CoursesforMSHAand

theMiningIndustry

DedicatedtotheHealthandSafety

oftheNation’sMiners

U.S.DepartmentofLabor

MineSafetyandHealthAdministration

NationalMinehealthandSafetyAcademy

FY2008

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Visit the Mine Safety and Health Ad ministration

website at www.msha.gov


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 ...................... 9

Academic Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Student Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Fees and Billing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Travel to the Academy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Training Courses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Metal/Nonmetal Inspection Courses

 Journeyman Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Metal/Nonmetal Mine Safety and Health

 Inspectors Retraining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Metal/Nonmetal Entry Level Mine Safety and

 Health Inspectors Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Coal Inspection Courses

 Journeyman Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Coal Mine Safety and Health Inspectors

 Retraining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Coal Entry Level Mine Safety and Health

 Inspectors Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

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Computer Training Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Certification and Qualification Courses . . . . . . . . . . 81

General Courses for MSHA and the 

Mining Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Seminars/Workshops for MSHA and the

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

Technical Specialists Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Courses and Seminars/Workshops - Alphabetically . . . . . 115

Schedule of Academy Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Suggestion Form for New Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Enrollment Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Other Available Catalogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

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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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Mine Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion and

Re port Writ ing ..................... 31, 54

Mine Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion Tech niques . . . . . . . . . . 98

Root Cause Analysis Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

TapRooT® System Accident/Incident

 Investigation Training ................. 33, 59

Cer ti fi ca tion/Quali fi ca tion Courses

An nual Re train ing for Im pound ment Quali fi ca tion . . . . . 82

Quali fi ca tion for Im pound ment In spec tion . . . . . . . . . 83

Respirable Coal Mine Dust Sam pler

Cali brati on/Main te nance Cer ti fi ca tion . . . . . . . . . . 84

Res pirable Coal Mine Dust Sam pling Cer ti fi ca tion . . . . . 85

Com puter Courses

Inspector's Portable Applications for Lap tops

(IPAL) Review

 Coal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

 Metal/Nonmetal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Microsoft® Excel 2003 – Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Microsoft® Excel 2003 – Intermediate . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Microsoft® PowerPoint 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Microsoft® Word 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

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Elec tri cal Courses

Elec tri cal Haz ards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Electrical Safety for Coal Miners ............. 47, 89

Electrical Safety for Metal/Nonmetal Miners . . . . . . . . 90

Training for New Electrical Specialists. . . . . . . . . . . . 61

In dus trial Hy giene Courses

Haz ard Com mu ni ca tion (HazCom) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

In dus trial Hy giene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Industrial Hygiene: Sampling for Respirable

Silica Dust and Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

In ter me di ate Toxi col ogy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Noise Hazards, Regulation, and Control ........ 55, 102

In struc tor Courses

Instructor Training Workshop (Part 48) . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Mine Rescue Training Courses

Mine Rescue Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Mine Safety Courses

Blast ing (Sur face) (Coal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Blasting (Surface) (MNM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Ground Con trol Haz ards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Haul age (Sur face) (Coal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Haulage (Surface) (MNM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Hoists and Elevators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

In tro duc tion to Min ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Longwall Mining and Inspection Procedures . . . . . . . . 52

Marshall University Masters of Safety Degree

 (Mining Emphasis)................. 30, 53, 97

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Mine Safety Courses (continued)

Mine Construction, Maintenance, and Repairs Safety . . . . 99

Mine Ele va tor In spec tion Pro gram Train ing

 Mod ule I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Roof Control Seminar.................. 56, 110

Slope and Shaft Sinking Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Surface Facilities and Coal Prepa ration ......... 58, 104

Tailings Dam and Waste Pile Inspection – 

 Metal/Nonmetal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Un der ground Die sel Equip ment/Ven ti la tion . . . . . . . . 62

Underground Haulage, Transportation,

 and Machinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Underground Ventilation for Metal and Nonmetal

 Mines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Semi nars/Work shops

Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion Re train ing Semi nar........ 23, 45

Blasting Seminar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

First Responder Train-the-Trainer Workshop . . . 26, 48, 107

Mine Con struction and Surface Haulage Operation,

 Main tenance, and Re pairs Seminar . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Roof Con trol Semi nar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 110

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

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Welcome

Welcome to the 2008 edi tion of Courses for MSHA and the

Min ing In dus try.

Our Na tion’s mines pro duce more material than ever be fore. So -

phisticated ma chinery and equip ment al low min ers to work in

areas that are of ten com plex and dan gerous. Min ing tech nology

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

safety and health in spec tions, tech ni cal and en gi neer ing as sis -

tance, and ed ucation and training are such important el ements in 

ensuring a safe workplace. These are the three el ements of

MSHA’s tri angle of suc cess.

Up-to-date and practical 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 stitution de voted to health 

and safety in mining. It is a cen tral train ing facility for Fed eral

mine safety and health in spectors, mine safety pro fessionals,

other gov ernment agen cies, the min ing in dustry, and la bor.

Most of the Academy’s courses are open to par ticipants from

throughout the min ing com munity. Classes are taught by Acad -

emy fac ulty and as so ci ate in struc tors and spe cial ists from the

min ing in dus try, trade as so ci a tions, col leges and uni ver si ties,

man u fac tur ers, and other gov ern ment agen cies.

Whatever your in terest in mine health and safety, you will find

useful and prac tical train ing at the National Mine Health and

Safety Academy.

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His tory

Protecting 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 ognized more than 135 years ago when a

proposal for a Fed eral min ing bu reau was sub mitted to Con -

gress. It was not un til nearly five de cades later that a se ries of

deadly mine ex plosions 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 islation aimed at re ducing min ing haz ards. The Fed eral Coal Mine

Health and Safety Act of 1969 con tained pro visions for the

training of Federal mine safety and health in spectors, as well as

es tab lish ing ed u ca tion and train ing for states, mine op er a tors,

and miners. The Fed eral Mine Health and Safety Act of 1977

broadened these provisions to in clude metal and non metal mining. The Na tional Mine Health and Safety Acad emy sup ports

the re quirements of the 1977 Act, and the newly en acted Mine

Improvement and New Emergency Re sponse Act of 2006.

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 efforts to re duce in juries, ill nesses, and fatalities in the 

min eral in dus tries.

All of our pro grams, seminars, and courses are pre pared with

one idea in mind – to im prove health and safety con ditions in

mines through ed ucation and training. This is our goal. Our suc -

cess will be measured by the ex tent to which mine ac cidents 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 Man ager of Na tional Mine Acad emy Op erations with the help 

of five major units:

De part ment of In struc tional Ser vices

De part ment of Min ing Technology

De part ment of In struc tional Ma te ri als

Fa cil i ties Sup port Ser vices

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

The Man ager of Na tional Mine Acad emy Op er a tions is re -

spon si ble for the im me di ate man age ment and di rec tion of the

Academy and for co ordination of all training pro grams.

The De part ment of In struc tional Ser vices manages the work

activities and re sources as signed to the De partment in the fol -

lowing ar eas: (1) de veloping and teach ing courses for MSHA

and the min ing in dus try in safety man age ment, ac ci dent in ves ti -

gation and re port writ ing, ci tations and or ders, and in spection

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De part ment of

Mining Technology

De part ment of

In struc tional Serv ices

Fa cili ties Sup port

Serv ices

Tech ni cal In for ma tion

Center and Li brary

Office of National Mine

Academy Operations

De part ment of

In struc tional Ma te ri als
au to ma tion, (2) plan ning, sched ul ing, and eval u at ing in struc -

tional pro grams, work shops, con fer ences, and sem i nars for

MSHA and the min ing in dustry, (3) developing and teach ing

computer courses for MSHA mine in spection and ad ministrative

and cler ical per sonnel, (4) scheduling MSHA en try level pro -

grams and pre paring re cords of stu dent prog ress, (5) con verting

existing courses and work ing with in structors to de velop new

courses that can be pre sented on line and in other dis tance for -

mats.

The De part ment of Min ing Tech nol ogy manages the work ac -

tivities and re sources as signed to the De partment in the fol lowing ar eas: (1) de veloping and teach ing courses for MSHA and

the min ing in dustry in technical mine safety and health, (2) plan -

ning, sched ul ing, and eval u at ing in struc tional pro grams, workshops, con ferences, and sem inars for MSHA and the min ing

in dus try, (3) plan ning, sched ul ing, and co or di nat ing the ac tiv i -

ties con ducted in the Mine Sim ulation Lab oratory, (4) overseeing the on-the-job training pro gram for en try level mine

in spec tors.

The De part ment of In struc tional Ma te ri als manages the work 

activities and re sources as signed to the De partment in the fol -

lowing ar eas: (1) de veloping training and in formational pub lications for MSHA and the min ing in dustry, (2) developing and

teaching courses for MSHA and the min ing in dustry, (3) developing au dio vi sual ma te ri als to sup port MSHA and in dus try

training, (4) pro ducing graphics ma terials in sup port of Agency

initiatives and training, and (5) printing, storing, and distributing

Acad emy train ing prod ucts and MSHA in for ma tional prod ucts.

Fa cil i ties 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 te nance, bud get and pro curement, wellness,

con tract ad min is tra tion, food ser vice, se cu rity, house keep ing, and

stu dent reg is tra tion.

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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 materials, and other in formation re lated to mine health and safety.

The li brary gives Acad emy stu dents and cli ents im mediate and

easy ac cess to in formation sources that can improve 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 o ra to ries to

accommodate 600 stu dents and the Res idence Hall has 174

lodg ing rooms.

The Class room Build ing in cludes 14 class rooms and 10 laboratories.

The Dis tance Learn ing Lab pro vides re mote train ing at National

Guard sites throughout the na tion.

The Tech ni cal In for ma tion Cen ter and Li brary is in the Classroom Building.

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 portunity

for hands-on health and safety train ing on dif ferent mining and

elec tri cal sys tems. 

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

mine. Here, stu dents can learn about mine ven tilation, mine res -

cue, mine emergency pre paredness, and firefighting.

The Mine Emer gency Building is ad jacent to the Mine Sim ulation

Laboratory. It houses mine emergency ve hicles and a mine res cue

station for MSHA’s Mine Emergency Units.

The Gym na sium is avail able for wellness train ing and leisure time

ac tiv i ties. Other wellness fa cil i ties at the Acad emy in clude ten nis

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courts, a rac quetball court, swimming 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 cilities, and the De partment of In structional

Ma te ri als.

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

has a queen-size bed, a pri vate bath, telephone, desk, storage area, re -

frigerator, cof fee pot, and iron and iron ing board.

Se cu rity

Upon your ar rival at the Acad emy you will need to stop at the

main gate. Uni formed se curity personnel are on duty at all

times. Per sonal photo identification must be pre sented at the en -

try gates, and be dis played and worn while at the Acad emy. Additionally, se curity guards will is sue you a color coded park ing

permit. Dis play this card on your ve hicle dash board and park in

the area des ignated on the per mit.

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Ac a demic Pro grams

MSHA Train ing

All newly hired MSHA mine safety and health in spectors re -

ceive en try-level train ing. This train ing cov ers tech nical as pects

of mine in spection and ad ditional top ics such as ef fective commu ni ca tions and pro fes sion al ism.

Entry-level coal mine safety and health in spectors re ceive six

modules of in struction (21 weeks total) at the Acad emy in con -

junction with required web-based train ing and on-the-job training (OJT) ses sions in the field.

Entry-level metal/nonmetal mine safety and health in spectors

training in cludes six mod ules of in struction (23 weeks total) at

the Acad emy with OJT ses sions in the field.

Jour ney man train ing pres ents up-to-date tech ni cal and reg u la -

tory in formation to journeyman mine safety and health in spectors to help them en sure that the min ing com munity is served

most ef fectively. The Acad emy also pres ents courses to pro vide

journeymen with more in-depth training on spe cial sub jects.

Tech ni cal Spe cial ists re ceive train ing in a va ri ety of sub jects so

that they remain in formed re garding cur rent technical and reg ula tory in for ma tion. 

Ad min is tra tive, cler i cal, and sup port per son nel re ceive an annual one-week training pro gram to en hance their abil ity to as sist

MSHA personnel and cli ents.

The Acad emy offers com puter training on var ious soft ware ap -

plications to MSHA per sonnel and oth ers from the mining in -

dustry and other gov ernment agen cies.

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Train ing for In dus try

All Acad emy courses are open to participants from through out

the min ing com munity. These pro grams are taught by Acad emy

and vis iting out side in structors and specialists from the mining

in dus try, trade as so ci a tions, col leges and uni ver si ties, man u fac -

tur ers, and other gov ern ment agen cies. Sem i nars, work shops,

and con ferences 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 ca tion to per sons

who take man dated ex am i na tions. 

Examples of other courses avail able to the in dustry are Elec trical Safety for Min ers, Hoists and Elevators, In structor Train ing

Workshop (Part 48), Con struction and Re pairs Safety, Mine El eva tor In spec tion Pro gram Train ing, Noise Haz ards, Reg u la tion

and Con trol, and Sur face Fa cilities and Coal Preparation. In ad -

dition, the Acad emy will fre quently fur nish ad ditional courses to 

the in dus try and in ter ested par tic i pants if valid re quests are

made.

Train ing ac tiv i ties in the Mine Sim u la tion Lab o ra tory cover

mine res cue, firefighting, mine emergency re sponse, simulated

in spec tions, ven ti la tion, roof con trol, haul age, an nual re fresher

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 dustry,

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 formal and while dress is ca sual, it should re main

professional in nature. Most of our lab oratory classes in clude

hands-on ac tiv i ties or out side field work.

