re port on 

ac ci dents and other in ci dents in volv ing health and 

safety in the min ing in dus try. 

Class room ac tiv i ties and dis cus sions cover rea sons 

for ac ci 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 anal y sis for cor rec tive ac tions, and com pletion of in ves ti ga tive re ports fol low ing rel e vant 

MSHA guide lines and pol i cies. At the con clu sion of 

the class, in a prac ti cal ex er cise, stu dents con ­

duct a sim u lated ac ci dent in ves ti ga tion and pre pare 

a re port. Stu dents should bring their lap top com puters. 

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 Deal ing with Fam ily Mem bers 

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 Cor rec tive Ac tions 

g Re port Writ ing 

g Tap RooT® 

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

Roy Milam 

Scott Mandeville 

Course Length: 8 days

Tu i tion: None

Dates: January 6-15, 2004 

March 16-25, 2004 

July 13-22, 2004 

September 14-23, 2004 

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SLOPE AND SHAFT SINKING SAFETY 

[RC310G] 

This course will in clude a de scrip tion of the most 

com mon con ven tional slope and shaft con struc tion 

pro cess, the haz ards as so ci ated with slope and 

shaft work, and in spec tion pro ce dures. It will 

also dis cuss the haz ards as so ci ated with hoist ing 

and cover the in spec tion pro ce dures for wire 

ropes. 

Con tents: 

g Slope and Shaft Con struc tion Pro cess

g Ven ti la tion

g Ground Con trol

g Hoisting

g Elec tri cal

g Health

g Slope and Shaft Sinking Plans

g In spec tion Guide lines

g Haz ard Iden ti fi ca tion

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Ed New comb

Course Length: 2 days

Tu i tion: $154.00

Dates: April 13-14, 2004

June 8-9, 2004

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TAIL INGS DAM AND WASTE 

PILE IN SPEC TION – 

METAL/NON METAL 

[IM301M] 

This course will in tro duce the stu dent to the gen ­

eral safety con sid er ations for the de sign, con ­

struc tion, main te nance, and in spec tion of 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: $231.00

Dates: Scheduled upon request

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Tap RooT® SYS TEM AC CI DENT/IN CI DENT 

IN VES TI GA TION TRAINING 

[IV341G] 

This course is for MSHA coal, metal/non metal, 

tech ni cal sup port, or other MSHA em ploy ees who 

are in volved in mine ac ci dent/in ci dent in ves ti gations. 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 per form an in-depth in ves ti ga tion 

of an in ci dent’s root causes. Training fo cuses 

on de vel op ing a flow di a gram of the events and 

con di tions lead ing up to the un de sired in ci dent, 

eval u at ing each con di tion, iden ti fy ing causal fac ­

tors, and eval u at ing each fac tor as to root cause. 

The course will in clude train ing on Sys tems Im ­

prove ment’s SnapCharT® and Root Cause Tree® soft ­

ware. 

The SnapCharT® soft ware is a graphic pre sen tation of the se quence of events iden ti fied and 

dis cov ered dur ing the phys i cal onsite in ves ti gation. A SnapCharT®

 helps the in ves ti ga tor or ga nize 

the in for ma tion gath ered, iden tify the con trib uting fac tors that lead to the in ci dent, and iden ­

tify causal fac tors. In ad di tion, it helps the 

in ves ti gator iden tify holes and in con sis ten cies 

in the in for ma tion gath ered dur ing the in ves ti gation. 

The Root Cause Tree® soft ware takes over where a 

SnapCharT® stops. While the SnapCharT® looks at what 

hap pened and the con trib ut ing fac tors in volved, the 

Root Cause Tree® looks at why it hap pened. The Root 

Cause Tree® pro vides the in ves ti ga tor with a com prehen 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® SYS TEM AC CI 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 cluding: 

'	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: Ken neth M. Scott 

Roy Milam 

Scott Mandeville 

Course Length: 3 days 

Tu i tion: None 

Dates: April 13-15, 2004 

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UNDERGROUND VENTILATION 

FOR METAL AND NONMETAL 

MINES 

[VN303N] 

This course is de signed to as sist metal/non metal 

min ers in the rec og ni tion and eval u a tion of health 

haz ards and ef fec tive ven ti la tion meth ods to elim ­

i nate these haz ards. 

Con tents: 

g Air borne Con tam i nants

g Sam pling and Detecting De vices

g Con fined Spaces

g Haz ard Con trols

g Mine Maps 

g Rec og ni tion of Areas That May Have Poor Air 

Qual ity 

g Mea suring Air Quan tities 

g Re view of Ven ti la tion Reg u la tions 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: Scott Mandeville 

Wil liam D. McKinney 

Course Length: 2 days 

Tu i tion: $154.00 

Dates: Sched uled upon request 

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METAL/NONMETAL MINE SAFETY AND 

HEALTH INSPECTORS RET RAIN ING 

[LP311M] 

Metal and non metal mine safety and health in spectors are re quired to re ceive a min i mum of two 

weeks of train ing ev ery two years. This be gins a 

new two-year train ing cy cle for metal/non metal 

mine safety and health in spec tors. 

Listed be low are the dates and sub jects of the 

train ing ses sions sched uled at the Acad emy. 

SCHED ULE 

De cem ber 2-11, 2003 

Jan u ary 6-15, 2004 

March 30 - April 8, 2004 

SUB JECTS 

g Pro fes sion al ism 

g Elec tri cal Haz ards 

g Root Cause Anal y sis 

g Blasting Tech nol ogy 

g Shaft and Slope Sinking 

g Ci ta tions and Or der Writ ing 

g Powered Haul age 

g Ac ci dent Re duc tion Pro gram 

g Law, Reg u la tion and Pol icy 

g Health Pro ce dures 

g PowerPoint Pre sen ta tions 

g Lap top Trou ble shooting 

g Ba sic Rig ging 

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METAL/NON METAL EN TRY LEVEL

MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH

INSPECTORS TRAIN ING

The courses listed in this sec tion are de signed 

for en try level mine safety and health in spec tors. 

How ever, they may be at tended by other Fed eral, 

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. 

Do ris Fuller 

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: fuller.doris@dol.gov 

METAL/NON METAL CUR RIC U LUM 

(MOD ULES I-VII) 

The fol low ing chart shows the re quired core 

courses for en try level mine safety and health 

in spec tors. 

36 
weeks) 

Orientation Pro fes sion al ism Com mu ni ca tions 

Writing/Notetaking

Di ver sity Introduction to Introduction to 

MSHA 

Inspector’s Portable 

Interviewing Applications for

Techniques Laptops (IPAL) 

Conference CommuInspection (S&S) 

Drilling and Blasting Employee Health

II 

(in conjunction Safety Talks I

 with IH) 

Training Require- Part 50

 ments(Parts 48 TapRooT®

 and 46) 

Module VI (3 weeks) 

Safety Talks II

Hazard Communications 

Fire Protection Equipment Root Cause AnalyPermissibility sis/Repeat VioUnique Processes in lation Reduction

 Boilers Mining Program (RVRP) 

Basic Toxicology Citations and 

Review [103(k)/ Hoisting/Cranes Orders Review

 103(f)]/General 

Review Part 50 Reporting IPAL Review 

Mine Rescue/Part 49 Requirements 

Slope and Shaft

Inspection 

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

Mod ule I (4 

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

 Pol icy/Math Writ ing 

Stan dards of Con duct Lap tops

Mod ule II (4 weeks) 

In spec tion Pro ce dures Ma te rial Stor age 

Sur face Haul age 

Ground Con trol

Mod ule III (3 weeks) 

Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion Ci ta tions and

 nications/Simulated Elec tric ity Orders Re view

In dus trial Hy giene I

Mod ule IV (3 weeks) 

In dus trial Hy giene 

In dus trial Ven ti la tion and Safety/ 

Ci ta tion and Or ders 

 Re view [104(d)]

Mod ule V (3 weeks) 

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

Re view [107(a)/103(g)] Gas De tecting De vices Tail ings 

Safety Pro grams 

In tro duc tion to Spe- Ci ta tions and Or ders 

 cial In ves ti ga tions Re view [104(g)] 

Underground Ventilation Personal Protective 

Struc tural Safety

Com pressed Air and 

Mod ule VII (3 weeks) 

Ci ta tions and Or ders 

Tech Sup port Brief ing [103(f)/103(g)] 

Overall Re view/ 

 Grad u a tion

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METAL/NONMETAL EN TRY LEVEL 

MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH 

INSPECTORS TRAIN ING 

(Dates in clude travel days) 

GROUP KK 

Mod ule VI Oc to ber 20 – No vem ber 7, 2003 (3 weeks) 

Mod ule VII De cem ber 1 – De cem ber 19, 2003 (3 weeks) 

GROUP LL 

Mod ule IV Oc to ber 20 – No vem ber 7, 2003 (3 weeks) 

Mod ule V De cem ber 1 – De cem ber 19, 2003 (3 weeks) 

Mod ule VI Jan u ary 26 – Feb ru ary 13, 2004 (3 weeks) 

Mod ule VII March 8 – March 26, 2004 (3 weeks) 

GROUP MM* 

Module I September 8 – October 3, 2003 (4 weeks) 

Mod ule II Oc to ber 20 – No vem ber 7, 2003 (3 weeks) 

Mod ule III De cem ber 1 – De cem ber 19, 2003 (3 weeks) 

Mod ule IV Jan u ary 26 – Feb ru ary 13, 2004 (3 weeks) 

Mod ule V March 15 – April 9, 2004 (4 weeks) 

Mod ule VI May 10 – May 28, 2004 (3 weeks) 

Mod ule VII July 12 – July 30, 2004 (3 weeks) 

GROUP NN* 

Mod ule I Oc to ber 27 – No vem ber 21, 2003 (4 weeks) 

Mod ule II Jan u ary 5 – Jan u ary 30, 2004 (4 weeks) 

Mod ule III Feb ru ary 23 – March 12, 2004 (3 weeks) 

Mod ule IV April 5 – April 23, 2004 (3 weeks) 

Mod ule V June 7 – June 25, 2004 (3 weeks) 

Mod ule VI July 26 – Au gust 13, 2004 (3 weeks) 

Mod ule VII Sep tem ber 13 – Oc to ber 1, 2004 (3 weeks) 

GROUP OO 

TO BE DETERMINED 

*Tentative Schedules 

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COAL INSPEC TION COURSES

Jour ney man Train ing

All jour ney man coal mine safety and health in spectors will at tend one week of train ing per year, or 

two weeks ev ery other year. The train ing will be 

in a sem i nar for mat with sub jects in var i ous spe ­

cialty ar eas. A list of dates and sub jects can be 

found on page 61. 

The ad di tional courses de scribed in this sec tion 

are de signed for jour ney man coal mine safety and 

health in spec tors and other Fed eral, 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 ga ni za tion would like 

any of these courses pre sented 

onsite, con tact Do ris Fuller at (304) 256-3234. 

The course will then be sched uled. 

If you need more in for ma tion about con tents of a 

course, con tact the tech ni cal co or di na tor for 

that course at (304) 256-3100 or Do ris Fuller at 

(304) 256-3234. 

39 
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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AD VANCED VEN TI LA TION/

BLEEDER AND GOB

VEN TI LA TION SYS TEMS

[VN302C] 

This ad vanced ven ti la tion course is spe cif i cally 

de signed for ven ti la tion spe cial ists, mine safety 

and health in spec tors, su per vi sors, and mine man ­

ag ers. It will im prove their un der stand ing and 

work ing knowl edge in ven ti la tion sys tems for un ­

der ground min ing. 

Con tents: 

g Ven ti la tion De sign 

g Plan Ap proval

g Reg u la tory Com pli ance

g Main te nance

g In spec tion/Ex am i na tion

g Eval u a tion of Ven ti la tion Sys tems

g De-gasi fi ca tion

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Scott Mandeville

Course Length: 2 days

Tu i tion: $154.00

Dates: Scheduled upon request

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BLAST ING (SUR FACE) 

[EX316C] 

This course dis cusses the char ac ter is tics and use 

of ex plo sives and blast ing agents. It is de signed 

to teach blast ing stan dards in ac cor dance with 

Institute Makers of Ex plo sives (IME) guide lines 

and the Code of Fed eral Reg u la tions (30 CFR). The 

course is struc tured for MSHA coal mine safety and 

health in spec tors and in dus 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 and 

Blast Plans) 

g Ini tia tion Sys tems 

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

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: October 21-23, 2003

42 
COAL IM POUND MENT AND RE FUSE PILE 

IN SPEC TION 

[IM301C] 

This course will in tro duce the stu dent to the gen ­

eral safety con sid er ations for the de sign, con ­

struc tion, main te nance, and in spec tion of 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: Clif ford F. Lindsay

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: March 9-11, 2004

Additional courses can be 

scheduled upon request 

43 
ELECTRICAL SAFETY FOR COAL MINERS 

[EL601C] 

This course is de signed to pro vide prac ti cal meth ­

ods and tech niques to iden tify elec tri cal haz ­

ards and the ap pro pri ate en force ment ac tions to 

be taken. The course is for coal in spec tion per ­

son nel with lim ited or no elec tri cal ex per tise. 

Con tents: 

g Basic Elec tri cal The ory

g Ba sic Circuitry

g Haz ard Rec og ni tion

g Grounding

g Power Dis tri bu tion Sys tems

g Reg u la tions and Pol icies

g Per sonal Safety

g Ci ta tions and Or ders

g In spec tion of Elec tri cal Equip ment

g Permissibility

NOTE: This course is not in tended for Elec tri cal 

Spe cial ists. Courses for Elec tri cal Spe cial ists 

are of fered un der Tech ni cal Spe cial ists 

Train ing on page 113. 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Roy Milam

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: September 14-16, 2004

44 
EX PLO SION PRE VEN TION 

[EX320C] 

This course is de signed to pro vide meth ods and 

tech niques for iden ti fi ca tion of ex plo sion haz ­

ards, pre ven tion of such haz ards, and ap pro pri ate 

ac tions to be taken when a haz ard is de tected. The 

course is struc tured for MSHA coal mine safety and 

health in spec tors and in dus try per son nel. 

Con tents: 

g Permissibility 

g Rec og niz ing Po ten tial Haz ards 

g Proper Rock Dust ing Tech niques and Sam pling 

Pro ce dures 

g Re cent Events 

g Ef fec tive Work place Ex am i na tions 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Scott Mandeville

Course Length: 2 days

Tu i tion: $154.00

Dates: June 2-3, 2004

45 
HAUL AGE (SUR FACE) 

[HL301C] 

Haul age ac ci dents have been one of the high est 

categories of fa tal ac ci dents for sev eral years at 

our Na tion’s sur face mines. This course teaches 

the rec og ni tion of haz ards that may ex ist in sur ­

face haul age, and is taught by for mer sur face coal 

and metal/non metal mine safety and health in spectors. 

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: John Ty ler 

Course Length: 3 days 

Tu i tion: $231.00 

Dates: September 14-16, 2004 

46 
IN DUS TRIAL HY GIENE 

[IH315C] 

This course will en able mine safety and health in ­

spec tors to rec og nize and ef fec tively as sess 

health haz ards, other than dust and noise, in coal 

mines and re lated ar eas. Lab o ra tory ex er cises will 

in clude sam pling pro ce dures and tech niques for 

more com mon health haz ards that may be en coun tered 

dur ing in spec tions. Other health haz ard sam pling 

pro ce dures and tech niques as well as health ef ­

fects – re spi ra tory, dermatological, car ci no 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 De tected at Mine Sites 

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

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: August 31-September 2, 2004

47 
INSPECTOR'S PORTABLE AP PLI CA TIONS FOR 

LAP TOPS (IPAL) RE VIEW – COAL 

[CT307C] 

The IPAL re view course is de signed for MSHA coal 

mine safety and health in spec tors. The course re ­

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

course also cov ers the fun da men tals of the com ­

puter op er at ing sys tem, trou ble 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 IPAL (In spec tor's Por ta ble Ap pli ca tions for 

Laptops) 

g Ref er ence Ma te rial (30 CFR, Mine Act, PPM, 

Pol icy In for ma tion Let ters, and Pro gram In forma 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 Citrix Metaframe 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Betty Ho gan

Course Length: 2 days

Tu i tion: None

Dates: Scheduled upon request

48 
LONG WALL MINING AND 

INSPECTION PROCEDURES 

[MS302C] 

This course will in tro duce the stu dent to long wall 

min ing. It will also make the ex pe ri enced coal 

mine in spec tors more fa mil iar with the trends and 

new tech nol ogy in long wall min ing. It will cover 

all as pects of long wall min ing, in clud ing ap proved 

MSHA plans. 

The first part of the course will cover all as ­

pects of min ing, in clud ing a re view of all ba sic 

com po nents of long wall min ing sys tems and their 

func tions. It will also cover long wall moves, de ­

gasi fi ca tion, and ground con trol for long wall 

faces. 

The sec ond part of the course will stress in spection pro ce dures. It will cover all ar eas – from 

outby to the long wall face. This sec tion has ac compa ny ing text and re lates in spec tion pro ce dures to 

the ap pli ca ble stan dards in 30 CFR Parts 75 and 18. 

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 (Spe cial Em pha sis) 

g Reg u la tions 

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

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: August 17-19, 2004

49 
MAR SHALL UNI VER SITY MAS TERS 

OF SAFETY DE GREE (MINING 

EM PHA SIS) 

[NEMU003] 

Courses will be of fered pur su ant to the Mas ters of 

Safety De gree (Mining Em pha sis) pro gram of fered at 

the Acad emy through Mar shall Uni ver sity. 

Stu dents must be ad mit ted into the pro gram prior 

to tak ing the courses. Ap pli ca tion for Grad u ate 

Ad mis sion forms may be ob tained by call ing John 

Forte at (304) 256-3321. 

Col lege Chem is try 201, Math 130, and Phys ics 101 

are pre req ui sites for ad mis sion to this pro gram, 

as is a min i mum un der grad u ate GPA of 2.5. 

For in for ma tion on spring, sum mer, and fall 

classes, con tact John Rosiek at (304) 256-3211. 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: John Rosiek 

John Forte 

Tu i tion: $270 for each class for

 MSHA em ploy ees 

$540 for non-MSHA 

 em ploy ees 

Dates: Spring 2004 

Summer 2004 

Fall 2004 

50 
MINE AC CI DENT IN VES TI GA TION AND RE PORT 

WRIT ING 

[IV301G] 

This course is for coal, metal/non metal, tech ni cal 

sup port, EPD, and other MSHA in di vid u als in volved 

in ac ci dent in ves ti ga tion. Other in ter ested in divid u als should contact the Tech ni cal Co or di na tor. 

The course re views ba sic guide lines, pro ce dures, 

and tech niques used to in ves ti gate and re port on 

ac ci dents and other in ci dents in volv ing health and 

safety in the min ing in dus try. 

Class room ac tiv i ties and dis cus sions cover rea sons 

for ac ci 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 anal y sis for cor rec tive ac tions, and com ­

ple tion of in ves ti ga tive re ports fol low ing rel evant MSHA guide lines and pol i cies. At the 

con clu sion of the class, in a prac ti cal ex er cise, 

stu dents will con duct a sim u lated ac ci dent in vesti ga tion and pre pare a re port. Stu dents should 

bring their lap top 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 Deal ing with Fam ily Mem bers 

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 Cor rec tive Ac tions 

g Re port Writ ing 

g Tap RooT® 

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

Roy Milam 

Scott Mandeville 

Course Length: 8 days 

Tu i tion: None 

Dates: January 6-15, 2004 

March 16-25, 2004 

July 13-22, 2004 

September 14-23, 2004 

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NOISE HAZ ARDS, REG U LA TION,

AND CON TROL

[IH321G]

This course pro vides the par tic i pant with in for mation on the haz ards as so ci ated with overexposure 

to noise. It thor oughly re views 30 CFR Part 62 and 

ap pro pri ate mon i tor ing and con trol meth ods. The 

course also 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: $231.00

Dates: Scheduled upon request

52 
ROOF CON TROL FOR MINERS 

[RC601G] 

This course will up date the miner on reg u la tions 

and the new safety prod ucts re gard ing roof con ­

trol. Miners will be in structed in the prin ci ples 

and meth ods of roof/rib con trol. Sub jects listed 

will be in cor 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: John Rosiek

Course Length: 1 day

Tu i tion: $77.00

Dates: Scheduled upon re quest

53 
ROOF CON TROL SEMI NAR 

[RC501C] 

This sem i nar is de signed for min ers, com pany man ­

ag ers, en gi neers, train ers, roof bolter ma chine 

op er a tors, and for any in di vid ual in coal mine 

roof safety. Fed eral and state en force ment per sonnel wish ing to in crease their knowl edge in the 

lat est de vel op ments in roof and rib con trol will 

also find this sem i nar very ben e fi cial. 