A typ ical 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 erwise sched uled.

Absences from class are ap proved for per sonal ill nesses, emergencies, or death in a stu dent’s fam ily. Stu dents no tify their supervisor and in structors, 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/nonmetal) courses of study and gives ex aminations in

these classes. These grades are re corded, and stu dents are in -

formed of their prog ress through pe riodic grade reports.

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

Stu dents re ceive Con tin u ing Ed u ca tion Units (CEUs) upon completion of an Acad emy pro gram. One CEU is 10 con tact hours

of par tic i pa tion in an ed u ca tional ex pe ri ence. The Acad emy

does not grant de grees, but CEUs may be con verted into hours

of credit at other institutions.

Students who sat isfy the Acad emy cri teria for suc cessful completion of any course of study receive a Cer tificate of Com pletion doc umenting the course ti tle, date, and CEUs.

College Credit for Acad emy Courses

Mine safety and health in spectors can earn an As so ci ate of Applied Sci ence De gree in Oc cu pa tional De vel op ment: Mine

In spec tion from the Com munity and Tech nical Col lege of Mar -

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shall Uni ver sity, Hun ting ton, West Vir ginia. This pro gram is

a coo perative ef fort among MSHA, the Na tional Coun cil of Field

Labor Lo cals, the U.S. De partment of Labor’s Bu reau of Ap prentice ship and Train ing, and the uni versity. Marshall will award 43

credit hours to stu dents who com plete the equiv alent 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 spector training. An ad ditional 22

hours of general ed ucation cred its are also re quired.

Ac a demic Dis hon esty

The stu dent can be dis ciplined or dis missed from the Acad emy

for cheat ing, dis hon esty, pla gia rism, or know ingly fur nish ing

false in formation to the Acad emy.

With drawal

The stu dent may with draw from an Academy pro gram with out

pen alty be cause of in jury or other ex ten u at ing cir cum stances. If

you with draw, you will not receive credit for the courses of

study in which you were enrolled.

Tran scripts

You may re quest (in writing) a copy of your ac ademic re cord.

Your re quest must in clude your full name and com plete address.

Submit your re quest to:

National Mine Health and Safety Acad emy

Stu dent Ser vices Branch

1301 Air port Road

Beaver, West Virginia 25813-9426

FAX: (304) 256-3251

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Stu dent Life

Food Ser vice and Stu dent Store

Academy food ser vice of fers complete meals in a cafeteria set -

ting. You may choose from a se lection of freshly pre pared en -

trees and des serts with a full range of bev erages avail able to

complement your meal. There is also a made-to-order deli and a

salad bar. Heart-healthy and veg etarian se lections are also avail -

able. Food ser vice per sonnel can as sist any one who has special

dietary needs. If you are an MSHA em ployee, you will receive a 

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

upon en tering the caf eteria serving line. Non-MSHA stu dents

who are in res idence must pay for lodg ing and meals.

The stu dent store, lo cated next to the caf eteria, has a wide va riety of sun dries, sou venirs, and gifts.

The food ser vice and stu dent store ac cept all ma jor credit cards.

For Your Health and Safety

Please ob serve all posted speed limits and all traf fic and park ing

signs.

If you need emer gency med ical at tention, please dial ext. 555 or

“0” and re quest med i cal as sis tance. Acad emy per son nel will

take you to a medical fa cility in an Acad emy ve hicle or ar range

for an am bulance. 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 assis tance.

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

for Fed eral students may be ob tained from your class co ordinator or a responsible staff per son on duty af ter nor mal duty hours.

You play an im portant part in ac cident pre vention at the Acad -

emy. Should you see an ac tual or po tential safety haz ard, please

report it to an in structor, class co ordinator, or any Acad emy staff

per son.

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Pets of any kind are prohibited on all Acad emy grounds, ex cept

for cer ti fied ser vice an i mals ac com pa ny ing peo ple with im pairments.

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:

National Mine Health and Safety Acad emy

1301 Air port Road

Beaver, 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 ignated area. There is ample, well-lighted, and se cure park ing at

the Acad emy.

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Fees And Billing

All Acad emy fees are re viewed pe riodically and sub ject to

change.

Tu i tion

The Acad emy will charge tu ition fees to all per sons at tending

Academy courses, ex cept employees of Fed eral, State, or lo cal

gov ern ments, per sons at tend ing the Acad emy un der a pro gram

supported through an MSHA State grant, and persons per forming a di rect ser vice.

The tu ition amount in dicated by the course an nouncement is due 

on ar rival by check, money or der, or credit card (VISA and

MasterCard) pay able to MSHA Finance. We re gret that we cannot ac cept cash. Bill ing is possible with a writ ten re quest to the

Academy’s Stu dent Ser vices Branch two weeks in advance. If

tu i tion is sub mit ted in ad vance, writ ten no ti fi ca tion of withdrawal to the Stu dent Ser vices Branch is re quired to pro cess a

full re fund.

Lodg ing

All per sons in res idence at the Acad emy, ex cept MSHA personnel, other persons per forming a di rect service for MSHA, and

persons at tending a pro gram sup ported through an MSHA State

Grant, are charged for lodg ing.

The lodg ing fee is $43.00 per person per day for a sin gle room

and $56.00 per day for two per sons. Lodg ing fees are due on arrival by credit card (VISA and MasterCard) or check/money

order pay able to MSHA Finance. We re gret that we can not ac -

cept cash. Billing is possible with a writ ten re quest to the Stu dent

Ser vices Branch.

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Persons stay ing at the Acad emy may have their spouses and immediate family as guests pro vided all ap propriate fees are paid

on ar rival. Ad vance res ervations are re quired. Guests un der 18

years of age must be ac companied by an adult at all times.

If you have special needs, please con tact Stu dent Ser vices be -

fore your ar rival.

Meals

Participants who pay for Acad emy lodg ing may reg ister for

meals when they check in. Stu dents stay ing in the Res idence

Hall are normally re quired to pur chase a meal ticket for break -

fast and lunch at the Academy. Din ner is op tional. Prices are:

Break fast $9.35

Lunch $12.02

Din ner $13.36

Participants pay ing for their meals in the caf eteria may do so by

cash, ma jor credit card, or check/money or der pay able to Ba sic

Con tract ing Ser vices, Inc.

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Travel to the Academy

Located on a plateau in southern West Vir ginia, the Acad emy

blends into its Ap palachian moun tain setting. Sce nic vis tas and

wildlife greet trav elers to the Acad emy, and stu dents ex perience

a rest ful en vi ron ment.

Several travel op tions are avail able:

By Air

Beckley, West Vir ginia – The Ra leigh County Me morial Airport is located 1 mile from the Acad emy.

Charleston, West Vir ginia – The Yeager Air port is lo -

cated 65 miles north of the Academy. Rental cars are

avail able.

Lewisburg, West Vir ginia – The Greenbrier Val ley

Airport is lo cated 47 miles east of the Acad emy. Rental

cars, taxis, and lim ousines are available.

By Train

AMTRAK pro vides tri-weekly ser vice to and from

Prince, West Vir ginia – lo cated 16 miles from the

Academy. Taxi ser vice meets all trains.

By Bus

Daily Grey hound ser vice is available to and from

Beckley – lo cated 8 miles from the Acad emy in down -

town Beckley. Taxi ser vice is avail able.

By Car See Route Map to the Acad emy on page 18.

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Arriving from the EAST

When us ing I-64 West, use Exit

125, Bea ver/Air port Road

Turn RIGHT at bottom of ramp

Academy is 1 mile on left

Arriving from the WEST

When us ing I-64 East, use Exit

125B, Air port Road

Academy is 1 mile on left

Route Map to the Acad emy

Arriving from the NORTH

When using U.S. 19 South, go to and

follow I-77 South, exit at I-64 East

Follow I-64 to EXIT 125B, Airport

Road

Academy is 1 mile on left

Arriving from the SOUTH

When using I-77 North, exit and follow

I-64 East

Use EXIT 125B, Air port Road

Academy is 1 mile on left
Train ing Courses

The Na tional Mine Health and Safety Acad emy de velops and

presents courses of study which cover a wide spec trum of mine

health and safety subjects. These courses of study ad dress train ing

needs of min ers, mine safety and health inspectors, gov ernment

and in dustry per sonnel, and oth ers con cerned with the health and

safety of our Na tion's min ers.

The courses de scribed in this cat alog are sched uled or can be

scheduled dur ing the com ing year. Ad ditional courses can be

scheduled to meet spe cific needs of miners, mine op erators, and

mine health and safety spe cialists.

Please con tact Stu dent Ser vices at (304) 256-3252 if you are

interested in at tending any course listed as "Sched uled Upon

Request." A list of stu dents re questing the course will be maintained by that office until a sufficient in terest is re ceived. All

students will then be notified and a date will be established to

hold the training.

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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 spectors will

attend one week of train ing per year, or two weeks ev ery other

year. The train ing will be in a seminar format with subjects in

various spe cialty ar eas. A list of dates and sub jects is on page

37.

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

journeyman metal and non metal mine safety and health in spectors

and Fed eral, state, min ing in dus try, and la bor or ga ni za tion person nel.

Course dates are given at the bot tom of the course description.

Courses marked by this icon may be held at

your worksite. If your com pany or or ganization would like any of these courses pre -

sented onsite, contact Do ris Fuller at (304)

256-3234. The course will then be scheduled.

If you need more in formation about con tents of a course, con tact

the tech nical co ordinator for that course at (304) 256-3100 or

Doris Fuller at (304) 256-3234.

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SCHEDULING

AT WORKSITE

AVAILABLE

UPON REQUEST
National Mine Health and Safety Acad emy

Stu dent Ser vices Branch

1301 Air port Road

Beaver, West Vir ginia 25813-9426

TELE PHONE: (304) 256-3252

FAX: (304) 256-3251

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AC CI DENT IN VES TI GA TION RE TRAINING

SEM I NAR

[IV401G21]

This sem i nar is de signed to pro vide con tin u ing ed u ca tion training to MSHA Ac cident In vestigators on a bi-annual ba sis. Cur -

rent accident in ves ti ga tors in Coal, Metal/Non metal, Tech ni cal

Support, and EPD are re quired to attend one of the two jour neyman level re train ing sem i nars.

A pre requisite for the seminar is the two-week Basic Ac cident

Investigation and Re port Writ ing course of fered by the Acad -

emy. Stu dents should bring their laptop computers.

Some of the pro jected top ics for the sem inar are:

Ad vanced In ter view ing Tech niques

Us ing Tape Re cord ers Dur ing In ter view ing

Le gal Is sues In volv ing MSHA In ves ti ga tions

Ad vanced Ev i dence Col lec tion

Crit i cal In ci dent Stress

Re port Writ ing

Scene Pres er va tion and Sketch ing

Hu man Er ror in Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: James Beha

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: None

Dates: February 26-28, 2008

Additional courses can be

scheduled upon request

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BLAST ING (SUR FACE) (MNM)

[EX316M]

This course dis cusses the char acteristics and use of ex plosives

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

ac cor dance with In sti tute Mak ers of Ex plo sives (IME) guidelines and the Code of Fed eral Reg ulations (30 CFR). The course

is struc tured for MSHA metal/nonmetal safety and health in -

spec tors and in dus try per son nel.

Con tents:

Def i ni tions

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

Agents

Det o na tion Units

Mis fires

Elec tric and Nonelectric Blast ing Op er a tions

Ex plo sives Haz ards and Ac ci dents

Safe Blasting Prin ciples (Work Pro cedures and Blast Plans)

Ini ti a tion Sys tems

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Douglas Lawson

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: Offered at worksite only

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SCHEDULING

AT WORKSITE

AVAILABLE

UPON REQUEST
ELEC TRI CAL HAZ ARDS

[EL301M]

This course is de signed to pro vide prac tical meth ods and tech -

niques for the iden tification of elec trical haz ards and the ap propriate en forcement ac tions to be taken. This course is for MSHA 

metal/non metal in spec tion per son nel with lit tle or no electrical

ex per tise.

Con tents:

Ba sic Elec tri cal The ory

Ba sic Cir cuitry

Ground ing

Power Dis tri bu tion Sys tems

In spec tion of Elec tri cal Equip ment

Reg u la tions and Pol i cies

Haz ard Rec og ni tion

Ci ta tions and Or ders

Per sonal Safety

NOTE: This course is not for Elec trical Spe cialists.

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Roy Milam

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: Scheduled upon request

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SCHEDULING

AT WORKSITE

AVAILABLE

UPON REQUEST
FIRST RE SPONDER TRAIN-THE-TRAINER

WORK SHOP

[GS645G]

This work shop is de signed for en forcement per sonnel, the min -

ing in dus try, fire fight ers, po lice, and emer gency med i cal per son -

nel. It will pro vide in formation and pre cautions that should be

taken when ar rang ing emer gency med i cal as sis tance and transportation of in jured per sons at the mine site.

This training will also be given at a later date through the Distance Learn ing Pro gram us ing the ca pabilities of the Na tional

Guard Dis tance train ing fa cil i ties through out the na tion.