This sem i nar will up date per son nel on new prod ucts 

and meth ods re lated to roof stability. It will 

also in clude pre sen ta tions by per son nel from the 

Acad emy, Tech ni cal Sup port, MSHA head quar ters, 

other gov ern ment agen cies, and in dus try. All sub ­

jects will in cor po rate safe min ing prac tices which 

will help re duce roof fall in ju ries and fa tal ities. The sem i nar will dis cuss 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: Jo seph Fama 

John Rosiek 

Course Length: 2 days 

Tu i tion: None 

Dates: June 2-3, 2004 

54 
SLOPE AND SHAFT SINKING SAFETY 

[RC310G] 

This course will in clude a de scrip tion of the most 

com mon con ven tional slope and shaft con struc tion 

pro cess, the haz ards as so ci ated with slope and 

shaft work, and in spec tion pro ce dures. It will 

also dis cuss the haz ards as so ci ated with hoist ing 

and cover the in spec tion pro ce dures for wire 

ropes. 

Con tents: 

g Slope and Shaft Con struc tion Pro cess

g Ven ti la tion

g Ground Con trol

g Hoisting

g Elec tri cal

g Health

g Slope and Shaft Sinking Plans

g In spec tion Guide lines

g Haz ard Iden ti fi ca tion

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Ed New comb

Course Length: 2 days

Tu i tion: $154.00

Dates: April 13-14, 2004

June 8-9, 2004

55 
SUR FACE FA CIL ITIES AND COAL 

PREP A RA TION 

[PP601C] 

This course is de signed to fa mil iar ize the stu dent 

with: equip ment and pro cesses used in coal prep ara tion plants; haz ards that might ex ist around 

prep a ra tion plants; and in spec tion re quire ments 

for such plants. This course has been ex panded to 

in clude struc tural safety in an ef fort to elim inate 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: $231.00 

Dates: Scheduled upon request 

56 
Tap RooT® SYS TEM AC CI DENT/IN CI DENT 

IN VES TI GA TION TRAINING 

[IV341G] 

This course is for coal, metal/non metal, tech ni cal 

support, and other MSHA em ploy ees who are in ­

volved in mine accident/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 per form an in-depth in ves ti ga tion of an 

in ci dent’s root causes. Train ing focuses on de velop ing a flow di a gram of the events and con di tions 

lead ing up to the un de sired in ci dent, eval u at ing 

each con di tion, iden ti fy ing causal fac tors, and 

eval u at ing each fac tor as to root cause. The course 

will in clude train ing on Sys tems Im prove ment’s 

SnapCharT® and Root Cause Tree® soft ware. 

The SnapCharT® soft ware is a graphic pre sen tation of the sequence of events iden ti fied and 

dis cov ered dur ing the phys i cal onsite in ves ti gation. A SnapCharT®

 helps the in ves ti ga tor or ga nize 

the in for ma tion gath ered, iden tify the con trib uting fac tors that lead to the in ci dent, and iden ­

tify causal fac tors. In ad di tion, it helps the 

in ves ti ga tor iden tify holes and in con sis ten cies 

in the in for ma tion gath ered dur ing the in ves ti gation. 

The Root Cause Tree® soft ware takes over where a 

SnapCharT® stops. While the SnapCharT® looks at what 

hap pened and the con trib ut ing fac tors in volved, the 

Root Cause Tree® looks at why it hap pened. The Root 

Cause Tree® pro vides the in ves ti ga tor with a com prehen 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® SYS TEM AC CI 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 cluding: 

'	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: Ken neth M. Scott 

Roy Milam 

Scott Mandeville 

Course Length: 3 days 

Tu i tion: None 

Dates: April 13-15, 2004 

58 
UN DER GROUND DIE SEL EQUIP MENT/

VEN TI LA TION

[VN321G]

This course pro vides the par tic i pants with 

tech niques to con duct an eval u a tion of ex ist ing 

un der ground die sel min ing equip ment. Ba sic air 

sam pling prin ci ples will be pre sented. The im pact 

of die sel equip ment on the mine ven ti la tion sys tem 

and the mine ven ti la tion plan will be dis cussed. 

The as so ci ated health haz ards with die sel equip ­

ment and die sel fuel will be ex am ined. 

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

Regu la tions (30 CFR) re lated to un der ground min ing 

op era tions. The class will in te grate tech nol ogy 

with case stud ies and ba sic labo ra 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 tor: Scott Mandeville

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: April 13-15, 2004

August 24-26, 2004

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UN DER GROUND HAUL AGE, 

TRANS POR TA TION, AND 

MA CHIN ERY 

[HL321C] 

Ac ci dents clas si fied as Haul age or Ma chin ery have 

con tin ued to be one of the lead ing causes of fa ­

tal i ties in un der ground min ing. These two 

catagories are also the lead ing causes of 

nonfatal ac ci dents in un der ground min ing which 

re sult in lost work days. 

This course for MSHA Coal Jour ney man in spec tors 

teaches rec og ni tion of some of the haz ards as so ciated with haul age equip ment and other ma chin ery 

found in un der ground coal mines and meth ods to 

elim i nate them. The in spec tor will rec og nize haul ­

age haz ards and the ap pro pri ate en force ment ac tion 

to take. 

Con tents: 

g Re cent Sta tis ti cal Data 

g In ves ti ga tive Find ings of Some Re cent Ac cidents 

g Dif fer ence Be tween 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 

g En force ment Action: Ci ta tions and Orders 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Roy Milam

Course Length: 2 days

Tu i tion: $154.00

Dates: May 11-12, 2004

60 
COAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH

INSPECTORS RET RAIN ING 

[LP311C] 

MSHA un der ground and sur face coal mine safety and 

health in spec tors are re quired to re ceive a min imum of two weeks of train ing ev ery two years. This 

be gins a new two-year train ing cy cle for jour neyman coal mine safety and health in spec tors. 

Listed be low are the dates of the train ing ses ­

sions sched uled at the Acad emy. 

UN DER GROUND COAL MINE 

SAFETY AND HEALTH IN SPEC TORS 

Sched ule 

May 18-27, 2004 

June 8-17, 2004 

July 20-29, 2004 

Oc to ber 19-28, 2004 

SUR FACE COAL MINE 

SAFETY AND HEALTH IN SPEC TORS 

Sched ule 

Oc to ber 26 - No vem ber 4, 2004 

New sub ject ar eas will be an nounced later. 

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COAL ENTRY LEVEL

MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH

INSPECTORS TRAIN ING

The courses listed in this sec tion are de signed 

for en try level coal mine safety and health in ­

spec tors. How ever, they may be at tended by other 

Fed eral, state, min ing in dus try, and la bor or ga niza tion per son nel. 

Train ing dates are given with each mod ule. 

Do ris Fuller 

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: fuller.doris@dol.gov 

COAL CUR RIC U LUM (MOD ULES I-VIII) 

The fol low ing chart shows the re quired core 

courses for en try level mine safety and health in ­

spec tors. 

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Wellness training is scheduled for each module. 

Laptop computer and printer required for all modules. 

Ori en ta tion 

Writing/Notetaking 

Diversity

Pro fes sion al ism Communications

Surface Installations Ground Control 

Inspector's Portable Combustible Materials Structural Safety

 Applications for and Rockdusting Gas Detecting

 Laptops (IPAL) Devices 

MOD ULE III (3 weeks) 

Citations and Orders 

Review (S&S) Respirable Dust and Haulage 

Citations and Orders IPAL Review Workplace Examinations

 Review [104(d)] 

Fire Protection Hazard Communications 

Mine Electricity I 

Citations and Orders Petition for Training Requirements/

 Review [107(a)] Modification Part 48 

Citations and Orders Employee Health and TapRooTâ

 Review [103(g)] Safety 

Mine Electricity II Noise/Miscellaneous Accident Investigation 

Impoundments Health Ventilation II 

Part 50 Reporting 

Requirements 

Introduction to 

Citations and Orders Longwall 

Review [104(g)/Part 48] 

MODULE VIII (3 weeks) 

Root Cause Analysis/ Technical Support Employee Health and

 Field Trip Safety

 tion Program (RVRP) Slope and Shaft Conference CommuniCitations and Orders Inspection cations/Trip to 

General Review Standards Overall Review/ 

Hoisting Graduation 

MOD ULE I (4 weeks) 

Ef fec tive Citation Writ ing Ci ta tions and Or ders 

Stan dards of Con duct Law, Regu la tion, & 

 Pol icy/Math In tro duc tion to 

 Lap tops 

MOD ULE II (3 weeks) 

In spec tion Pro ce dures 

Roof Con trol I Sur face Loading

MOD ULE IV (3 weeks) 

Mine Maps/Ventilation I Simu lated In spec tion 

Courtroom Procedures 

MOD ULE V (3 weeks) 

Blasting and Explosives Roof Control II 

Un der ground Haul age 

MOD ULE VI (3 weeks) 

MOD ULE VII (3 weeks) 

Diesel Permissibility Mine Rescue/Part 49

Longwall High Voltage Electrical Permissibility 

In ter view ing Tech niques Mine Wide Monitoring 

Special Investigations 

 Repeat Violation Reduc­

 Review [103(k) 103(f)/ Miscellaneous Safety District Office

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COAL ENTRY LEVEL

MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH

INSPECTORS TRAIN ING

(Dates in clude travel days) 

GROUP 36 

Mod ule VII Oc to ber 20 – No vem ber 14, 2003 (4 weeks) 

Mod ule VIII De cem ber 1 – De cem ber 19, 2003 (3 weeks) 

GROUP 37 

Mod ule VIII De cem ber 1 – De cem ber 19, 2003 (3 weeks) 

GROUP 38 

Mod ule VI Oc to ber 20 – No vem ber 7, 2003 (3 weeks) 

Mod ule VII De cem ber 1 – De cem ber 19, 2003 (3 weeks) 

Mod ule VIII Jan u ary 19 – Feb ru ary 13, 2004 (4 weeks) 

GROUP 39 

Mod ule IV Oc to ber 20 – No vem ber 7, 2003 (3 weeks) 

Mod ule V De cem ber 1 – De cem ber 19, 2003 (3 weeks) 

Mod ule VI Jan u ary 26 – Feb ru ary 13, 2004 (3 weeks) 

Mod ule VII March 1 – March 26, 2004 (4 weeks) 

Mod ule VIII April 19 – May 7, 2004 (3 weeks) 

GROUP 40 

Mod ule I Oc to ber 20 – No vem ber 14, 2003 (4 weeks) 

Mod ule II De cem ber 1 – De cem ber 19, 2003 (3 weeks) 

Mod ule III Jan u ary 26 – February 13, 2004 (3 weeks) 

Mod ule IV March 15 – April 9, 2004 (4 weeks) 

Mod ule V May 10 – May 28, 2004 (3 weeks) 

Mod ule VI June 14 – July 2, 2004 (3 weeks) 

Mod ule VII Au gust 2 – August 20, 2004 (3 weeks) 

Mod ule VIII September 20 – October 8, 2004 (3 weeks) 

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GROUP 41

Mod ule I Jan u ary 5 – January 30, 2004 

Mod ule II Feb ru ary 23 – March 12, 2004 

Mod ule III April 12 – April 30, 2004 

Mod ule IV June 7 – July 2, 2004 

Mod ule V July 26 – Au gust 13, 2004 

Mod ule VI Sep tem ber 13 – Oc to ber 1, 2004 

Mod ule VII Oc to ber 18 – No vem ber 5, 2004 

Module VIII November 29 – December 17, 2004 

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COMPUTER TRAINING SCHEDULE

Con tents of each com puter class are listed fol ­

lowed by a sched ule by course dates. All per sons 

at tend ing, ex cept em ploy ees of Fed eral, state, or 

lo cal gov ern ments, will be charged a tu i tion fee 

of $231.00 for a three-day class; $154.00 for a 

two-day class; and $77.00 for a one-day class. 

Ad di tional in for ma tion may be ob tained by con tacting 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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MICROSOFT® WORD 2002 

[CT706G04] 

Microsoft® Word 2002 is a word-pro cess ing pro gram 

that is used to com pose and up date a wide range of 

busi ness doc u ments. It of fers many desk toppub lish ing fea tures that let you en hance the ap ­

pear ance of doc u ments. Word also has the power and 

flex i bil ity to pro duce pro fes sional doc u ments 

quickly and eas ily. 

Con tents: 

g Cre ate a Doc u ment

g Edit and For mat

g Pres ent In for ma tion in Ta bles and Col umns

g Work with Graph ics/Charts

g Cus tom ize Word for the Way You Work

g Cre ate Form Let ters and La bels

g Cre ate Forms

g Work with Foot notes and Book marks

g Work with Ta bles of Con tents and In dexes

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: Mac Carnes 

Na omi Hughes 

Course Length: 3 days 

Tu i tion: $231.00 

Dates: December 2-4, 2003 

Feb ru ary 10-12, 2004 

March 2-4, 2004 

May 25-27, 2004 

June 22-24, 2004 

Au gust 24-26, 2004 

Sep tem ber 21-23, 2004 

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MICROSOFT® WIN DOWS 2000/ 

MICROSOFT® OUT LOOK 2002 

[CT701G04] 

Win dows 2000 is an op er at ing sys tem that or ga nizes 

files, runs pro grams, and co or di nates work. This 

course will ex plore some of the ba sic fea tures of 

the Win dows desk top. 

Con tents: 

g Use the Win dows Desk top

g Cus tom ize Win dows to the Way You Work

g Work with Files and Folders

g Print - How to Add a Net work Printer

g Change Win dows Set tings

g Change Pass word

g Use the Sys tem Tools

g Use of Net work Drives vs. Lo cal Drives

g Log Onto the Net work vs. Lo cal Drives

g Vi rus Util ities

g Re mote Ac cess

Microsoft® Out look 2002 is a desk top com mu ni cations pro gram that helps man age time and in for mation more ef fec tively and en ables us ers to share 

in for ma tion and col lab o rate with oth ers more eas ­

ily. 

Con tents: 

g Mail box Folder Cre ation

g Lim i ta tion on Mail box Size

g How to De ter mine Mail box Size

g Cus tom ize and Or ga nize Email Mes sages

g Per sonal/Pub lic Shared Folder

g Per sonal/Global Ad dress Book

g Sched ule and Man age Meet ings

g Cre ate and Or ga nize Con tacts/Tasks/Notes

g Cus tom ize Out look

g In sert Hyperlinks to Files

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g Re mote Ac cess

g Man age your Cal en dar

g Use the Jour nal

g Out of Of fice As sis tant

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Na omi Hughes 

Course Length: 2 days 

Tu i tion: $154.00 

Dates: Jan u ary 13-14, 2004

Feb ru ary 18-19, 2004

April 13-14, 2004

Au gust 3-4, 2004

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MICROSOFT® POWERPOINT 2002 

[CT711G04] 

Microsoft® PowerPoint 2002 is a pre sen ta tion pro ­

gram that al lows us ers to cre ate over head slides, 

speaker notes, au di ence hand outs and out lines – 

all in a sin gle pre sen ta tion file. Power-Point of ­

fers pow er ful tools to help cre ate and or ga nize a 

pre sen ta tion step by step. This class in cludes 

hands-on work in the Com puter Lab o ra tory, and de velop ment of a sam ple pre sen ta tion. 

Con tents: 

g Choose the Best Method to Start a Pre sen ta tion 

g Cre ate a Pre sen ta tion Using Sug gested Con tent 

and a De sign Tem plate 

g Browse Through a Pre sen ta tion 

g En ter and Edit Text in a Pre sen ta tion 

g View a Pre sen ta tion 

g In sert Slides from Other Pre sen ta tions 

g Re ar range Slides in a Pre sen ta tion 

g Cre ate a Folder to Store a Pre sen ta tion 

g Change Text Align ment and Spacing 

g Find and Re place Text and Fonts 

g Cor rect Text While Typing 

g Check Spell ing and Pre sen ta tion Styles 

g Add a Header and Footer 

g Choose the Right Print Set tings 

g Pre view and Print a Pre sen ta tion 

g En ter and Print Speaker Notes 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: Mac Carnes 

Na omi Hughes 

Course Length: 3 days 

Tu i tion: $231.00 

Dates: De cem ber 16-18, 2003 

Feb ru ary 24-26, 2004 

June 22-24, 2004 

Sep tem ber 14-16, 2004 

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MICROSOFT® EX CEL 2002 – BA SIC 

[CT721G04] 

Ex cel 2002 is a spread sheet pro gram that can be 

used to or ga nize, an a lyze and at trac tively pres ent 

data, such as a bud get or sales re port. This 

course re quires a prior knowl edge of com put ers. 

Class room ac tiv i ties in clude hands-on work in the 

Com puter Lab o ra tory. 

Con tents: 

g Ex cel Basics 

g En tering and Editing Data

g Mod ifying a Worksheet

g Using Functions

g For matting Worksheets

g Printing 

g Cre ating Charts

g Using the Help Fea ture 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: Mac Carnes 

Na omi Hughes 

Course Length: 3 days 

Tu i tion: $231.00 

Dates: Oc to ber 28-30, 2003

 Janurary 13-15,2004

 Feb ru ary 10-12, 2004 

 June 15-17, 2004 

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MICROSOFT® EX CEL 2002 – IN TER ME DI ATE 

[CT722G04] 

Ex cel 2002 is a spread sheet pro gram that can be 

used to or ga nize, an a lyze and at trac tively pres ent 

data, such as a bud get or sales re port. This 

course re quires a prior knowl edge of com put ers and 

the Ba sic Ex cel course. Ac tiv ities in clude 

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

Con tents: 

g Working With Large Worksheets 

g Work ing With Mul ti ple Worksheets and Work books 

g Ad vanced Charting 

g Ad vanced Formatting 

g Using Templates 

g Ad di tional Functions 

g Pro tecting Parts of a Worksheet 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: Mac Carnes 

Na omi Hughes 

Course Length: 3 days 

Tu i tion: $231.00 

Dates: April 20-22, 2004 

 Au gust 17-19, 2004 

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MICROSOFT® AC CESS 2002 – BA SIC 

[CT731G04] 

Ac cess 2002 is a da ta base pro gram that al lows 

users to store and man age large col lec tions of in ­

for ma tion. Ac cess pro vides all the tools needed to 

cre ate an ef fi cient and ef fec tive da ta base. This 

course re quires a prior knowl edge of com put ers. 

Ac tiv ities in clude hands-on work in the Com puter 

Lab o ra tory. 

Con tents: 

g Ac cess Ba sics

g Cre ating Da ta bases

g Working With Fields and Re cords

g Querying Ta bles

g Cre ating and Using Forms

g Cre ate, Mod ify, and Print Re ports

g Im port and Ex port Da ta base Ob jects

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: Mac Carnes 

Na omi Hughes 

Course Length: 3 days 

Tu i tion: $231.00 

Dates: Oc to ber 21-23, 2003 

Feb ru ary 3-5, 2004 

May 25-27, 2004

 Just Added December 9-11, 2003

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MICROSOFT® AC CESS 2002 – INTERMEDIATE 

[CT732G04] 

Ac cess 2002 is a da ta base pro gram that al lows 

users to store and man age large col lec tions of in ­

for ma tion. Ac cess pro vides all the tools needed to 

cre ate an ef fi cient and ef fec tive da ta base. This 

course re quires a prior knowl edge of com put ers. 

Ac tiv ities in clude hands-on work in the Com puter 

Lab o ra tory. 

Con tents: 

g Cre ating Re la tional Da ta bases 

g Working With Re lated Ta bles

g In put Masks

g Ad vanced Query Fea tures

g Cre ating Ad vanced Queries

g Ad vanced Form De sign

g Ad vanced Re port Fea tures

g Cre ating Charts in Forms and Reports 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: Mac Carnes 

Na omi Hughes 

Course Length: 3 days

 Tu i tion: $231.00

 Dates: January 6-8, 2004 

March 16-18, 2004 

June 8-10, 2004 

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MICROSOFT® AC CESS 2002 – ADVANCED 

[CT733G04] 

Ac cess 2002 is a da ta base pro gram that al lows us ­

ers to store and man age large col lec tions of in ­

for ma tion. Ac cess pro vides all the tools needed to 

cre ate an ef fi cient and ef fec tive da ta base. This 

course is for ex pe ri enced da ta base us ers and re ­

quires a prior knowl edge of Microsoft® Ac cess. Ac ­

tiv ities in clude hands-on work in the Com puter 

Lab o ra tory. 