Con tents:

30 CFR Parts 77, 75, and 56/57

Un der ground Haul age Haz ards and Reg u la tions

Emer gency Re sponse Plan ning

Haul Truck and Loader Safety

Ex plo sives Stor age Safety

Highwall Miner Safety

Surge Pile/Draw-Off Tunnel Safety

Belt Con veyor Safety

Electrical Fire Haz ards on Mine Prop erty

Escapeways and Struc tural Safety Around Mills and Plants

Chemicals on Mine Prop erty, and MSDS

Use of Mine Equip ment for Firefighting and Wa ter Sup ply

Traffic Con trol on Mine Road way

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: John nie Tyler

Course Length: 1 day

Tu i tion: None

Date: November 14, 2007

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GROUND CON TROL HAZ ARDS

[RC301M]

This course will fo cus on the Code of Fed eral Reg ulations (30

CFR) re quirements re lated to ground con trol at sur face and un -

derground metal and non metal mines. The course pro vides tech -

niques for the recognition and cor rection of ground con trol

haz ards.

Con tents:

Highwalls

Stock piles

Ba sic Ge ol ogy

Rock Fix tures

Sur face Struc tures

Un der ground Sup port

Haz ard Rec og ni tion

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) (MNM)

[HL301M]

Haulage ac cidents have been one of the lead ing causes of fatal

accidents 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.

Con tents:

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

and 56/57.14000

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

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

Haul Road Design

Brake Sys tems

New Tech nology (video cam eras)

Roll over Pro tec tive Struc tures (ROPS)

Fall ing Ob ject Pro tec tive Struc tures (FOPS)

Tire and Rim Safety

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: Scheduled upon request

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SCHEDULING

AT WORKSITE

AVAILABLE

UPON REQUEST
INSPECTOR'S PORTABLE AP PLI CA TIONS FOR

LAPTOPS (IPAL) RE VIEW – METAL/NON METAL

[CT307M]

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

nonmetal mine safety and health in spectors. 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 -

shooting, and how to use the computer to reference re source ma -

terial stored in the computer.

Con tents:

IPAL (In spec tor's Por ta ble Ap pli ca tions for Laptops)

Reference Ma terial (30 CFR, Mine Act, PPM, Pol icy In forma tion Let ters, and Pro gram In for ma tion Bul le tins)

Ba sic Trou ble shoot ing and Main te nance of the Lap top

Computer and the IPAL Pro gram

Using Citrix Metaframe

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Mac Carnes

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 (MIN ING EM PHA SIS)

[NEMU003]

Courses will be offered pur suant to the Mas ters of Safety De -

gree (Mining Em phasis) pro gram of fered by the Acad emy

through Mar shall Uni versity. Courses will be of fered in a

blended learn ing en vi ron ment us ing dis tance learn ing tech nol -

ogy. On line courses are also planned to be of fered in the Spring,

Summer, and Fall 2008 se mesters. Mar shall Uni versity of fers

courses on line through WebCT Vista. This is available to any

person en rolled as a Mar shall Uni versity grad uate stu dent. It is

extremely im portant that you be ac cepted into the pro gram by

Marshall Uni versity so that any computer is sues that may arise

can be re solved prior to be ginning the course.

Students must be ad mitted into the pro gram prior to course

enrollment. Ap pli ca tion for Grad u ate Ad mis sion forms may be

obtained by calling Cheryl Hoffman at (304) 256-3300 or by go -

ing on line to www.mar shall.edu. Col lege Chem istry 203, Math

130 (col lege al gebra), and Phys ics 101 or the equiv alent are pre -

requisites for ad mission to this pro gram, as is a min imum un dergraduate GPA of 2.5 or be ing reg istered as a pro fessional

engineer, or scoring at the mean or above on one area of the

Gen eral GRE.

Enrollment for these online classes will be limited to 25 stu dents

and is on a first come first serve ba sis. First priority will be

given to stu dents who have taken courses pre viously in pur suit

of this de gree; those per sons suc cessfully ad mitted into the pro -

gram through Mar shall Uni versity will be given next preference.

Tuition and other re lated fees will be de termined and posted at a 

later date. For more in formation, con tact John Rosiek by email

at rosiek.john@dol.gov or at (304) 256-3211.

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: John Rosiek and John Forte

Dates: Spring 2008

Summer 2008

Fall 2008

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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 nical 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 di vid u als should con tact the Tech ni cal

Co or di na tor. The course re views ba sic guide lines, pro cedures,

and tech niques used to investigate and re port on ac cidents and

other in cidents in volving health and safety in the min ing in dustry.

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 e vant MSHA

guidelines and policies. At the conclusion of the class, in a prac -

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

gation and pre pare a re port. Students should bring their lap top

com put ers.

Con tents:

Over view of Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion

Pre-In ves ti ga tion Ac tiv i ties

Dealing with Family Members

Ac ci dent Re con struc tion

Pho tog ra phy/Sketch ing

In ter view ing Tech niques

Data Col lec tion and Eval u a tion 

De vel op ing Con clu sions and Cor rec tive Ac tions

Re port Writ ing

Tap RooT®

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: James Beha

Scott Mandeville

Roy Milam

Course Length: 8 days

Tu i tion: None

Dates: October 23 - November 1, 2007

April 22 - May 1, 2008

August 5-14, 2008

September 9-18, 2008

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TAILINGS DAM AND WASTE PILE

IN SPEC TION – METAL/NON METAL

[IM301M]

This course will in troduce the stu dent to the general safety consid er ations for the de sign, con struc tion, main te nance, and inspection of dams and waste piles. 

Con tents:

Typ i cal Geotechnical In ves ti ga tions

Foun da tion Anal y sis

Break through Po ten tial Anal y sis

Sta bil ity Anal y sis and Safety Fac tors

Hydrologic and Hy drau lic Con sid er ations

Con struc tion Mon i tor ing

Iden ti fi ca tion of De fi cien cies

General Meth ods of Remediation

Ap pli ca ble Reg u la tions

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

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: Scheduled upon request

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SCHEDULING

AT WORKSITE

AVAILABLE

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

IN VES TI GA TION TRAINING

[IV341G]

This course is for MSHA coal, metal/nonmetal, tech nical

support, or other MSHA employees who are in volved in mine

accident/in ci dent in ves ti ga tions. The Tap RooT® Sys tem pro -

vides a meth odology to lead an investigator through the tech -

niques and steps used to per form an in-depth in ves ti ga tion of

an in cident’s root causes. Training focuses on de vel op ing a

flow di agram of the events and con ditions leading up to the un -

de sired in ci dent, eval u at ing each con di tion, iden ti fy ing causal

factors, and eval uating each fac tor as to root cause. The course

will in clude training on Systems Improvement’s SnapCharT®

and Root Cause Tree® soft ware.

The SnapCharT® soft ware is a graphic pre sentation of the

sequence of events iden tified and dis covered dur ing the phys ical

onsite in ves ti ga tion. A SnapCharT® helps the in ves ti ga tor or ga -

nize the in for ma tion gath ered, iden tify the con trib ut ing fac tors

that lead to the in cident, and iden tify causal fac tors. In ad dition,

it helps the investigator iden tify holes and in consistencies in the

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

The Root Cause Tree® soft ware takes over where a SnapCharT®

stops. While the SnapCharT® looks at what hap pened and the

contributing fac tors in volved, the Root Cause Tree® looks at

why it hap pened. The Root Cause Tree® pro vides the in ves ti gator with a com prehensive list of the root causes that should be

con sid ered for ev ery in ci dent.

Students should bring their lap top computers.

Con tents:

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)

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

 Pro ce dures

 Train ing

 Qual ity Con trol

 Com mu ni ca tions

 Man age ment Sys tems

 Hu man En gi neer ing

 Work Di rec tion

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: Scott Mandeville

Roy Milam

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: None

Dates: Scheduled upon re quest

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UN DER GROUND VEN TI LA TION

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 -

lation methods to eliminate these haz ards.

Con tents:

Air borne Con tam i nants

Sam pling and De tect ing De vices

Con fined Spaces

Haz ard Con trols

Mine Maps

Recognition of Ar eas That May Have Poor Air Qual ity

Mea sur ing Air Quan ti ties

Re view of Ven ti la tion Reg u la tions

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: William D. McKinney

Scott Mandeville

Course Length: 2 days

Tu i tion: $154.00

Dates: Scheduled upon request

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SCHEDULING

AT WORKSITE

AVAILABLE

UPON REQUEST

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 receive a min imum of two weeks of train ing ev ery two 

years. This is the first year of the cur rent two-year train ing cy cle

for metal/nonmetal mine safety and health in spectors.

Listed be low are the dates and sub jects of the train ing ses sions

scheduled at the Acad emy.

Tom Bonifacio, Co or di na tor

SCHED ULE

Feb ru ary 5-14, 2008

April 1-10, 2008

July 8-17, 2008

SUB JECTS

Coal Firing Safety

Doc u men ta tion of Vi o la tions, Pho to graphs, In spec tions,

and In ves ti ga tions

Eval u at ing Fla grant and Re peat Vi o la tions

Haz ard ous Com plaint Con di tions/MSIS/Mine Pro file/IPAL

Im pound ment In spec tions

In spec tion Pro ce dures

In ter nal Re view Sum ma ries

Lab o ra tory In spec tions

Pro fes sion al ism Re view

Pre par ing for Lit i ga tion & Tes ti fy ing

Ra don Daugh ter Sam pling, As bes tos/Fi ber Sam pling and

Ma te rial Rec og ni tion 

Draeger Tubes, Respirable and To tal Dust Sampling

Review of Part 46/48 Re quirements

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Metal/Nonmetal 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 spectors. How ever, they may be at -

tended by other Fed eral, state, min ing in dustry, and la bor or gani 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

National Mine Health and Safety Acad emy

1301 Air port Road

Beaver, West Vir ginia 25813-9426

TELE PHONE: (304) 256-3234

FAX: (304) 256-3247

E-MAIL: fuller.do ris@dol.gov

Metal/Non metal Cur ric u lum

(Mod ules I-VI)

The fol lowing chart shows the re quired core courses for en try

level mine safety and health in spectors.

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Wellness training is scheduled for each module.

Laptop com puter and printer re quired for all mod ules.

MODULE I (4 WEEKS)

Ori en ta tion Law, Reg u la tion and Safety Programs

In tro duc tion to MSHA Pol icy Employee Accident

 and Mission Introduction to Laptops Reporting

Di ver sity Effective Writing Drug and Substance Abuse

Root Causes Safety Talks I and II Awareness

Standards of Conduct Part 45 - Contractors Employee Health and Safety

Pro fes sion al ism Mine Act - Purpose of Training Requirements

Com mu ni ca tions Agency Parts 48 and 46

MODULE II (4 WEEKS)

In spec tor’s Por ta ble Notetaking Citations and Orders Writing

Ap pli ca tions for General Inspection Interviewing Techniques

 Laptops (IPAL) Procedures Electricity

Mine Act - S & S

MODULE III (4 WEEKS)

Fire Pro tec tion Ground Control I (Surface) Personal Protective

Sim u lated In spec tion Structural Safety Equipment

Reporting Requirements - Health I (with Chemical Surface Haulage I

 Part 50 Hazards and HazCom)

Technical Support Briefing Mine Act - 104(d)

MODULE IV (4 WEEKS)

Drilling and Blasting Material Storage and Introduction to Special

IPAL Review Handling Investigations

Mine Act - 107(a), 103(g) Conference Presentation Mine Emergency/Mine

Hoisting Preparation (PP) Rescue/Part 49

Permissibility Gas De tect ing De vices

MODULE V (4 WEEKS)

Health II Underground Ventilation Industrial Ventilation

Mine Act - 105(c), 110(c), Haulage II/Cranes Retaining Dams

 104(g)(1) Excavation/Trenching Part 50/Audits

Cement Plant Processes Safety Scaffolding Safety

Pressure Vessels & Boilers

MODULE VI (3 WEEKS)

Unique Processes Court room Pro ce dures Ground Con trol II (UG)

Accident Investigation Mine Act - 103(f), 103(k)/ Maintenance & Repair/

Slope and Shaft Sinking General Review Construction Safety

 Inspection Jurisdictional Issues Over all Re view

Electrical Review Grad u a tion

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Metal/Nonmetal En try Level

Mine Safety and Health

Inspectors Train ing

(Dates include travel days)

GROUP M08

Ad vanced Mod ule November 26 – December 14, 2007 (3 weeks)

GROUP M09

Ba sic Mod ule IV October 15 – November 9, 2007 (4 weeks)

In ter me di ate Mod ule April 28 – May 23, 2008 (4 weeks)

Ad vanced Mod ule June 9-27, 2008 (3 weeks)

GROUP M10

Mod ule III November 26 – December 21, 2007 (4 weeks)

Mod ule IV February 25 – March 21, 2008 (4 weeks)

Mod ule V May 19 – June 13, 2008 (4 weeks)

Mod ule VI September 8 – 26, 2008 (3 weeks)

GROUP M11

Mod ule I October 15 – November 9, 2007 (4 weeks)

Mod ule II January 14 – February 8, 2008 (4 weeks)

Mod ule III April 7 – May 2, 2008 (4 weeks)

Mod ule IV July 7 – August 1, 2008 (4 weeks)

Mod ule V October 20 – November 7, 2008 (3 weeks)

Module VI January 12 – February 6, 2009 (4 weeks)

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GROUP M12

Mod ule I November 26 – December 21, 2007 (4 weeks)

Mod ule II March 17 – April 11, 2008 (4 weeks)

Mod ule III June 2 – 27, 2008 (4 weeks)

Mod ule IV October 20 – November 14, 2008 (4 weeks)

Mod ule V January 26 – Feb ruary 13, 2009 (3 weeks)

Mod ule VI April 6 – May 1, 2009 (4 weeks)

GROUP M13

Mod ule I March 24 – April 18, 2008 (4 weeks)

Mod ule II July 14 – Au gust 8, 2008 (4 weeks)

Mod ule III October 20 – November 14, 2008 (4 weeks)

Mod ule IV January 26 – Feb ruary 13, 2009 (3 weeks)

Mod ule V April 6 – May 1, 2009 (4 weeks)

Module VI July 6 – 31, 2009 (4 weeks)

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Coal Inspec tion Courses

Jour ney man Train ing

All jour neyman 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 seminar format with subjects in

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

on pages 65 and 66.

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

journeyman coal mine safety and health in spectors 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 description.

Courses marked by this icon may be held at

your worksite. If your com pany or or ganization would like any of these courses pre sented

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

then be sched uled.

If you need more in formation about con tents of a course, con -

tact the tech nical co ordinator for that course at (304) 256-3100

or Do ris Fuller at (304) 256-3234.

43

SCHEDULING

AT WORKSITE

AVAILABLE

UPON REQUEST
National Mine Health and Safety Acad emy

Stu dent Ser vices Branch

1301 Air port Road

Beaver, West Vir ginia 25813-9426

TELE PHONE: (304) 256-3252

FAX: (304) 256-3251

44
AC CI DENT IN VES TI GA TION RE TRAINING

SEM I NAR

[IV401G21]

This sem i nar is de signed to pro vide con tin u ing ed u ca tion training to MSHA Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tors. Cur rent accident in ves ti gators in Coal, Metal/Nonmetal, Tech nical Sup port, and EPD are

required to at tend a seminar.

A pre requisite for the seminar is the two-week Basic Ac cident

Investigation and Re port Writ ing course of fered by the Acad -

emy. Stu dents should bring their lap top computers.

Some of the pro jected top ics for the sem inar are:

Ad vanced In ter view ing Tech niques

Us ing Tape Re cord ers Dur ing In ter view ing

Le gal Is sues In volv ing MSHA In ves ti ga tions

Ad vanced Ev i dence Col lec tion

Crit i cal In ci dent Stress

Re port Writ ing

Scene Pres er va tion and Sketch ing

Hu man Er ror in Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Scott Mandeville

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: None

Dates: Not scheduled for FY 2008

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BLAST ING (SUR FACE) (COAL)

[EX316C]

This course dis cusses the char acteristics and use of ex plosives

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

ac cor dance with In sti tute Mak ers of Ex plo sives (IME) guidelines and the Code of Fed eral Reg ulations (30 CFR). The course

is struc tured for MSHA coal mine safety and health in spectors

and in dus try per son nel.

Con tents:

Def i ni tions

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

Agents

Det o na tion Units

Mis fires

Elec tric and Nonelectric Blast ing Op er a tions

Ex plo sives Haz ards and Ac ci dents

Safe Blasting Prin ciples (Work Pro cedures and Blast Plans)

Ini ti a tion Sys tems

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Douglas Lawson

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: Scheduled upon request

46

SCHEDULING

AT WORKSITE

AVAILABLE

UPON REQUEST
ELECTRICAL SAFETY FOR COAL MINERS

[EL601C]

This course is de signed to pro vide prac tical meth ods and

techniques to identify elec trical haz ards and the appropriate

enforcement ac tions to be taken. This course is for coal in spection per sonnel with limited or no elec trical ex pertise.

Con tents:

Ba sic Elec tri cal The ory

Ba sic Cir cuitry

Haz ard Rec og ni tion

Ground ing

Power Dis tri bu tion Sys tems

Reg u la tions and Pol i cies

Per sonal Safety

Ci ta tions and Or ders

In spec tion of Elec tri cal Equip ment

Permissibility

NOTE: This course is not in tended for Elec trical

Spe cial ists.

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Roy Milam

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: Scheduled upon request

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FIRST RE SPONDER TRAIN-THE-TRAINER

WORK SHOP

[GS645G]

This work shop is de signed for en forcement per sonnel, the min -

ing in dus try, fire fight ers, po lice, and emer gency med i cal per son -

nel. It will pro vide in formation and pre cautions that should be

taken when ar rang ing emer gency med i cal as sis tance and transportation of in jured per sons at the mine site.

This training will also be given at a later date through the Distance Learn ing Pro gram us ing the ca pabilities of the Na tional

Guard Dis tance train ing fa cil i ties through out the na tion.

Con tents:

30 CFR Parts 77, 75, and 56/57

Un der ground Haul age Haz ards and Reg u la tions

Emer gency Re sponse Plan ning

Haul Truck and Loader Safety

Ex plo sives Stor age Safety

Highwall Miner Safety

Surge Pile/Draw-Off Tunnel Safety

Belt Con veyor Safety

Electrical Fire Haz ards on Mine Prop erty

Escapeways and Struc tural Safety Around Mills and Plants

Chemicals on Mine Prop erty, and MSDS

Use of Mine Equip ment for Firefighting and Wa ter Sup ply

Traffic Con trol on Mine Road way

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: John nie Ty ler

Course Length: 1 day

Tu i tion: None

Date: November 14, 2007

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HAUL AGE (SUR FACE) (COAL)

[HL301C]

Haulage ac cidents have been one of the high est cat egories of

fatal ac cidents for sev eral years at our Na tion’s sur face

mines. This course teaches the rec ognition of haz ards that may

exist in sur face haul age.

Con tents:

Compliance De termination of 30 CFR Parts 77.400 and

77.1600

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

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

Haul Road Design

Brake Sys tems

New Tech nology (video cam eras)

Roll over Pro tec tive Struc tures (ROPS)

Fall ing Ob ject Pro tec tive Struc tures (FOPS)

Tire and Rim Safety

Over view of Fa tal Ac ci dents

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: John nie Tyler

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: Scheduled upon request

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SCHEDULING

AT WORKSITE

AVAILABLE

UPON REQUEST
IN DUS TRIAL HY GIENE

[IH315C]

This course will en able mine safety and health in spectors to rec ognize and ef fectively as sess health haz ards, other than dust and

noise, in coal mines and re lated ar eas. Lab oratory ex ercises will

include sam pling pro cedures and techniques for more common

health haz ards that may be en countered dur ing in spec tions.

Other health haz ard sampling pro cedures and tech niques as well

as health ef fects – re spiratory, dermatological, car cinogenic – will 

be dis cussed.

Con tents:

In dus trial Hy giene Ter mi nol ogy

Tox i col ogy

Sol vents

As bes tos

Ra di a tion (Gamma, Ul tra vi o let)

Sam pling Meth ods

Methods of Con trol

Con tam i nants De tected at Mine Sites

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

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: Scheduled upon request

50

SCHEDULING

AT WORKSITE

AVAILABLE

UPON REQUEST
INSPECTOR'S PORTABLE AP PLI CA TIONS FOR

LAPTOPS (IPAL) RE VIEW – COAL

[CT307C]

The IPAL re view course is de signed for MSHA coal mine safety 

and health in spectors. The course re views the lat est ver sion of

the IPAL Pro gram. The course also cov ers the fun damentals of

the com puter op er at ing sys tem, trou ble shoot ing, and how to use

the computer to ref erence re source material stored in the com -

puter.

Con tents:

IPAL (In spec tor's Por ta ble Ap pli ca tions for Laptops)

Reference Ma terial (30 CFR, Mine Act, PPM, Pol icy In forma tion Let ters, and Pro gram In for ma tion Bul le tins)

Ba sic Trou ble shoot ing and Main te nance of the Lap top

Computer and the IPAL Pro gram

Using Citrix Metaframe

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Mac Carnes

Course Length: 2 days

Tu i tion: None

Dates: Scheduled upon request

51
LONGWALL MINING AND

INSPECTION PROCEDURES

[MS302C]

This course will introduce the stu dent to longwall mining. It will

also make the ex perienced coal mine in spectors more fa miliar

with the trends and new tech nology in long wall min ing. It will

cover all as pects of long wall min ing, in cluding ap proved MSHA 

plans.

The first part of the course will cover all as pects of mining, in -

cluding a re view of all ba sic com ponents of long wall min ing

systems 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 cedures. It

will cover all ar eas – from outby to the longwall face. This sec tion

has ac com pa ny ing text and re lates in spec tion pro ce dures to the applicable stan dards in 30 CFR Parts 75 and 18.

Con tents:

History and Trends

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

drives, etc.)

Shields (parts and con trols)

Strata Control (above the longwall)

Hy drau lics

Long wall Moves

Special Roof Con trol Prod ucts for Longwalls

Ventilation (section, gob, bleeder, bleeder fans)

Ba sic Long wall Elec tri cal Sys tems

CO Mon i tors

De gasi fi ca tion

Re spi ra ble Dust Con trol

In spec tion Pro ce dures (Spe cial Em pha sis)

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: Scheduled upon request

52

SCHEDULING

AT WORKSITE

AVAILABLE

UPON REQUEST
MAR SHALL UNI VER SITY MAS TERS OF SAFETY

DE GREE (MIN ING EM PHA SIS)

[NEMU003]

Courses will be offered pur suant to the Mas ters of Safety De -

gree (Mining Em phasis) pro gram of fered by the Acad emy

through Mar shall Uni versity. Courses will be of fered in a

blended learn ing en vi ron ment us ing dis tance learn ing tech nol -

ogy. On line courses are also planned to be of fered in the Spring,

Summer, and Fall 2008 se mesters. Mar shall Uni versity of fers

courses on line through WebCT Vista. This is available to any

person en rolled as a Mar shall Uni versity grad uate stu dent. It is

extremely im portant that you be ac cepted into the pro gram by

Marshall Uni versity so that any computer is sues that may arise

can be re solved prior to be ginning the course.

Students must be ad mitted into the pro gram prior to course en -

roll ment. Ap pli ca tion for Grad u ate Ad mis sion forms may be obtained by calling Cheryl Hoffman at (304) 256-3300 or by go ing

online to www.mar shall.edu. Col lege Chem istry 203, Math 130

(college al gebra), and Phys ics 101 or the equiv alent are pre requisites for ad mission to this pro gram, as is a min imum un dergraduate GPA of 2.5 or be ing reg istered as a pro fessional

engineer, or scoring at the mean or above on one area of the

Gen eral GRE.

Enrollment for these online classes will be limited to 25 stu dents

and is on a first come first serve ba sis. First priority will be

given to stu dents who have taken courses pre viously in pur suit

of this de gree; those per sons suc cessfully ad mitted into the pro -

gram through Mar shall Uni versity will be given next preference.

Tuition and other re lated fees will be de termined and posted at a 

later date. For more in formation, con tact John Rosiek by email

at rosiek.john@dol.gov or at (304) 256-3211.

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: John Rosiek and John Forte

Dates: Spring 2008

Summer 2008

Fall 2008

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

WRIT ING

[IV301G]

This course is for coal, metal/nonmetal, 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 di vid u als should contact the Tech nical Co -

or di na tor. The course re views ba sic guide lines, pro cedures, and

techniques used to investigate and re port on ac cidents and other

incidents in volving health and safety in the min ing in dustry.

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 e vant MSHA

guidelines and policies. At the conclusion of the class, in a prac -

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

gation and pre pare a re port. Stu dents should bring their laptop

com put ers.

Con tents:

Over view of Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion

Pre-In ves ti ga tion Ac tiv i ties

Dealing with Family Members

Ac ci dent Re con struc tion

Pho tog ra phy/Sketch ing

In ter view ing Tech niques

Data Col lec tion and Eval u a tion 

De vel op ing Con clu sions and Cor rec tive Ac tions

Re port Writ ing

Tap RooT®

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: James Beha

Scott Mandeville

Roy Milam

Course Length: 8 days

Tu i tion: None

Dates: October 23 - November 1, 2007

April 22 - May 1, 2008

August 5-14, 2008

September 9-18, 2008

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NOISE HAZ ARDS, REG U LA TION,

AND CON TROL

[IH321G]

This course provides the participant with in formation on the

hazards as sociated with overexposure to noise. It thoroughly re -

views 30 CFR Part 62 and ap propriate mon itoring and con trol

methods. The course also discusses the el ements of an effective

hear ing con ser va tion pro gram.

Con tents:

Char ac ter is tics of Noise

Impact of Noise on Health

Noise Mon i tor ing

 Sound Level Me ters

 Do sim e ters

 Oc tave Band Anal y sis

Audiometric Ex am i na tions

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

 Ex po sure lev els

 Mon i tor ing

 Hear ing Con ser va tion Pro grams

 Train ing Re quire ments

Con trol meth ods

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

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: Scheduled upon request

55

SCHEDULING

AT WORKSITE

AVAILABLE

UPON REQUEST
ROOF CON TROL SEMI NAR

[RC501C]

This sem inar is de signed for min ers, com pany man agers, en gineers, trainers, roof bolter ma chine op erators, and for any in dividual in volved with coal mine roof safety. Fed eral and state

enforcement per sonnel desiring to in crease their knowl edge in

the lat est de velopments in roof and rib con trol will also find this

sem i nar very ben e fi cial.