Con tents: 

g Cre ate and Use an Ad vanced Form 

g Cre ate and Use Macros 

g Ex ploring Ac cess SQL

g Man aging and Pro tecting Databases 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: Mac Carnes 

Na omi Hughes 

Course Length: 3 days

 Tu i tion: $231.00 

Dates: Jan u ary 27-29, 2004 

March 23-25, 2004 

July 27-29, 2004 

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CER TI FI CA TION AND 

QUALI FI CA TION COURSES 

[CT706G] 

The courses in this sec tion are avail able to 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 ceive 

the re quired MSHA 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 ga ni za tion would like 

any of these courses pre sented 

onsite, con tact Do ris Fuller at (304) 256-3234. 

The course will then be sched uled. 

If you need more in for ma tion about con tents of a 

course, con tact the tech ni cal co or di na tor for that 

course at (304) 256-3100 or Do ris Fuller 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 RE TRAINING FOR 

IM POUND MENT QUALI FI CA TION 

[IM602C] 

This course pro vides the an nual re train ing re ­

quire ments for qual i fied im pound ment mine safety 

and health in spec tors. Im pound ment mine safety 

and health in spec tors are re quired to re ceive an ­

nual re train ing in ac cor dance with the re quirements spec i fied in 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: Clif ford F. Lindsay

Course Length: 4 hours

Tu i tion: $44.00

Dates: December 17, 2003 

March 3, 2004 

June 16, 2004 

August 18, 2004 

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QUAL I FI CA TION FOR 

IM POUND MENT IN SPEC TION 

[IM601C] 

This course pro vides the ini tial train ing for per ­

son nel who are 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: Clif ford F. Lindsay

Course Length: 8 hours

Tu i tion: $77.00

Dates: November 13, 2003 

Feb ru ary 19, 2004 

May 5, 2004 

July 14, 2004 

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RE SPI RA BLE COAL MINE DUST SAM PLER

CAL I BRA TION/MAIN TE NANCE CER TIF I CA TION 

[IH602C] 

This course pro vides the ini tial train ing for per ­

son nel who are 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 pant to 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: $77.00

Dates: September 22, 2004

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RE SPI RA BLE COAL MINE DUST SAM PLING 

CER TIF I CA TION 

[IH601C] 

This course pro vides the ini tial train ing for per ­

son nel who are 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 pant to col lect and sub mit re spi ra ble coal 

mine dust sam ples un der the 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 ern ing the Coal 

Mine Op er a tor’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: $77.00

Dates: September 21, 2004

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GEN ERAL COURSES FOR MSHA

AND THE MIN ING IN DUS TRY

The Acad emy courses de scribed in this sec tion 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 ga ni za tion would like 

any of these courses pre sented 

onsite, con tact Do ris Fuller at (304) 256-3234. 

The course will then be sched uled. 

If you need more in for ma tion about con tents of a 

course, con tact the tech ni cal co or di na tor for that 

course at (304) 256-3100 or Do ris Fuller 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 PRE VEN TION 

TECH NIQUES 

[SF601G] 

This course is de signed for safety man ag ers/di rectors, mine man ag ers, or any one in the min ing in ­

dus try in volved in safety management. Sev eral 

proven ac ci dent re duc tion tech niques are cov ered 

dur ing the three-day class. 

The course begins with a dis cus sion on the prin ­

ci ple of mul ti ple cau sa tion and the im por tance of 

iden ti fy ing the sig nif i cant con trib ut ing fac tors 

in most min ing ac ci dents. Ac ci dents/in ci dents are 

divided into the three lev els of cau sa tion with 

ex am ples of each level dis cussed. Dis cus sions fo ­

cus on the in di rect level of cau sa tion through a 

tech nique of iden ti fy ing per for mance prob lems as 

ei ther skill or mo ti va tional. Un safe con di tions 

and un safe work prac tices are ad dressed through 

job safety anal y sis and job ob ser va tion. Stress, 

safety com mu ni ca tions, and ef fec tive safety talks 

will be cov ered. 

The class ends with a health and safety sur vey 

which can iden tify the strengths and weak nesses 

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: Ken neth M. Scott

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: Scheduled upon request

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ADVANCED VENTILATION/ 

BLEEDER AND GOB 

VENTILATION SYSTEMS 

[VN302C] 

This ad vanced ven ti la tion course is spe cif i cally 

de signed for ven ti la tion spe cial ists, mine safety 

and health in spec tors, su per vi sors, and mine man ­

ag ers. It will im prove their un der stand ing and 

work ing knowl edge in ven ti la tion sys tems for un ­

der ground min ing. 

Con tents: 

g Ven ti la tion De sign 

g Plan Ap proval 

g Reg u la tory Com pli ance 

g Main te nance 

g In spec tion/Ex am i na tion 

g Eval u a tion of Ven ti la tion Sys tems 

g De-gasi fi ca tion 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Scott Mandeville

Course Length: 2 days

Tu i tion: $154.00

Dates: Scheduled upon request

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ELECTRICAL SAFETY FOR COAL MINERS 

[EL601C] 

This course is de signed to pro vide prac ti cal meth ­

ods and tech niques to iden tify elec tri cal haz ards 

and the ap pro pri ate en force ment ac tions to take. 

The course is for coal in dus try per son nel with 

lim ited or no elec tri cal ex per tise. 

Con tents: 

g Ba sic Elec tri cal The ory 

g Ba sic Circuitry

g Haz ard Rec og ni tion

g Grounding

g Power Dis tri bu tion Sys tems

g Reg u la tions and Pol icies

g Per sonal Safety

g In spec tion of Elec tri cal Equip ment 

g Permissibility 

NOTE: This course is not in tended for Elec tri cal 

Spe cial ists. Courses for Elec tri cal Spe cialists are of fered un der Tech ni cal Spe cial ists 

Train ing on page 113. 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Roy Milam

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: September 14-16, 2004

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ELEC TRI CAL SAFETY FOR METAL/NONMETAL

MINERS 

[EL601M] 

This course is de signed to pro vide prac ti cal meth ­

ods and tech niques to iden tify elec tri cal haz ards 

and the ap pro pri ate en force ment ac tions to take. 

This course is for metal/nonmetal in dus try per sonnel with lim ited or no 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 Reg u la tions and Policies

g Haz ard Rec og ni tion

g Per sonal Safety

NOTE: This course is not in tended for Elec tri cal 

Spe cial ists. Courses for Elec tri cal Spe cialists are of fered un der Tech ni cal Spe cial ists 

Train ing on page 113. 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Roy Milam

Course Length: 2 days

Tu i tion: $154.00

Dates: July 27-28, 2004

September 28-29, 2004

Additional courses can be 

scheduled upon request 

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HAZ ARD COM MU NI CA TION (HAZCOM) 

[IH616G] 

This course is de signed to pro vide op er a tors with 

in for ma tion to de velop an ef fec tive HazCom pro ­

gram. It will re view the re quire ments of 30 CFR 

Part 47, in clud ing iden ti fi ca tion of chem i cals at 

the mine site, de ter min ing which chem i cals are haz ­

ard ous, es tab lish ing a HazCom Pro gram, and in forming min ers about chem i cal haz ards and ap pro pri ate 

pro tec tion mea sures. 

Con tents: 

g Pur pose and Scope of the HazCom Stan dard 

g Op er a tors and Chem i cals Covered 

g Iden ti fi ca tion of Haz ard ous Chem i cals 

g Re quire ments for a HazCom Pro gram 

g Con tainer La bels and Other Forms of Warn ing 

g Ma te rial Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Re quire ments 

g HazCom Training Re quire ments 

g Avail abil ity of HazCom In for ma tion 

g Trade Se cret Pro vi sions 

g Ex emp tions 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: Tom Bonifacio 

Wil liam D. McKinney 

John Ty ler 

Course Length: 1 day 

Tu i tion: $77.00 

Dates: Scheduled upon request 

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HOISTS AND EL E VA TORS 

[HS603C] 

This course pro vides in struc tion to the stu dent in 

the ba sic parts of mine per son nel hoists and el eva tors. It in cludes dis cus sion of drums, sheaves, 

cages, but mainly con cen trates on wire ropes and 

ter mi na tions. The stu dent will learn ba sic wire 

rope and ter mi na tion tech nol ogy and how to use 

this knowl edge to en force re moval cri te ria ac cording to the Code of Fed eral Reg u la tions (30 CFR 

75.1400 or 56.19000). The class will also touch on 

the Amer i can So ci ety of Me chan i cal En gi neers 

(ASME) A17.1 and A17.2 Stan dards which ap ply to 

el e va tors. The stu dent 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 tations. This course is for MSHA coal and metal/ 

non metal mine safety and health 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 Fama

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: September 28-30, 2004

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IN DUS TRIAL HY GIENE: 

SAM PLING FOR RE SPI RA BLE 

SIL I CA DUST AND NOISE 

[IH621M] 

(Of fered on site) 

This class, de vel oped in co op er a tion with the Na ­

tional Stone, Sand and Gravel As so ci a tion, is to 

be sched uled at your worksite. It in volves two 

days of class room work and a full day of on-site 

sam pling for sil ica and noise. It pre pares min ers 

and mine op er a tors to con duct on go ing sam pling. 

Re sults of noise sam pling are avail able im me diately; dust samples re quire anal y sis in the lab ora tory, and the cost of anal y sis is picked up by 

the mine op er a tor. 

A min i mum of 10 stu dents is re quired; the max i mum 

class size is 15 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 tor: Wil liam D. McKinney

Tu i tion: $250.00 per stu dent

Dates: Lim ited avail abil ity; to be 

ar ranged with in di vid ual 

op era tors 

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IN STRUC TOR TRAINING WORK SHOP (PART 48)

[GS641G] 

This course is in tended to im prove the in structional skills, abil i ties, and knowl edge of mine 

train ers. Par tic i pants will be re quired to se lect, 

de velop, and pres ent a 15-min ute train ing seg ment 

on a health or safety topic in 30 CFR Part 48. The 

pre sen ta tion will be vid eo taped for play back and 

in di vid ual re view. 