This sem inar will up date per sonnel on new prod ucts and meth -

ods re lated to roof sta bility. It will also in clude presentations by

personnel from the Acad emy, Tech nical Sup port, MSHA head -

quarters, other gov ernment agen cies, and in dustry. All sub jects

will in corporate safe mining prac tices which will help re duce

roof fall in juries and fatalities. The seminar will discuss new

roof con trol techniques, trends, and de velopments.

Con tents:

New Roof Bolting Prod ucts

Sup ple men tal Sup ports

Roof Con trol Fa tality Trends and Prevention

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: May 28-29, 2008

56
SLOPE AND SHAFT SINKING SAFETY

[RC310G]

This course will in clude a de scription of the most com mon con -

ventional slope and shaft construction pro cess, the haz ards as -

sociated with slope and shaft work, and in spection pro cedures. It 

will also dis cuss the haz ards as sociated with hoist ing and cover

the in spection pro cedures for wire ropes.

Con tents:

Slope and Shaft Con struction Pro cess

Ven ti la tion

Ground Con trol

Hoist ing

Elec tri cal

Health

Slope and Shaft Sink ing Plans

In spec tion Guide lines

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: Scheduled upon request

57
SUR FACE FA CIL ITIES AND COAL PREP A RA TION

[PP601C]

This course is de signed to fa miliarize the stu dent with: equipment and pro cesses used in coal prep aration plants; haz ards that

might ex ist around preparation plants; and in spection re quirements for such plants. This course has been ex panded to in clude

structural safety in an effort to eliminate sur face structural failures in the min ing in dustry.

Con tents:

Struc tural Safety

Equip ment Guard ing

Stock pile Safety

Delivery Meth ods to the Plant

Crushing, Siz ing, and Wash ing Pro cesses

Dewatering and Dry ing

Storage of Raw and Clean Coal

Po ten tial Haz ards

Prep a ra tion Plant In spec tion

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

Johnnie Ty ler

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: Scheduled upon request

58
Tap RooT® SYS TEM AC CI DENT/IN CI DENT

IN VES TI GA TION TRAINING

[IV341G]

This course is for coal, metal/nonmetal, tech nical support, and 

other MSHA em ployees who are in volved in mine accident/inci dent in ves ti ga tions. The Tap RooT® System pro vides a meth odology to lead an investigator 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 veloping a flow di agram of the

events and con ditions leading up to the un desired in cident, 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 sentation of the

sequence of events iden tified and dis covered dur ing the phys ical

onsite in ves ti ga tion. A SnapCharT® helps the in ves ti ga tor or ga -

nize the in for ma tion gath ered, iden tify the con trib ut ing fac tors

that lead to the in cident, and iden tify causal fac tors. In ad dition,

it helps the in vestigator iden tify holes and in consistencies in the

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

The Root Cause Tree® soft ware takes over where a SnapCharT®

stops. While the SnapCharT® looks at what hap pened and the

contributing 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 comprehensive list of the root causes that should be considered

for ev ery in ci dent.

Students should bring their lap top computers.

Con tents:

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)

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

 Pro ce dures

 Train ing

 Qual ity Con trol

 Com mu ni ca tions

 Man age ment Sys tems

 Hu man En gi neer ing

 Work Di rec tion

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: Scott Mandeville

Roy Milam

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: None

Dates: Scheduled upon request

60
TRAINING FOR NEW ELEC TRICAL

SPE CIAL ISTS 

(EL402G)

This course is for new elec trical spe cialists (less than 5 years

with Agency). While con ducting many of the pro cedures and

tests re quired to ensure that elec trical equipment and circuitry is

safe for the miner, the spe cialist is ex posed to po tentially haz -

ardous con ditions many times a day. This ad vanced training is

required to per form these tasks safely, and has pro ficiency test -

ing for each topic cov ered.

Con tents:

Permissibility

Die sel

Sub sta tion Test ing

Ground ing

Low and Me dium Volt age Test ing

Meth ane Mon i tors

PPE and Me ter Safety

Reg u la tion and Pol icy

Haz ard ous Lo ca tions (NEC)

Outby Cir cuits

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: Roy Milam

Art Wooten

Course Length: 8 days

Dates: Feb ru ary 5-14, 2008

May 13-22, 2008

August 19-28, 2008

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UN DER GROUND DIE SEL EQUIP MENT/

VEN TI LA TION

[VN321G]

This course provides the participants with techniques to

conduct an eval u a tion of ex ist ing un der ground die sel min ing

equipment. Basic air sampling principles will be pre sented. The

impact of die sel equip ment on the mine ven tilation sys tem and

the mine ven tilation plan will be dis cussed. The health haz ards

associated with die sel equip ment and die sel fuel will be ex amined.

Primary emphasis will fo cus on the Code of Fed eral Reg ulations

(30 CFR) re lated to un derground min ing op erations. The class

will in te grate tech nol ogy with case stud ies and ba sic lab o ra tory

work.

Con tents:

Code of Fed eral Reg u la tions Re view

Air Sam pling Pro ce dures

In tro duc tion to Ba sic Air Flow Mea sure ment Tech niques

Equip ment

Health Haz ards

Proper Health Sam pling Tech niques

Re view of Die sel Tech nol ogy

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: William D. McKinney

Scott Mandeville

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: Scheduled upon request

62
UN DER GROUND HAUL AGE,

TRANS POR TA TION, AND

MA CHIN ERY (COAL)

[HL321C]

Haulage or Ma chinery-related ac cidents con tinue to be one of

the lead ing causes of fa talities in un derground min ing. These

two categories are also the lead ing causes of nonfatal accidents

in un derground min ing which re sult in lost work days.

This course for MSHA Coal Jour neyman in spectors teaches rec -

ognition of some of the haz ards as sociated with haulage equip -

ment and other ma chinery found in un derground coal mines and

methods to elim inate them. The in spector will recognize haul age

haz ards and the ap pro pri ate en force ment ac tion to take.

Con tents:

Re cent Sta tis ti cal Data

In ves ti ga tive Find ings of Some Re cent Ac ci dents

Dif fer ence Be tween Ac ci dents Clas si fied as Haul age and

Those Clas si fied as Ma chin ery

Reg u la tions and Pol icy

Safe guards

En force ment Ac tion: Ci ta tions and Or ders

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Roy Milam

Course Length: 2 days

Tu i tion: $154.00

Dates: Scheduled upon re quest

63

SCHEDULING

AT WORKSITE

AVAILABLE

UPON REQUEST

Coal Mine Safety and Health

Inspectors Ret rain ing

[LP311C]

MSHA un derground and sur face coal mine safety and health inspectors are re quired to re ceive a minimum of two weeks of

training ev ery two years. This is the first year of the cur rent

two-year training 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 SPECTORS

(LP311C)

Rich ard McDorman, Co or di na tor

SCHED ULE

January 8-17, 2008 (Can celled)

March 25 – April 3, 2008 (Cancelled)

April 22 – May 1, 2008

July 22-31, 2008

SUB JECTS

Break Cars & Hoists

Cable Bolts & Trusses

Computer Data Re trieval Is sues

Die sel

Elec tri cal En force ment Con sis tency

Fa tal ity Re view & Li brary Re trieval Is sues

Fire Pro tection on Con veyor Belt Lines

Hands-on Permissibility

Health Is sues

In ter nal Re view Is sues

New Miner Act & S&S

Rig ging

Seals

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SURFACE COAL MINE

SAFETY AND HEALTH IN SPECTORS

(LP312C)

John nie Ty ler, Co or di na tor

SCHED ULE

Sep tem ber 9-18, 2008

SUB JECTS

Surface Coal Overview

SLAM Risks & Root Cause Process for Ac cident,

In ci dent & Vi o la tion Anal y sis

Main te nance, Con struc tion & Re pairs Ac ci dent

Re duc tion Pro gram

Thin Seam Highwall Min ers

Health Pro ce dures

Sur face Haul age Is sues

PowerPoint and In spection Close out

Elec tri cal

Law, Reg u la tion and Pol icy

Sur face Blast ing Tech nol ogy

Ba sic Rig ging

Ad vanced Ci ta tion & Or der Writ ing

In ter view ing and Notetaking

Provisions for Clear Cut ting on Sur face Mines

Three days of training will be com bined with the Con struction,

Maintenance, and Repairs Seminar and the Sur face Haul age

Sem i nar.

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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 inspectors. How ever, they may be

attended by other Fed eral, state, min ing in dustry, 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

National Mine Health and Safety Acad emy

1301 Air port Road

Beaver, West Vir ginia 25813-9426

TELE PHONE: (304) 256-3234

FAX: (304) 256-3247

E-MAIL: fuller.do ris@dol.gov

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

The fol lowing chart shows the re quired core courses for en try

level mine safety and health in spectors.

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Wellness training is scheduled for each module.

Laptop computer and printer required for all modules.

MOD ULE I (4 weeks)

Ori en ta tion Law, Regulation, & Pol icy Notetaking/Ci ta tions and

Introduction to MSHA In tro duc tion to Lap tops Or ders Writing

 and Mission Root Cause Analysis Inspector's Portable

Diversity Inspection Procedures Applications for Laptops

Effective Writing (IPAL)

MOD ULE II (4 weeks)

Mine Acts S&S & 104(d)/ Work place Ex am i na tions Pro fes sion al ism

 Part 45 Con tractors Com bus ti ble Ma te ri als Part 48 Training

Safety Talks I and Rockdusting Re quirements

Part 50 Reporting Con fer ence Pre sen ta tion Con fer ence Pre sen ta tion

 Re quirements & Au diting Preparation (PP) Com mu ni ca tion

In tro duc tion to Spe cial Noise/Re spi ra ble Dust IPAL Review A

In ves ti ga tions/Mine Acts

 105(c), 110(c)

MOD ULE III (4 weeks)

In ter view ing Tech niques Mine Act 107(a)/103(g) Fire Pro tec tion

Mine Wide Mon i tor ing Mine Elec tric ity Sim u lated In spec tion

Court room Pro ce dures Die sel Permissibility Elec tri cal Permissibility

Ground Con trol Shaft and Slope Sinking Inspection

MODULE IV (3 weeks)

Sur face In stal la tion Long wall Longwall High Voltage

Roof Control Ven ti la tion, Mine Maps,

Mine Act 104(g)/Part 48 Gas De tecting Devices

MODULE V (3 weeks)

Hoisting Surface Haulage Drilling and Blasting

Structural Safety

MODULE VI (3 weeks)

Underground Haulage Im pound ments Mine Act (103(f), 103(k)

Mine Res cue/Part 49 Elec tri cal Re view Gen eral Re view

Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion IPAL Review B Overall Review/Graduation

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The fol lowing courses must be com pleted prior to Mod ule I:

Employee Health & Safety

Standards of Con duct

Em ployee Ac ci dent Re port ing

Com puter Se cu rity Aware ness

Keyboarding –stu dents dem onstrate 25 wpm with 75% ac -

cu racy 

The fol lowing on-line courses must be com pleted prior to

Mod ule II:

Haz ard Com mu ni ca tions

Mis cel la neous Health Stan dards

Part 48 Train ing Re quirements

Pro fes sion al ism

Safety Talks I

Part 45 Contractors

This course will be completed af ter Mod ule II:

Safety Talks II (talk given in field, re ported to Acad emy)

The fol lowing on-line courses must be com pleted prior to

Mod ule III:

Be hav ior Based Safety

Tree Cutting

Struc tural Safety

The fol lowing on-line courses must be com pleted prior to

Grad u a tion:

Mis cel la neous Safety Stan dards

Tech ni cal Sup port Over view

Wellness

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Coal Entry Level Mine Safety and

Health Inspectors Train ing

(Dates in clude travel days)

GROUP 49

Module VIII October 15 – November 2, 2007 (3 weeks)

GROUP 55

Mod ule V October 15 – November 2, 2007 (3 weeks)

Mod ule VI January 7 – 25, 2008 (3 weeks)

GROUP 56

Mod ule V October 15 – November 2, 2007 (3 weeks)

Mod ule VI January 7 – 25, 2008 (3 weeks)

GROUP 57

Mod ule V November 26 – December 14, 2007 (3 weeks)

Mod ule VI February 25 – March 14, 2008 (3 weeks)

GROUP 58

Mod ule IV November 26 – December 14, 2007 (3 weeks)

Mod ule V February 25 – March 14, 2008 (3 weeks)

Mod ule VI June 2 – 20, 2008 (3 weeks)

GROUP 59

Mod ule III October 15 – November 9, 2007 (4 weeks)

Mod ule IV January 28 – February 15, 2008 (3 weeks)

Mod ule V April 21 – May 9, 2008 (3 weeks)

Mod ule VI July 14 – August 1, 2008 (3 weeks)

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GROUP 60

Mod ule III October 15 – November 9, 2007 (4 Weeks)

Mod ule IV January 14 – Feb ruary 1, 2008 (3 Weeks)

Mod ule V April 7 – 25, 2008 (3 Weeks)

Module VI July 7 – 25, 2008 (3 Weeks)

GROUP 61

Mod ule III October 15 – November 9, 2007 (4 Weeks)

Mod ule IV January 7 – 25, 2008 (3 Weeks)

Mod ule V April 7 – 25, 2008 (3 Weeks)

Module VI July 14 – August 1, 2008 (3 Weeks)

GROUP 62

Mod ule III November 26 – December 21, 2007 (4 Weeks)

Mod ule IV February 11 – 29, 2008 (3 Weeks)

Mod ule V May 5 – 23, 2008 (3 Weeks)

Mod ule VI August 4 – 22, 2008 (3 Weeks)

CMI GROUP 63

Mod ule II November 26 – December 21, 2007 (4 Weeks)

Mod ule III February 25 – March 21, 2008 (4 Weeks)

Mod ule IV June 2 – 20, 2008 (3 Weeks)

Mod ule V September 8 – 26, 2008 (3 Weeks)

Mod ule VI December 1 – 19, 2008 (3 Weeks)

CMI GROUP 64

Mod ule II November 26 – December 21, 2007 (4 Weeks)

Mod ule III February 4 – 29, 2008 (4 Weeks)

Mod ule IV April 28 – May 15, 2008 (3 Weeks)

Mod ule V August 11 – 29, 2008 (3 Weeks)

Mod ule VI December 1 – 19, 2008 (3 Weeks)

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CMI GROUP 65

Mod ule II November 26 – December 21, 2007 (4 Weeks)

Mod ule III March 10 – April 4, 2008 (4 Weeks)

Mod ule IV June 2 – 20, 2008 (3 Weeks)

Mod ule V September 8 – 26, 2008 (3 Weeks)

Mod ule VI December 1 – 19, 2008 (3 Weeks)

CMI GROUP 66

Mod ule I October 15 – November 9, 2007 (4 weeks)

Mod ule II November 26 – December 21, 2007 (4 weeks)

Mod ule III February 11 – March 7, 2008 (4 weeks)

Mod ule IV June 9 – 27, 2008 (3 weeks)

Mod ule V September 15 – October 3, 2008 (3 weeks)

Mod ule VI December 1 – 19, 2008 (3 weeks)

CMI GROUP 67

Mod ule I October 15 – November 9, 2007 (4 weeks)

Mod ule II January 7 – Feb ruary 1, 2008 (4 weeks)

Mod ule III March 24 – April 18, 2008 (3 weeks)

Mod ule IV July 14 – Au gust 1, 2008 (3 weeks)

Mod ule V September 22 – October 10, 2008 (3 weeks)

Mod ule VI January 5 – 23, 2009 (3 weeks)

CMI GROUP 68

Mod ule I October 15 – November 9, 2007 (4 weeks)

Mod ule II November 26 – December 21, 2007 (4 weeks)

Mod ule III March 17 – April 11, 2008 (4 weeks)

Mod ule IV June 9 – 27, 2008 (3 weeks)

Mod ule V September 22 – October 10, 2008 (3 weeks)

Mod ule VI January 5 – 23, 2009 (3 weeks)

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CMI GROUP 69

Mod ule I November 26 – December 21, 2007 (4 weeks)

Mod ule II January 28 – Feb ruary 22, 2008 (4 weeks)

Mod ule III April 14 – May 9, 2008 (4 weeks)

Mod ule IV July 7 – 25, 2008 (3 weeks)

Mod ule V September 22 – October 10, 2008 (3 weeks)

Mod ule VI January 26 – Feb ruary 13, 2009 (3 weeks)

CMI GROUP 70

Mod ule I November 26 – December 21, 2007 (4 weeks)

Mod ule II January 28 – Feb ruary 22, 2008 (4 weeks)

Mod ule III April 7 – May 2, 2008 (4 weeks)

Mod ule IV July 14 – Au gust 1, 2008 (3 weeks)

Mod ule V October 20 – November 7, 2008 (3 weeks)

Mod ule VI January 26 – Feb ruary 13, 2009 (3 weeks)

CMI GROUP 71

Mod ule I February 25 – March 21, 2008 (4 weeks)

Mod ule II April 21 – May 16, 2008 (4 weeks)

Mod ule III August 4 – 29, 2008 (4 weeks)

Mod ule IV October 27 – November 14, 2008 (3 weeks)

Mod ule V January 26 – Feb ruary 13, 2009 (3 weeks)

Mod ule VI April 13 – May 1, 2009 (3 weeks)

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Computer Training Schedule

Contents of each computer class are listed fol lowed by a schedule by course dates. All persons at tending, ex cept em ployees of

Federal, state, or lo cal gov ernments, will be charged a tu ition

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 tact ing the

Course Co ordinator: Mac A. Carnes (304) 256-3398.

National Mine Health and Safety Acad emy

Stu dent Ser vices Branch

1301 Air port Road

Beaver, West Vir ginia 25813-9426

TELE PHONE: (304) 256-3252

FAX: (304) 256-3251

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MICROSOFT® EX CEL 2003 – BA SIC

[CT721G]

Excel 2003 is a spreadsheet pro gram that can be used to organize, an alyze and at tractively pres ent data, such as a bud get or

sales report. This course re quires a prior knowl edge of com puters. Class room ac tivities in clude hands-on work in the Com puter

Lab o ra tory.

Con tents:

Ex cel Ba sics

En ter ing and Ed it ing Data

Mod i fy ing a Worksheet

Us ing Func tions

For mat ting Worksheets

Print ing

Cre at ing Charts

Using the Help Fea ture

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Mac Carnes

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: Feb ru ary 12-14, 2008

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MICROSOFT® EX CEL 2003 – IN TER ME DI ATE

[CT722G]

Excel 2003 is a spreadsheet pro gram that can be used to organize, an alyze and at tractively pres ent data, such as a bud get or

sales report. This course re quires a prior knowl edge of com puters and the Ba sic Ex cel course. Ac tivities in clude hands-on

work in the Com puter Lab oratory.

Con tents:

Working With Large Worksheets

Working With Mul tiple Worksheets and Work books

Ad vanced Chart ing

Ad vanced For mat ting

Us ing Tem plates 

Ad di tional Func tions

Protecting Parts of a Worksheet

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Mac Carnes

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: March 4-6, 2008

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MICROSOFT® POWERPOINT 2003

[CT711G]

Microsoft® PowerPoint 2003 is a presentation pro gram that

allows us ers to cre ate over head slides, speaker notes, au dience

handouts and out lines – all in a sin gle pre sentation file. PowerPoint of fers pow erful tools to help cre ate and or ganize a pre sentation step by step. This class in cludes hands-on work in the Computer Lab o ra tory, and de vel op ment of a sam ple pre sen ta tion.

Con tents: 

Choose the Best Method to Start a Pre sentation

Create a Pre sentation Us ing Sug gested Con tent and a De -

sign Tem plate

Browse Through a Pre sentation

Enter and Edit Text in a Pre sentation

View a Pre sen ta tion

Insert Slides from Other Presentations

Re ar range Slides in a Pre sen ta tion

Create a Folder to Store a Pre sentation

Change Text Align ment and Spac ing

Find and Re place Text and Fonts

Correct Text While Typing

Check Spell ing and Pre sen ta tion Styles

Add a Header and Footer

Choose the Right Print Set tings

Preview and Print a Presentation

Enter and Print Speaker Notes

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Mac Carnes

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: May 20-22, 2008

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MICROSOFT® WORD 2003

[CT706G]

Microsoft® Word 2003 is a word-processing pro gram that is

used to com pose and up date a wide range of busi ness doc uments. It of fers many desk top-publishing fea tures that let you

enhance the ap pearance of doc uments. Word also has the power

and flex i bil ity to pro duce pro fes sional doc u ments quickly and easily.

Con tents:

Cre ate a Doc u ment

Edit and For mat

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

Work with Graphics/Charts

Customize Word for the Way You Work

Create Form Let ters and La bels

Cre ate Forms

Work with Foot notes and Book marks

Work with Ta bles of Con tents and Indexes

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Mac Carnes

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: August 5-7, 2008

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Cer tif i ca tion and

Quali fi ca tion Courses

The courses in this sec tion are avail able to MSHA and in dustry

personnel. Upon suc cessful com pletion 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 ganization would like any of these courses pre sented

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

then be sched uled.

If you need more in formation about con tents of a course,

contact the technical co ordinator for that course at (304)

256-3100 or Do ris Fuller at (304) 256-3234.

National Mine Health and Safety Acad emy

Stu dent Ser vices Branch

1301 Air port Road

Beaver, West Vir ginia 25813-9426

TELE PHONE: (304) 256-3252

FAX: (304) 256-3251

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SCHEDULING

AT WORKSITE

AVAILABLE

UPON REQUEST
AN NUAL RE TRAIN ING FOR

IM POUND MENT QUALI FI CA TION

[IM602C]

This course provides the an nual re training re quirements for

qualified im poundment mine safety and health in spectors. Im -

poundment mine safety and health in spectors are re quired to receive an nual re train ing in ac cor dance with the re quirements

specified in the Code of Fed eral Reg ulations [30 CFR 77.107-1(b)].

Con tents:

Re views of Proper In spec tion Pro ce dures

Signs of Im poundment Stress

In stru men ta tion Mon i tor ing

Con struc tion Mon i tor ing

Emer gency Ac tion Plan ning

Foun da tion Anal y sis

Geotechnical In ves ti ga tions

Break through Po ten tial Anal y sis

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

Course Length: 4 hours

Tu i tion: $44.00

Dates: November 8, 2007

January 17, 2008

May 1, 2008

August 21, 2008

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QUAL I FI CA TION FOR

IM POUND MENT IN SPEC TION

[IM601C]

This course provides the initial training for per sonnel 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 required by the Code of Fed eral Reg ulations [30 CFR

77.216-3(g)].

Con tents:

In tro duc tory train ing on:

Proper In spec tion Pro ce dures

Rec og niz ing De fi cien cies and Signs of Distress

Fail ure Modes

Foun da tion Anal y sis

Geotechnical In ves ti ga tion

Break through Po ten tial Anal y sis

Com mon In stru men ta tion

Fa cil ity Con fig u ra tions

Field Haz ard Clas si fi ca tions

Re port ing Re quire ments

In spec tion Forms

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

Course Length: 8 hours

Tu i tion: $77.00

Dates: November 7, 2007

January 15, 2008

April 29, 2008

August 19, 2008

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SCHEDULING

AT WORKSITE

AVAILABLE

UPON REQUEST
RESPIRABLE COAL MINE DUST SAM PLER

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

[IH602C]

This course provides the initial training for per sonnel who are

required to cal ibrate and maintain coal mine dust sampling

equip ment.

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

calibrate and maintain re spirable coal mine dust sampler units

under the current Code of Fed eral Reg ulations (30 CFR Parts

70/71/90).

Con tents:

Properties of the Ap proved Sam pling Unit

Re spon si bil i ties of the Cer ti fied Per son for Main te nance

and Cal i bra tion

Hands-on In struc tion:

Pump Cal i bra tion Pro ce dures

Main te nance Re quire ments

Sam pling Unit In spec tion

Pre-Shift Checks of Ap proved Sam pling Unit

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

Course Length: 8 hours

Tu i tion: $77.00

Dates: May 8, 2008

July 31, 2008

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RESPIRABLE COAL MINE DUST SAM PLING

CER TIF I CA TION

[IH601C]

This course provides the initial training for per sonnel who are

required to col lect coal mine dust samples.

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

collect and sub mit re spirable coal mine dust samples un der the

current Code of Fed eral Reg ulations (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:

Na ture of Re spi ra ble Dust Haz ards

Re spon si bil i ties of the Cer ti fied Sam pler

Re spi ra ble Dust Sam pling Pro ce dures

Ap proved Sam pler Units

On-Shift Pa ram e ter Checks

Hands-on Instructions for Sam pling Unit:

As sem bly

In spec tion

Use

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

Course Length: 8 hours

Tu i tion: $77.00

Dates: May 7, 2008

July 30, 2008

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General Courses for MSHA

and the Min ing In dustry

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 ganization would like any of these courses pre sented

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

then be sched uled.

If you need more in formation about con tents of a course, con tact

the tech nical co ordinator for that course at (304) 256-3100 or

Doris Fuller at (304) 256-3234.

National Mine Health and Safety Acad emy

Stu dent Ser vices Branch

1301 Air port Road

Beaver, West Vir ginia 25813-9426

TELE PHONE: (304) 256-3252

FAX: (304) 256-3251

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SCHEDULING

AT WORKSITE

AVAILABLE

UPON REQUEST
AC CI DENT PRE VEN TION

TECH NIQUES

[SF601G]

This course is de signed for safety managers/directors, mine manag ers, or any one in the min ing in dustry in volved in safety man -

age ment. Sev eral proven ac ci dent re duc tion tech niques are

covered dur ing the three-day class.

The course be gins with a discussion on the principle of

multiple 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 di vided into the three lev els of cau sation with

examples of each level dis cussed. Dis cussions fo cus on the in direct level of cau sation through a tech nique of iden tifying per formance problems as ei ther skill or motivational. Unsafe

conditions 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 fective safety talks will be cov ered.

The class concludes with a health and safety sur vey which can

identify the strengths and weaknesses of a company’s health

and safety pro gram.

Con tents:

Ac ci dent/In ci dent Anal y sis

An a lyz ing Per for mance Prob lems

Safety Com mu ni ca tions/Pro mo tion

De vel op ing Ef fec tive Safety Talks

Man ag ing Stress

Job Safety Anal ysis

Job Ob ser va tion

Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion

Mine Safety Pro gram Rat ing Pro cedures

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: John Forte

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: Scheduled upon request

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SCHEDULING

AT WORKSITE

AVAILABLE

UPON REQUEST
ELECTRICAL SAFETY FOR COAL MINERS

[EL601C]

This course is de signed to pro vide prac tical meth ods and tech -

niques to iden tify elec trical haz ards and the ap propriate en forcement ac tions to take to cor rect them. This course is for coal

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

Con tents:

Ba sic Elec tri cal The ory

Ba sic Cir cuitry

Haz ard Rec og ni tion

Ground ing

Power Dis tri bu tion Sys tems

Reg u la tions and Pol i cies

Per sonal Safety

In spec tion of Elec tri cal Equip ment

Permissibility

NOTE: This course is not in tended for Elec trical Spe cialists.