Ap proval as a Part 48 in struc tor is a two-part 

pro cess. (1) You must dem on strate that you have 

knowl edge of the sub jects that you will be teach ­

ing. This is gen er ally ac com plished by sub mit ting 

a re sume to the lo cal MSHA Dis trict show ing your 

min ing ex pe ri ence and ed u ca tion. (2) You must dem ­

on strate that you have the abil ity to teach. Suc ­

cess ful com ple 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 pro gram. 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: $231.00 (3 days)

$308.00 (4 days)

Dates: No vem ber 17-20, 2003 

May 10-13, 2004 

Au gust 2-5, 2004 

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

91 
IN TER ME DI ATE TOX I COL OGY 

[IH606G] 

This course will pro vide coal and metal/non metal 

health spe cial ists with a re view of the up take, 

dis tri bu tion, me tab olism, and elim i na tion of in ­

dus trial and en vi ron men tal chem i cals. Dose- and 

time-re sponse re la tion ships will be dis cussed. 

Toxic ef fects of met als, particulates, sol vents, 

and other chem i cals found in the mine en vi ron ment 

will be ex am ined. 

Con tents: 

g In tro duc tion to Fun da men tal Con cepts of Tox icol 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 po sures 

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: Michelle Schaper

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

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: Scheduled upon request

92 
IN TRO DUC TION TO MINING 

[MS701G] 

The min ing in dus try ful fills the im por tant func ­

tion of pro vid ing so ci ety’s raw ma te ri als. In ­

creas ingly, min ing has be come more com plex, due to 

rapid tech no log i cal changes and com pre hen sive reg ­

u la tions. This com plex ity cou pled with the in dustry’s rich and tra di tional use of unique 

ter mi nol ogy can make un der stand ing min ing dif ficult for per sons un fa mil iar with it. This course 

in tro duces par tic i pants to the broad scope of min ­

ing, and is for those with lit tle or no min ing 

knowl edge. It will pro vide par tic i pants with a 

work ing un der stand ing of the var i ous as pects 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

'	In dus trial Hy giene

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Jimmy L. Shumate

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: September 28-30, 2004

93 
MAR SHALL UNI VER SITY MAS TERS 

OF SAFETY DE GREE (MINING 

EM PHA SIS) 

[NEMU003] 

Courses will be of fered pur su ant to the Mas ters of 

Safety De gree (Mining Em pha sis) pro gram of fered at 

the Acad emy through Mar shall Uni ver sity. 

Stu dents must be ad mit ted into the pro gram prior 

to tak ing the courses. Ap pli ca tion for Grad u ate 

Ad mis sion forms may be ob tained by call ing John 

Forte at (304) 256-3321. 

Col lege Chem is try 201, Math 130, and Phys ics 101 

are pre req ui sites for ad mis sion to this pro gram, 

as is a min i mum un der grad u ate GPA of 2.5. 

For in for ma tion on spring, sum mer, and fall 

classes, con tact John Rosiek at (304) 256-3211. 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: John Rosiek 

John Forte 

Tu i tion: $270 for each class for

 MSHA employees 

$540 for non-MSHA

 em ploy ees 

Dates: Spring 2004 

Summer 2004 

Fall 2004 

94 
MINE AC CI DENT 

IN VES TI GA TION TECH NIQUES 

[IV601G] 

This course is di rected to wards safety di rec tors, 

man ag ers, fore men, un ion safety com mit tee per sons, 

or min ing in dus try (metal/non metal or coal) in divid u als in volved in ac ci dent in ves ti ga tion. Course 

con tent re views ba sic guide lines, pro ce dures, and 

tech niques for the prep a ra tion and han dling of in ­

ves ti ga tions of ac ci dents and other in ci dents in ­

volv ing health and safety in the min ing in dus try. 

Class room ac tiv i ties and dis cus sions cover rea sons 

for ac ci 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 anal y sis for cor rec tive ac tions. 

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: $231.00

Dates: May 18-20, 2004

95 
MINE CON STRUC TION, MAIN TE NANCE, AND 

RE PAIRS SAFETY 

[MS615G] 

This course is de signed for the min ing con struction in dus try, re lated sup port groups, min ing reg ­

u la tory agen cies, and oth ers that are in volved 

with the plan ning, de sign, and ap pli 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: Tom Bonifacio

Course Length: 2 days

Tu i tion: $154.00

Dates: August 17-18, 2004

September 28-29, 2004

96 
MINE EL E VA TOR IN SPEC TION 

PRO GRAM TRAIN ING – MOD ULE I 

[HS606G] 

This train ing mod ule cov ers the in spec tion of mine 

el e va tors and the im pact of the mine en vi ron ment 

on crit i cal el e va tor com po nents. It will en able 

the stu dent to per form ba sic mine el e va tor in spections, fo cus ing on crit i cal safety con cerns, in ­

clud ing those iden ti fied in re cent mine el e va tor 

ac ci dents. The ma te rial will be cor re lated to the 

ap pli ca ble sec tions of ASME A17. Many vi su als and 

ac tual el e va tor hard ware will be used through out 

the pro gram. 

This mod ule is a stand-alone pro gram for el e va tors 

used in harsh en vi ron ments. It also can be used as 

the first in a se ries of mod ules de signed to pre ­

pare the stu dent for tak ing the Qual ified El e va tor 

In spec tor (QEI) cer tif 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, al though they are not man da tory. 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Roy Milam

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: Scheduled upon request

97 
MINE RESCUE TRAINING 

[ME601G] 

This course is de signed for mine res cue teams and 

min ing in dus try per son nel that may be as so ci ated 

with re spond ing to mine emer gen cies, such as mine 

fires, ex plo sions, and in un da tions. The ma jor part 

of the train ing is ac com plished by par tic i pa tion 

in ex er cises in the Mine Sim u la tion Lab o ra tory. 

Con tents: 

g Mine Emer gency Re sponse Over view 

g Mine Emer gency Op er a tions 

g Mine Emer gency Per son nel 

g Mine Emer gency Com mu ni ca tions and De ci sion 

Making 

g Mine Emer gency Practices and Pro ce dures 

g Mine Emer gency Res cue and Re cov ery Strat egy 

g Tac ti cal Im ple men ta tion of Operations 

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

Course Length: 1 day

Tu i tion: $77.00*

Dates: Scheduled upon request

* Tu i tion may be waived for mine res cue team 

mem bers par tic i pat ing in team train ing activities, up to ten (10) days per cal en dar year. 

98 
NOISE HAZ ARDS, REG U LA TION, AND CON TROL 

[IH321G] 

This course pro vides the par tic i pant with in for mation on the haz ards as so ci ated with overexposure 

to noise. It thor oughly re views 30 CFR Part 62 and 

ap pro pri ate mon i tor ing and con trol meth ods. The 

course also 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 Levels 

'	Mon i toring 

'	Hear ing Con ser va tion Pro grams

'	Training Re quire ments

g Con trol Methods

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

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: January 27-29, 2004

99 
RE SPI RA BLE DUST AND SIL I CA 

SAM PLING AND CON TROL 

[IH311C] 

This course in cludes ven ti la tion plan case stud ies 

and in ten sive hands-on ex er cises fo cus ing on dust 

con trol plan eval u a tion and quan ti ta tive mea surement 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 era 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: $231.00 

Dates: Scheduled upon request 

100 
ROOT CAUSE 

ANAL Y SIS WORK SHOP 

[SF602G] 

The pur pose of the Root Cause Anal y sis Work shop is 

to be gin ac tion to ward re duc ing vi o la tions, ac cidents, and in ci dents at a min ing op er a tion. Root 

Cause Anal y sis rec og nizes that vi o la tions, ac cidents, and in ci dents are an in di ca tor of a break ­

down which al lows these oc cur rences to hap pen. 

This method will re sult in a pro fes sional ap proach 

in ac ci dent pre ven tion, and can act as a train ing 

mech a nism for work ers and mine op er a tors. 

Class ac tiv i ties will use ci ta tions and or ders is ­

sued dur ing an in spec tion and the in ci dents and/or 

ac ci dents that a mine has en coun tered to ini ti ate 

a pro cess of anal y sis that will start an in quiry 

into ques tions such as: 

g What is caus ing these vi o la tions, ac ci dents, 

and in ci dents to oc cur at the min ing op er ation? 

g Why does the mine have the same type of vi o lations at each in spec tion? 

g Why does the mine con tinue to have the same 

kind of ac ci dents and in ci dents? 

g What can be done to elim i nate the vi o la tions, 

ac ci dents, and in ci dents at this mine? 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: John Forte

Course Length: 1 day

Tu i tion: $77.00

Dates: Feb ru ary 19, 2004

June 1, 2004

101 
SURFACE FACILITIES AND COAL 

PREPARATION 

[PP601C] 

This course is de signed to fa mil iar ize the stu dent 

with: equip ment and pro cesses used in coal prep ara tion plants; haz ards that might ex ist around 

prep a ra tion plants; and in spec tion re quire ments 

for such plants. This course has been ex panded to 

in clude struc tural safety in an ef fort to elim inate 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: $231.00 

Dates: Scheduled upon request 

102 
UN DER GROUND HAUL AGE, 

TRANS POR TA TION, AND 

MA CHIN ERY 

[HL606C] 

Ac ci dents clas si fied as Haul age or Ma chin ery con ­

tinue to be one of the lead ing causes of fa tal ities in un der ground min ing. These two catagories 

are also the lead ing causes of nonfatal ac ci dents 

in un der ground min ing which re sult in lost work 

days. 

This course teaches rec og ni tion of some of the 

haz ards as so ci ated with haul age equip ment and 

other ma chin ery found in un der 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 cidents 

g Dif fer ence Be tween 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: Roy Milam

Course Length: 2 days

Tu i tion: $154.00

Dates: March 2-3, 2004

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SEMI NARS/WORK SHOPS FOR MSHA

AND THE MINING IN DUS TRY

The Acad emy Sem i nars/Work shops de scribed in this 

sec tion are avail able to MSHA and in dus try per sonnel. 