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Roy Milam

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: Scheduled upon request

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ELECTRICAL SAFETY FOR METAL/NONMETAL

MINERS

[EL601M]

This course is de signed to pro vide prac tical meth ods and tech -

niques to iden tify elec trical haz ards and the ap propriate en forcement ac tions to take to cor rect them. This course is for

metal/non metal in dus try per son nel with lim ited or no elec tri cal

ex per tise.

Con tents:

Ground ing

Power Dis tri bu tion Sys tems

In spec tion of Elec tri cal Equip ment

Reg u la tions and Pol i cies

Haz ard Rec og ni tion

Per sonal Safety

NOTE: This course is not in tended for Elec trical Spe cialists.

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Roy Milam

Course Length: 2 days

Tu i tion: $154.00

Dates: 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 erators with information

necessary to de velop an ef fective HazCom pro gram. It will re -

view the re quirements of 30 CFR Part 47, in cluding iden tification of chemicals at the mine site, de termining which chemicals

are haz ard ous, es tab lish ing a HazCom Pro gram, and in form ing

min ers about chem i cal haz ards and ap pro pri ate pro tec tion measures.

Con tents:

Purpose and Scope of the HazCom Stan dard

Op er a tors and Chem i cals Cov ered

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

Requirements for a HazCom Pro gram

Container La bels and Other Forms of Warning

Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Re quirements

HazCom Train ing Re quire ments

Avail abil ity of HazCom In for ma tion

Trade Se cret Pro vi sions

Ex emp tions

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: Tom Bonifacio

William D. McKinney

Johnnie Ty ler

Course Length: 1 day

Tu i tion: $77.00

Dates: Scheduled upon request

91
HOISTS AND EL E VA TORS

[HS603C]

This course provides in struction to the stu dent in the basic parts

of mine per sonnel hoists and el evators. It in cludes dis cussion of

drums, sheaves, and cages, but mainly con centrates on wire ropes

and ter minations. The class will also cover some of the re quirements in the Amer i can So ci ety of Me chan i cal En gi neers (ASME)

A17.1 and A17.2 which ap ply to el evators. The stu dent will learn

basic wire rope and ter mination tech nology and how to use this

knowledge to en force re moval cri teria ac cording to the Code of

Federal Reg ulations (30 CFR 75.1400 or 56.19000). The stu dent

will also learn how to con duct an ad equate in spection for per sonnel hoists and el evators. There are ex ercises on haz ard rec ognition. This course is for MSHA coal and metal/ non metal mine

safety and health in spectors and in dustry per sonnel.

Con tents:

Wire Rope Tech nology

Ter mi na tions and At tach ments

Re moval Cri te ria Ac cord ing to 30 CFR

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

Haz ard Rec og ni tion

In spec tion Pro ce dure

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: April 29 – May 1, 2008

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SCHEDULING

AT WORKSITE

AVAILABLE

UPON REQUEST
IN DUS TRIAL HY GIENE: SAM PLING FOR

RE SPI RA BLE SIL I CA DUST AND NOISE

[IH621M]

(Offered on site)

This class, developed in co operation 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 sampling for sil ica and noise. It pre pares miners 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 di ately; dust sam ples re quire analysis in the lab oratory, and the cost of anal ysis is picked up by

the mine op er a tor.

A minimum of 10 stu dents is required; the max imum class size

is 15 stu dents.

Con tents:

Hazards of Sil ica and Noise

In tro duc tion to In dus trial Hy giene

Sam pling Equip ment and Tech niques Lab o ra tory

Re cord Keep ing

Cal cu la tions

Con trols

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: William 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

93
IN STRUC TOR TRAINING WORK SHOP (PART 48)

[GS643G]

This course is in tended to improve the in structional skills, abil ities, and knowledge of mine train ers. Par ticipants will be re -

quired to select, de velop, and pres ent a 15-min ute training

segment 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.

Approval as a Part 48 in structor is a two-part process. (1) You

must demonstrate that you have knowl edge of the sub jects that

you will be teaching. This is gen erally ac complished by sub mitting a re sume to the lo cal MSHA District showing your mining

ex pe ri ence and ed u ca tion. (2) You must dem on strate that you

have the ability to teach. Suc cessful com pletion of this course

will en able you to meet this re quirement.

Con tents:

Prin ci ples of Adult In struc tion

De vel op ing Ob jec tives

De vel op ing Cri te rion Test Items

Out lin ing the Train ing Con tent

De ter min ing the In struc tional Meth ods

De vel op ing and Us ing Train ing Aids

De vel op ing a Les son Plan

Us ing Fa cil i ta tion Skills

Part 48 Re quirements

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Belinda Parsons

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: Oc to ber 16-18, 2007

January 15-17, 2008

May 20-22, 2008

August 26-28, 2008

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IN TER ME DI ATE TOX I COL OGY

[IH606G]

This course will pro vide the students with a review of the up -

take, dis tri bu tion, me tab o lism, 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 effects of metals, particulates, sol vents,

and other chem icals found in the mine en vironment will be ex -

am ined.

Con tents:

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

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

Com par i son of In ha la tion, In ges tion, and Der mal Ex po -

sures

Def i ni tion of End points of Tox ic ity

Summary of Acute Ver sus Chronic Tox icity

Discussion of Tox icity Data Used to De velop Ex posure

Limits for Humans

In struc tor: Michelle Schaper

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

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: Scheduled upon request

95

SCHEDULING

AT WORKSITE

AVAILABLE

UPON REQUEST
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 dus try’s rich

and tra ditional use of unique ter minology can make un derstanding min ing dif ficult for per sons unfamiliar with it. This course

introduces par ticipants to the broad scope of min ing, and is for

those with lit tle or no mining knowledge. It will pro vide par ticipants with a work ing un derstanding of the var ious as pects of the

in dus try.

Con tents:

Min ing Ter mi nol ogy

Min eral Ex plo ra tion and Ge ol ogy

De scrip tion of the Dif fer ent Min ing Meth ods

Coal Prep a ra tion and Min eral Pro cess ing

Health and Safety Reg u la tions in clud ing:

 Ground/Roof Con trol

 Ven ti la tion and Dust Con trol

 Haulage and Hoist ing

 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: August 5-7, 2008

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MAR SHALL UNI VER SITY MAS TERS OF SAFETY

DE GREE (MIN ING EM PHA SIS)

[NEMU003]

Courses will be offered pur suant to the Mas ters of Safety De -

gree (Mining Em phasis) pro gram of fered by the Acad emy

through Mar shall Uni versity. Courses will be of fered in a

blended learn ing en vi ron ment us ing dis tance learn ing tech nol -

ogy. On line courses are also planned to be of fered in the Spring,

Summer and Fall 2008 se mesters. Mar shall Uni versity of fers

courses on line through WebCT Vista. This is available to any

person en rolled as a Mar shall Uni versity grad uate stu dent. It is

extremely im portant that you be ac cepted into the pro gram by

Marshall Uni versity so that any computer is sues that may arise

can be re solved prior to be ginning the course.

Students must be ad mitted into the pro gram prior to course

enrollment. Ap pli ca tion for Grad u ate Ad mis sion forms may be

obtained by calling Cheryl Hoffman at (304) 256-3300 or by go -

ing on line to www.mar shall.edu. Col lege Chem istry 203, Math

130 (col lege al gebra), and Phys ics 101 or the equiv alent are pre -

requisites for ad mission to this pro gram, as is a min imum un dergraduate GPA of 2.5 or be ing reg istered as a pro fessional

engineer, or scoring at the mean or above on one area of the

Gen eral GRE.

Enrollment for these online classes will be limited to 25 stu dents

and is on a first come first serve ba sis. First priority will be

given to stu dents who have taken courses pre viously in pur suit

of this de gree; those per sons suc cessfully ad mitted into the pro -

gram through Mar shall Uni versity will be given next preference.

Tuition and other re lated fees will be de termined and posted at a 

later date. For more in formation, con tact John Rosiek by email

at rosiek.john@dol.gov or at (304) 256-3211.

Tech ni cal Co or di na tors: John Rosiek

John Forte

Dates: Spring 2008

Summer 2008

Fall 2008

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MINE AC CI DENT

IN VES TI GA TION TECH NIQUES

[IV601G]

This course is di rected to wards safety di rectors, managers, fore -

men, un ion safety com mittee per sons, or min ing in dustry

(metal/non metal or coal) in di vid 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 preparation and han dling of in vestigations of ac cidents and other in cidents in volving health and

safety in the mining industry.

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 ercises are stressed along with class participation.

Con tents:

Over view of Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion

Pre-In ves ti ga tion Ac tiv i ties

Ac ci dent Re con struc tion

Pho tog ra phy/Sketch ing

In ter view ing Tech niques

Data Col lec tion and Eval u a tion

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

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Scott Mandeville

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: November 27-29, 2007

May 6-8, 2008

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SCHEDULING

AT WORKSITE

AVAILABLE

UPON REQUEST
MINE CON STRUC TION,

MAIN TE NANCE, AND RE PAIRS

SAFETY

[MS615G]

This course is de signed for the min ing con struction in dustry, re -

lated sup port groups, min ing reg ulatory agen cies, and oth ers that

are in volved with the planning, de sign, and ap plication of mine

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

Con tents:

Ac ci dent Anal y sis and Pre ven tion

Ef fec tive Work Area Ex am i na tions

Mo bile Equip ment Ex am i na tions

Fall Pre ven tion

Basic Crane Safety

Ma te rial Stor age and Han dling

Conveyor Belt Safety

Confined Space Safety

Wire Ropes and Slings

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: Scheduled upon request

99

SCHEDULING

AT WORKSITE

AVAILABLE

UPON REQUEST
MINE EL E VA TOR IN SPEC TION

PROGRAM TRAIN ING – MOD ULE I

[HS606G]

This training mod ule cov ers the inspection of mine el evators 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 student to perform ba sic mine el evator

in spec tions, 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

correlated to the ap plicable sec tions of ASME A17. Many vi suals and ac tual el evator hard ware will be used through out the

pro gram.

This mod ule is a stand-alone program for el evators used in harsh 

environments. It also can be used as the first in a se ries of modules de signed to prepare the student for tak ing the Qual ified El eva tor In spec tor (QEI) cer tif i ca tion ex am i na tion.

NOTE: Students should bring the lat est ver sion of el evator

codes ASME A17.1 & A17.2.1 with them, al though

they are not man datory.

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

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: Scheduled upon request

100

SCHEDULING

AT WORKSITE

AVAILABLE

UPON REQUEST
MINE RESCUE TRAINING

[ME601G]

This course is de signed for mine res cue teams and min ing in dustry per sonnel that may be as sociated with responding to mine

emergencies, such as mine fires, ex plosions, and in undations.

The major part of the train ing in volves participation in exercises

in the Mine Sim u la tion Lab o ra tory.

Con tents:

Mine Emergency Re sponse Over view

Mine Emer gency Op er a tions

Mine Emer gency Per son nel

Mine Emer gency Com mu ni ca tions and De ci sion Mak ing

Mine Emergency Prac tices and Pro cedures

Mine Emergency Res cue and Re covery Strat egy

Tac ti cal Im ple men ta tion of Op er a tions

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Mack Wright

Course Length: 1 day

Tu i tion: $77.00*

Dates: Scheduled upon request

* Tuition may be waived for mine res cue team mem bers

participating in team train ing ac tivities, up to ten (10) days

per cal en dar year.

101
NOISE HAZ ARDS, REG U LA TION, AND CON TROL

[IH321G]

This course provides the participant with in formation on the

hazards as sociated with overexposure to noise. It thoroughly re -

views 30 CFR Part 62 and ap propriate mon itoring and con trol

methods. The course also discusses the el ements of an effective

hear ing con ser va tion pro gram.

Con tents:

Char ac ter is tics of Noise

Impact of Noise on Health

Noise Mon i tor ing

 Sound Level Me ters

 Do sim e ters

 Oc tave Band Anal y sis

Audiometric Ex am i na tions

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

 Ex po sure Lev els

 Mon i tor ing

 Hear ing Con ser va tion Pro grams

 Train ing Re quire ments

Con trol Meth ods

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

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: Scheduled upon request

102
ROOT CAUSE ANAL Y SIS

WORK SHOP 

[SF602G]

The pur pose of the Root Cause Anal ysis Work shop is to be gin

ac tion to ward re duc ing vi o la tions, ac ci dents, 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 cidents are an in dicator of a break down

which al lows these oc currences to happen. This method will re -

sult in a professional ap proach to ac cident pre vention, and can

act as a train ing mechanism for work ers and mine op erators.

Class activities will involve ci tations and or ders is sued during

an in spection and the incidents and/or ac cidents that a mine has

encountered to ini tiate a pro cess of anal ysis that will start an in -

quiry into questions such as:

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 a tion?

Why does the mine have the same type of vi olations at each 

in spec tion?

Why does the mine con tinue to have the same kind of ac cidents and in cidents?