If you need more in for ma tion about con tents of a 

sem i nar/ work shop, con tact the tech ni cal co or di nator for that sem i nar/ work shop at (304) 256-3100 

or Do ris Fuller 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 

105 
AC CI DENT IN VES TI GA TION RE TRAINING 

SEM I NAR 

[IV401G04] 

This sem i nar is de signed to provide con tin u ing 

ed u ca tion training to MSHA Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tors 

on a bi-an nual ba sis. Cur rent ac ci dent in ves ti gators in Coal, Metal/Non metal, Tech- nical Sup port, 

and EPD are re quired to at tend one of the two 

jour ney man level re train ing sem i nars. 

A pre req ui site for the sem i nar is the two-week Ba ­

sic Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion and Re port Writ ing 

course of fered by the Acad emy. The first of the 

bi-an nual sem i nars was con ducted in Feb ru ary 2003. 

Those in ves ti ga tors who were un able to at tend in 

2003 should plan to at tend the sec ond sem i nar in 

2004. Space is lim ited to half the in ves ti ga tors 

in FY 2004 with the other half in FY 2005. Stu ­

dents should bring their lap top com put ers. 

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

g Ad vanced 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 Hu man Er ror in Ac ci dent Investigation 

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

Course Length: 7 days

Tu i tion: None

Dates: February 18-26, 2004

106 
MINE BLASTING SAFETY AND AP PLI CA TION 

SEM I NAR 

[EX521G04] 

This sem i nar is de signed for com pany man ag ers, 

blast ing en gi neers, blasters, state and Fed eral 

mine safety and health in spec tors (coal and 

metal/non metal), and oth ers in volved with the 

plan ning, de sign, and the use of ex plo sives in the 

min ing in dus try. The most re cent blast ing tech ­

niques, 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 

Blast ing 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 21-23, 2004 

107 
MINE CON STRUC TION, MAIN TE NANCE, AND 

RE PAIRS SAFETY WORK SHOP 

[MS501G04] 

This work shop is de signed for the min ing con struction in dus try, re lated sup port groups, min ing reg ­

u la tory agen cies, and oth ers that are in volved 

with the plan ning, de sign, and ap pli ca tion of mine 

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

Con tents: 

g Blasting in Con struc tion 

g Fall Pro tec tion Sys tems

g Elec tri cal Haz ards Af fecting Con struc tion

g Equip ment Prac tices and Work place Ex am i na tions 

g Crane Safety

g Working in Con fined Spaces

g Struc ture De mo li tion

g Ret ro fit Noise Con trols

g Wire Ropes and Slings Used in Con struc tion 

g Ac ci dent Re view 

g How Con trac tors are Af fected by 30 CFR Parts 

46 and 48 

g Welding Safety 

g Com pli ance Guide for 30 CFR, Part 47 Haz ard 

Com mu ni ca tion (HazCom) 

g Wire Rope Testing 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Tom Bonifacio

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: None

Dates: April 13-15, 2004

108 
ROOF CON TROL SEM I NAR 

[RC501C04] 

This sem i nar is de signed for min ers, com pany man ­

ag ers, en gi neers, train ers, roof bolter ma chine 

op er a tors, and for any in di vid ual involved in coal 

mine roof safety. Fed eral and state en force ment 

per son nel wish ing to in crease their knowl edge in 

the lat est de vel op ments in roof and rib con trol 

will also find this sem i nar very ben e fi cial. 

This sem i nar will up date per son nel on new prod ucts 

and meth ods re lated to roof sta bil ity. It will 

also in clude pre sen ta tions by per son nel from the 

Acad emy, Tech ni cal Sup port, MSHA head quar ters, 

other gov ern ment agen cies, and in dus try. All sub ­

jects will in cor po rate safe min ing prac tices which 

will help re duce roof fall in ju ries and fa tal ities. The sem i nar will dis cuss 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: Jo seph Fama 

John Rosiek 

Course Length: 2 days 

Tu i tion: None 

Dates: June 2-3, 2004 

109 
SUR FACE HAUL AGE SAFETY SEM I NAR 

[HL501G04] 

This sem i nar brings to gether rep re sen ta tives of 

the min ing in dus try and oth ers that are in volved 

with the plan ning, de sign, and use of sur face mine 

haul age equip ment and/or sys tems. The sem i nar will 

pro vide an op por tu nity for the par tic i pants to ex ­

change in for ma tion and ob serve first hand new tech ­

nol ogy, equip ment, and in no va tions that are be ing 

used in the min ing in dus try. In dus try and other 

tech ni cal pre sent ers will pro vide pre sen ta tions, 

ex hib its, and equip ment dis plays that al low the 

par tic i pants to in ter act in small groups with the 

pre sent 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 L. Lively

Course Length: 21⁄2 days

Tu i tion: None

Dates: March 9-11, 2004

110 
TRAM/NA TIONAL MINE IN STRUC TORS SEM I NAR 

[GS501G04] 

This sem i nar pro vides op por tu ni ties for health and 

safety train ers to im prove their train ing pro grams 

with new ma te ri als and new ideas. The sem i nar will 

also in clude an ex hibit of train ing ma te ri als de ­

vel oped by MSHA, state grants re cip i ents, and the 

min ing in dus try. Small work shops al low par tic ipants to in ter 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 cations 

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 fea ture of the sem i nar is the Training Ma ­

te rials Com pe ti tion. Health and safety train ing 

ma te ri als en tered in the com pe ti tion will be 

judged and win ners will be an nounced at the Sem inar. All ma te ri als en tered in the com pe ti tion will 

be dis played. 

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Sharon T. Casto

Course Length: 21⁄2 days

Tu i tion: None

Dates: October 14-16, 2003

October 12-14, 2004

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TECHNICAL SPE CIAL ISTS TRAIN ING

MSHA mine safety and health in spec tors, su per visors, spe cial ists, ad min is tra tive, and cler i cal 

per son nel are to re ceive a min i mum of two weeks 

ad vanced train ing ev ery two years. 

Listed be low are the groups and dates for which 

train ing ses sions have been sched uled at the Acad ­

emy: 

Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tors [IV401G04 - 49 hours] 

Co or di na tor: Ken neth M. Scott 

Feb ru ary 18-26, 2004 

Ad min is tra tive/Cler i cal Per son nel 

[GS711G04 - 21 hours] 

Co or di na tor: Judy Burns 

March 30 - April 1, 2004 

May 11-13, 2004 

June 29 - July 1, 2004 

Au gust 10-12, 2004 

Elec tri cal Spe cial ists 

Co or di na tor: Ed New comb 

Feb ru ary 3-12, 2004 (MNM) [EL401M04 - 56 hours] 

April 27 - May 6, 2004 (COAL) [EL401C04 - 56 hours] 

Health Spe cial ists [IH401G04] 

Co or di na tor: Wil liam D. McKinney 

(Dates not avail able at time of pub li ca tion) 

Im pound ment Spe cial ists [IM401C04 - 21 hours] 

Co or di na tor: Tom Bonifacio 

March 16-18, 2004 

113 
MNM Jour ney man Mine Safety and Health In spec tors 

[LP311M04 - 56 hours] 

Co or di na tor: Tom Bonifacio 

De cem ber 2-11, 2003

Jan u ary 6-15, 2004

March 30 - April 8, 2004

Roof Con trol Spe cial ists [RC401C04 - 21 hours] 

Co or di na tor: John Rosiek 

April 6-8, 2004 

Sur face Coal Mine Safety and Health In spec tors 

[LP312C04 - 56 hours] 

Co or di na tor: John Ty ler 

Oc to ber 26 - No vem ber 4, 2004 

Un der ground Coal Mine Safety and Health In spec tors 

[LP311C04 - 56 hours] 

Co or di na tor: Rich ard McDorman 

May 18-27, 2004 

June 8-17, 2004 

July 20-29, 2004 

Oc to ber 19-28, 2004 

Ven ti la tion Spe cial ists [VN401C04 - 21 hours] 

Co or di na tor: Scott Mandeville 

De cem ber 16-18, 2003 

Au gust 31 - Sep tem ber 2, 2004 

Oc to ber 5-7, 2004 

114 
SUPERVISORY TRAIN ING

COAL AND METAL/NONMETAL

[GS451G04] 

Coordinators: John Rosiek 

Janet Bertinuson 

Sharon Casto 

Jan u ary 6-15, 2004 

May 18-27, 2004 

July 13-22, 2004 

Au gust 3-12, 2004 

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SCHED ULE OF COURSES

Alphabetically

Page 

Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion Re training Sem i nar...........106

Ac ci dent Pre ven tion Tech niques.......................84

Advanced Ventilation/Bleeder and Gob Ventilation

Systems ......................................41, 85

An nual Re training for Im pound ment Qual i fi ca tion......78

Blasting (Sur face)...............................21, 42

Blasting (Underground)...............................22

Coal Im pound ment and Re fuse Pile In spec tion..........43

Elec tri cal Haz ards...................................23

Elec tri cal Safety for Coal Miners................44, 86

Elec tri cal Safety for Metal/Nonmetal Miners..........87

Explosion Prevention.................................45

Ground Con trol Haz ards...............................24

Haul age (Sur face)................................25, 46

Hazard Communication (HazCom)........................88

Health Haz ards.......................................26

Hoists and El e va tors.................................89

In dus trial Hy giene...................................47

In dus trial Hy giene: Sam pling for Re spi ra ble

 Sil i ca Dust and Noise...............................90

Inspector's Portable Ap pli ca tions for Lap tops

 (IPAL) Re view (MNM and Coal)....................27, 48

In struc tor Training Work shop (Part 48)...............91

In ter me di ate Tox i col ogy..............................92

In tro duc tion to Mining...............................93

Long wall Mining and Inspection Procedures............49

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Marshall University Masters of Safety 

Degree ...................................28, 50, 94

Microsoft® Access 2002 – Advanced....................76

Microsoft® Access 2002 – Basic.......................74

Microsoft® Access 2002 – Intermediate................75

Microsoft® Excel 2002 – Basic........................72

Microsoft® Excel 2002 – Intermediate.................73

Microsoft® PowerPoint 2002...........................71

Microsoft® Windows 2000/Microsoft® Outlook 2002......69

Microsoft® Word 2002.................................68

Mine Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion and Re port Writing...29, 51

Mine Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion Tech niques ..............95

Mine Blasting Safety and Ap pli ca tion Sem i nar........107

Mine Con struc tion, Main te nance, and Re pairs Safety...96

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

 Work shop...........................................108

Mine El e va tor In spec tion Pro gram Training – 

Mod ule I .........................................97

Mine Rescue Training.................................98

Noise Haz ards, Reg u la tion, and Con trol...........52, 99

Qual i fi ca tion for Im pound ment In spec tion.............79

Re spi ra ble Coal Mine Dust Sam pler Cal i bra tion/

 Main te nance Cer tif i ca tion ..........................80

Re spi ra ble Coal Mine Dust Sam pling Cer tif i ca tion.....81

Re spi ra ble Dust and Sil i ca Sam pling and Con trol.....100

Roof Con trol for Miners..............................53

Roof Con trol Sem i nar............................54, 109

Root Cause Analysis Workshop........................101

Slope and Shaft Sinking Safety...................30, 55

Sur face Fa cil ities and Coal Prep a ra tion.........56, 102

Sur face Haul age Safety Sem i nar .....................110

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Tail ings Dam and Waste Pile In spec tion – 

 Metal/Non metal .....................................31

Tap RooT® Sys tem Accident/Incident In ves ti ga tion

 Training........................................32, 57

TRAM/Na tional Mine In struc tors Sem i nar..............111

Un der ground Die sel Equip ment/Ven ti la tion.............59

Un der ground Haul age, Trans por ta tion, and 

 Ma chin ery......................................60, 103

Underground Ventilation for Metal and Nonmetal

 Mines...............................................34

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SCHED ULE OF COURSES

By Date

OC TO BER 2003

Oc to ber 13 – 17, 2003

g TRAM/Na tional Mine In struc tors 

Sem i nar............................10/14-16/03 

Oc to ber 20 – 24, 2003

g Microsoft® Ac cess 2002 – Ba sic ....10/21-23/03 

g Blasting (Sur face).................10/21-23/03 

Oc to ber 27 – 31, 2003

g Elec tri cal Haz ards.................10/28-30/03 

g Microsoft® Ex cel 2002 – Ba sic ......10/28-30/03 

NO VEM BER 2003

No vem ber 10 – 14, 2003

g Qual i fi ca tion for Im pound ment 

In spec tion............................11/13/03 

No vem ber 17 – 21, 2003

g In struc tor Training Work shop 

(Part 48)..........................11/17-20/03 

DE CEM BER 2003

De cem ber 1 – 5, 2003

g Microsoft®

 Word 2002 ...............12/02-04/03

De cem ber 9 - 11 ,2003 

 g Microsoft® Access Bacis ......... 12/09-11/03

De cem ber 15 – 19, 2003

g Microsoft® PowerPoint 2002 .........12/16-18/03 

g An nual Re training for Im pound ment 

Qual i fi ca tion.........................12/17/03 

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JAN U ARY 2004 

Jan u ary 5 – 9, 2004 

g Microsoft® Ac cess 2002 – In ter me di ate..01/06-08/04 

g Mine Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion and 

Re port Writ ing.....................01/06-15/04 

Jan u ary 12 – 16, 2004 

g Microsoft® Win dows 2000/Microsoft® 

Out look 2002.......................01/13-14/04 

g Microsoft® Ex cel 2002 – Basic ..01/13-15/04 

Jan u ary 19 – 23, 2004 

g Mine Blasting Safety and 

Ap pli ca tion Sem i nar................01/21-23/04 

Jan u ary 26 – 30, 2004 

g Microsoft® Ac cess 2002 – Ad vanced ..01/27-29/04 

g Noise Haz ards, Reg u la tions, 

and Con trol........................01/27-29/04 

FEB RU ARY 2004 

Feb ru ary 2 – 6, 2004 

g Microsoft® Ac cess 2002 – Ba sic .....02/03-05/04 

Feb ru ary 9 – 13, 2004 

g Microsoft® Ex cel 2002 – Ba sic ......02/10-12/04 

g Microsoft® Word 2002 ...............02/10-12/04

Feb ru ary 16 – 20, 2004 

g Microsoft® Win dows 2000/ 

Microsoft® Out look 2002 ............02/18-19/04 

g Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion Re tain ing 

Sem i nar............................02/18-26/04 

g Root Cause Anal y sis Work shop..........02/19/04 

g Qual i fi ca tion for Im pound ment 

In spec tion............................02/19/04 

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Feb ru ary 23 – 27, 2004 

g Microsoft® PowerPoint 2002 .........02/24-26/04

MARCH 2004 

March 1 – 5, 2004 

g Blasting (Sur face).................03/02-04/04

g Elec tri cal Haz ards.................03/02-04/04

g Microsoft® Word 2002 ...............03/02-04/04 

g Un der ground Haul age, Trans por ta tion, 

and Ma chin ery......................03/02-03/04 

g An nual Re training for Im pound ment 

Qual i fi ca tion.........................03/03/04

March 8 – 12, 2004 

g Coal Im pound ment and Re fuse Pile 

In spec tion.........................03/09-11/04 

g Sur face Haul age Safety Sem i nar.....03/09-11/04 

March 15 – 19, 2004 

g Microsoft® Ac cess 2002 – In ter me di ate..03/16-18/04 

g Mine Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion and 

Re port Writ ing.....................03/16-25/04

March 22 – 26, 2004 

g Microsoft® Ac cess 2002 – Ad vanced ..03/23-25/04 

APRIL 2004 

April 12 – 16, 2004 

g Microsoft® Win dows 2000/Microsoft® 

Out look 2002.......................04/13-14/04 

g Slope and Shaft Sink ing Safety.....04/13-14/04 

g Tap RooT® Sys tem Ac ci dent/In ci dent 

In ves ti ga tion Train ing.............04/13-15/04

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April 12 – 16, 2004 (con tin ued) 

g Un der ground Die sel Equip ment/ 

Ven ti la tion........................04/13-15/04 

g Mine Con struc tion, Main te nance, 

and Re pairs Safety Work shop........04/13-15/04 

April 19 – 23, 2004 

g Microsoft® Ex cel 2002 – In ter me di ate ..04/20-22/04 

MAY 2004 

May 3 – 7, 2004 

g Qual i fi ca tion for Im pound ment 

In spec tion............................05/05/04 

May 10 – 14, 2004 

g In struc tor Train ing Work shop 

(Part 48)..........................05/10-13/04 

g Un der ground Haul age, Trans por ta tion, 

and Ma chin ery......................05/11-12/04 

May 17 – 21, 2004 

g Mine Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion 

Tech niques.........................05/18-20/04 

May 24 – 28, 2004 

g Microsoft® Word 2002 ...............05/25-27/04

g Microsoft® Ac cess 2002 – Ba sic .....05/25-27/04 

JUNE 2004 

May 31 – June 4, 2004 

g Root Cause Anal y sis Work shop..........06/01/04

g Ex plo sion Pre ven tion...............06/02-03/04

g Roof Con trol Sem i nar...............06/02-03/04

June 7 – 11, 2004 

g Slope and Shaft Sinking Safety.....06/08-09/04 

g Microsoft® Ac cess 2002 – In ter me di ate..06/08-10/04 

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June 14 – 18, 2004 

g Microsoft® Ex cel 2002 – Ba sic ......06/15-17/04 

g An nual Re training for Im pound ment 

Qual i fi ca tion ........................06/16/04

June 21 – 25, 2004 

g Microsoft® PowerPoint 2002 .........06/22-24/04

g Microsoft® Word 2002 ...............06/22-24/04

JULY 2004 

July 12 – 16, 2004 

g Mine Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion and 

Re port Writ ing.....................07/13-22/04 

g Qual i fi ca tion for Im pound ment 

In spec tion............................07/14/04

July 26 – 30, 2004 

g Elec tri cal Safety for Metal/ 

Non metal Min ers....................07/27-28/04 

g Microsoft® Ac cess 2002 – Ad vanced ..07/27-29/04 

AU GUST 2004 

Au gust 2 – 6, 2004 

g In struc tor Training Work shop 

(Part 48)..........................08/02-05/04 

g Microsoft® Win dows 2000/ 

Microsoft® Out look .................08/03-04/04

g Haul age (Sur face)..................08/03-05/04

Au gust 16 – 20, 2004 

g Microsoft® Ex cel 2002 – In ter me di ate ..08/17-19/04 

g Mine Con struc tion, Main te nance, 

and Re pairs Safety.................08/17-18/04 

g Long wall Mining and In spec tion 

Pro ce dures.........................08/17-19/04

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Au gust 16 – 20, 2004 (con tin ued) 

g An nual Re training for Im pound ment 

Qual i fi ca tion.........................08/18/04 

Au gust 23 – 27, 2004 

g Microsoft® Word 2002 ...............08/24-26/04

g Un der ground Die sel Equip ment/ 

Ven ti la tion........................08/24-26/04 

SEP TEM BER 2004 

Au gust 30 – Sep tem ber 3, 2004 

g In dus trial Hy giene...............8/31-09/02/04

Sep tem ber 6 – 10, 2004 

g Blasting (Un der ground).............09/08-09/04

Sep tem ber 13 – 17, 2004 

g Elec tri cal Safety for Coal Miners ..09/14-16/04 

g Haul age (Sur face)..................09/14-16/04 

g Microsoft® PowerPoint 2002 .........09/14-16/04 

g Mine Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion and 

Re port Writ ing.....................09/14-23/04

Sep tem ber 20 – 24, 2004 

g Microsoft® Word 2002 ...............09/21-23/04 

g Re spi ra ble Coal Mine Dust Sam pling 

Cer tif i ca tion.........................09/21/04 

g Re spi ra ble Coal Mine Dust Sam pler 

Cal i bra tion/Main te nance Cer tif i ca tion ..09/22/04 

Sep tem ber 27 – Oc to ber 1, 2004 

g Elec tri cal Safety for Metal/ 

Non metal Min ers....................09/28-29/04 

g Mine Con struc tion, Main te nance, 

and Re pairs Safety.................09/28-29/04

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Sep tem ber 27 – Oc to ber 1, 2004 (con tin ued) 

g Hoists and El e va tors...............09/28-30/04

g In tro duc tion to Min ing.............09/28-30/04

OC TO BER 2004

Oc to ber 11-15, 2004

g TRAM/Na tional Mine In struc tors 

Sem i nar............................10/12-14/04 

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