What can be done to elim inate the violations, ac cidents,

and in cidents at this mine?

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: John Forte

Course Length: 1 day

Tu i tion: $77.00

Dates: Scheduled upon request

103

SCHEDULING

AT WORKSITE

AVAILABLE

UPON REQUEST
SURFACE FACILITIES AND COAL PREPARATION

[PP601C]

This course is de signed to fa miliarize the stu dent with: equipment and pro cesses used in coal prep aration plants; haz ards that

might ex ist around preparation plants; and in spection re quirements for such plants. This course has been ex panded to in clude

structural safety in an effort to eliminate sur face structural failures in the min ing in dustry.

Con tents:

Struc tural Safety

Equip ment Guard ing

Stock pile Safety

Delivery Meth ods to the Plant

Crushing, Siz ing, and Wash ing Pro cesses

Dewatering and Dry ing

Storage of Raw and Clean Coal

Po ten tial Haz ards

Prep a ra tion Plant In spec tion

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

Johnnie Ty ler

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: $231.00

Dates: Scheduled upon request

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Semi nars/Work shops for MSHA

and the Mining In dustry

The Acad emy Seminars/Workshops de scribed in this sec tion are 

available to MSHA and in dustry per sonnel.

If you need more in formation about con tents of a sem inar/workshop, con tact the tech ni cal co or di na tor for that sem i nar/workshop at (304) 256-3100 or Do ris Fuller at (304) 256-3234.

National Mine Health and Safety Acad emy

Stu dent Ser vices Branch

1301 Air port Road

Beaver, West Vir ginia 25813-9426

TELE PHONE: (304) 256-3252

FAX: (304) 256-3251

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BLASTING SEM I NAR

(PRIOR MINE BLAST ING SAFETY AND

AP PLI CA TION SEM I NAR)

[EX524G]

This seminar is de signed for company managers, blast ing

engineers, blasters, state and Fed eral mine safety and health in -

spec tors (coal and metal/non metal), and oth ers in volved with the 

planning, de sign, and the use of ex plosives in the min ing in dustry. The most re cent blasting tech niques, trends, and de velopments will be dis cussed. Par ticipants will have the op portunity

to share ideas in small group ses sions.

Con tents:

Vi bra tion Anal y sis/Seis mo graphs/Ef fi cient Blast ing

Tech niques

Stor age of Ex plo sives

Handling and Use of Ex plosives

Silica Dust and Toxic Gas Haz ards in Blast ing

Blasting Agents and Emul sions

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Douglas Lawson

Course Length: 2 days

Tu i tion: None

Dates: January 23-24, 2008

106
FIRST RE SPONDER TRAIN-THE-TRAINER

WORK SHOP

[GS645G]

This work shop is de signed for en forcement per sonnel, the min -

ing in dus try, fire fight ers, po lice, and emer gency med i cal per son -

nel. It will pro vide in formation and pre cautions that should be

taken when ar rang ing emer gency med i cal as sis tance and transportation of in jured per sons at the mine site.

This training will also be given at a later date through the Distance Learn ing Pro gram us ing the ca pabilities of the Na tional

Guard Dis tance train ing fa cil i ties through out the na tion.

Con tents:

30 CFR Parts 77, 75, and 56/57

Un der ground Haul age Haz ards and Reg u la tions

Emer gency Re sponse Plan ning

Haul Truck and Loader Safety

Ex plo sives Stor age Safety

Highwall Miner Safety

Surge Pile/Draw-Off Tunnel Safety

Belt Con veyor Safety

Electrical Fire Haz ards on Mine Prop erty

Escapeways and Struc tural Safety Around Mills and Plants

Chemicals on Mine Prop erty, and MSDS

Use of Mine Equip ment for Firefighting and Wa ter Sup ply

Traffic Con trol on Mine Road way

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: John nie Ty ler

Course Length: 1 day

Tu i tion: None

Date: November 14, 2007

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MINE CONSTRUCTION AND SURFACE

HAULAGE OPERATION, MAINTENANCE,

AND REPAIRS SEMINAR

[MS503G]

This new sem inar com bines the primary top ics of the Mine Con -

struction, Main tenance, and Re pairs Workshop and the Sur face

Haulage Safety Work shop into one ex panded, in tegrated for mat.

The new for mat is de signed to bring to gether representatives

dealing with the unique de mands of con struction, main tenance,

repair and/or haul age on the sur face of mining op erations. Pre -

sen ta tions will fea ture the lat est tech nol ogy and reg u la tions

dealing with the planning, de sign, and ap plication of mine con -

struc tion and main te nance ac tiv i ties or the plan ning, de sign, and

use of surface mine haulage equipment and systems.

Con tents:

Con struc tion Blast ing

Fall Pro tec tion

Elec tri cal Haz ards Af fect ing Con struc tion

First An nual Metal/Nonmetal Elec tri cal Trou ble shoot ing

Con test

Crane Safety

Con fined Spaces

Struc ture De mo li tion

Wire Ropes and Slings

Ac ci dent Re view

Reg u la tions Affecting Con trac tors

Weld ing Safety

First An nual Beam Cut ting Com pe ti tion

HazCom

Equipment Brake and Safety In structions

Tire Safety

Cab Er go nom ics

Dis crim i nat ing Alarm Sys tems

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NEW

COURSE
Dump Point Safety

Die sel Elec tric Equip ment

Fire Sup pression on Haul age Equip ment

Haul Road Ac ci dent Pre ven tion 

Haz ards in Belt Con veyor Op er a tions

Equipment Sys tems – Con veyors, Trucks, Dozers, Shov els

Haul Road Design

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Tom Bonifacio (CMR)

Roger Montali (Sur face Haul age)

Course Length: 3 days

Tu i tion: None

Dates: September 9-11, 2008

109
ROOF CON TROL SEM I NAR

[RC501C]

This sem inar is de signed for min ers, com pany man agers, en gineers, trainers, roof bolter ma chine op erators, and for any in dividual in volved in coal mine roof safety. Fed eral and state

enforcement per sonnel desiring to in crease their knowl edge of

the lat est de velopments in roof and rib con trol will also find this

sem i nar very ben e fi cial.

This sem inar will up date per sonnel on new prod ucts and meth -

ods re lated to roof sta bility. It will also in clude presentations by

personnel from the Acad emy, Tech nical Sup port, MSHA head -

quarters, other gov ernment agen cies, and in dustry. All sub jects

will in corporate safe mining prac tices which will help re duce

roof fall in juries and fatalities. The seminar will discuss new

roof con trol techniques, trends, and de velopments.

Con tents:

New Roof Bolting Prod ucts

Sup ple men tal Sup ports

Roof Con trol Fa tality Trends and Prevention

Roof Con trol Ma chin ery Up dates

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

Jon Braenovich

Course Length: 2 days

Tu i tion: None

Dates: May 28-29, 2008

110
TRAM/NA TIONAL MINE IN STRUC TORS SEM I NAR

[GS501G]

This sem inar pro vides op portunities for health and safety trainers to improve their train ing pro grams with new materials and

new ideas. The seminar 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 i pants to in ter act

with work shop lead ers and other par ticipants.

Con tents:

In no va tive In struc tional Tech niques

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

Underground Mine Safety (Metal/Nonmetal and Coal

Top ics)

Surface Mine Safety (Metal/Non metal and Coal Top ics)

Gen eral Safety

Health

Er go nom ics

Su per vi sory Is sues

Another fea ture of the seminar is the Train ing Ma terials Competition. Health and safety train ing materials en tered in the competition will be judged and win ners will be an nounced at the

Sem i nar. All ma te ri als en tered in the com pe ti tion will be displayed.

Tech ni cal Co or di na tor: Rob ert Glatter

Course Length: 21⁄2 days

Tu i tion: None

Dates: October 9-11, 2007

October 14-16, 2008

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Technical Spe cial ists Train ing

MSHA mine safety and health in spectors, su pervisors, spe cialists, 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 training ev ery two years.

Listed be low are the groups and dates for which training ses -

sions have been sched uled at the Acad emy:

Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tors [IV401G21 - 21 hours]

Co or di na tor: James Beha

Not held in FY 2008

Ad min is tra tive/Cler i cal/Sup port Per son nel [GS711G - 21 hours]

Co or di na tor: Judy Burns

July 8-10, 2008

August 19-21, 2008

Elec tri cal Spe cial ists

Co or di na tor: Ed New comb

Jan u ary 8-17, 2008 (MNM) [EL401M- 56 hours]

March 11-20, 2008 (Coal) [EL401C - 56 hours]

Health Spe cial ists [IH401G]

Co or di na tor: Wil liam D. McKinney

(Dates not avail able at time of pub lication)

Im pound ment Spe cial ists [IM401C - 21 hours]

Co or di na tor: Clif ford F. Lindsay

May 20-22, 2008

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MNM Jour neyman Mine Safety and Health In spectors

[LP311M - 56 hours]

Co or di na tor: Tom Bonifacio

Feb ru ary 5-14, 2008

April 1-10, 2008

July 8-17, 2008

Roof Con trol Spe cial ists [RC401C - 21 hours]

Co or di na tor: John Rosiek

April 15-17, 2008

Spe cial In ves ti ga tors [IV402G]

Co or di na tor: Rob ert Simmons

(Dates not avail able at time of pulication)

Surface Coal Mine Safety and Health In spectors

[LP312C - 56 hours]

Co or di na tor: Johnnie Ty ler

Sep tem ber 9-18, 2008

Underground Coal Mine Safety and Health In spectors

[LP311C - 56 hours]

Co or di na tor: Rich ard McDorman

January 8-17, 2008 (Cancelled)

March 25 – April 3, 2008 (Cancelled)

April 22 – May 1, 2008

July 22-31, 2008

Ven ti la tion Spe cial ists [VN401C - 21 hours]

Co or di na tor: Scott Mandeville

August 19-21, 2008

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Courses and Seminars/Workshops

Alphabetically

Page

Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion Re training Sem i nar ........... 23, 45

Ac ci dent Pre ven tion Tech niques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

An nual Re training for Im pound ment Qual i fi ca tion . . . . . . . . 82

Blasting Seminar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Blasting (Sur face) (Coal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Blasting (Sur face) (MNM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Elec tri cal Haz ards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Electrical Safety for Coal Miners ................... 47, 89

Electrical Safety for Metal/Nonmetal Miners. . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

First Responder Train-the-Trainer Workshop ..... 26, 48, 107

Ground Con trol Haz ards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Haul age (Sur face) (Coal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Haul age (Sur face) (MNM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Haulage Workshop (Replaced by Mine Construction and

Surface Haulage Operation, Maintenance, and Repairs

Seminar) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Hazard Communication (HazCom) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Hoists and El e va tors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

In dus trial Hy giene. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

In dus trial Hy giene: Sam pling for Re spi ra ble

Silica Dust and Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Inspector's Portable Ap plications for Lap tops

(IPAL) Re view (MNM and Coal)................. 29, 51

Instructor Training Workshop (Part 48) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

In ter me di ate Tox i col ogy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

In tro duc tion to Mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Longwall Mining and Inspection Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Marshall University Masters of Safety Degree...... 30, 53, 97

Microsoft® Excel 2003 – Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

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Microsoft® Excel 2003 – Intermediate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Microsoft® PowerPoint 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Microsoft® Word 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Mine Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion and Re port Writing....... 31, 54

Mine Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion Tech niques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Mine Construction and Haulage Operation, Maintenance,

 and Repairs Seminar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Mine Con struc tion, Main te nance, and Re pairs Safety . . . . . . 99

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

Workshop (Replaced by Mine Construction and Surface

Haulage Operation, Maintenance, and Repairs Seminar). . 108

Mine El e va tor In spec tion Pro gram Training – Mod ule I . . . 100

Mine Rescue Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Noise Haz ards, Reg u la tion, and Con trol ............ 55, 102

Qual i fi ca tion for Im pound ment In spec tion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Re spi ra ble Coal Mine Dust Sam pler Cal i bra tion/

Main te nance Cer tif i ca tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Re spi ra ble Coal Mine Dust Sam pling Cer tif i ca tion . . . . . . . . 85

Roof Con trol Sem i nar........................... 56, 110

Root Cause Analysis Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Slope and Shaft Sinking Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Sur face Fa cil ities and Coal Prep a ra tion ............. 58, 104

Tailings Dam and Waste Pile Inspection - Metal/

 Nonmetal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Tap RooT® Sys tem Accident/Incident In ves ti ga tion

 Training..................................... 33, 59

Training for New Electrical Specialists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

TRAM/Na tional Mine In struc tors Sem i nar . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Un der ground Die sel Equip ment/Ven ti la tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Un der ground Haul age, Trans por ta tion, and

 Ma chinery (Coal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Underground Ventilation for Metal and Nonmetal Mines . . . 35

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Schedule of Academy Events

By Date

OC TO BER 2007

October 8 - 12, 2007

 TRAM/Na tional Mine In struc tors Sem i nar. . . 10/09-11/07

October 15 - 19, 2007

 In struc tor Train ing Work shop (Part 48) ..... 10/16-18/07

October 22 - 26, 2007

 Mine Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion and Report

Writing ............................ 10/23-11/01/07

NO VEM BER 2007

November 5 - 9, 2007

 Qual i fi ca tion for Im pound ment In spec tion

(In dus try)(8 hrs) .......................... 11/07/07

 An nual Re train ing for Im pound ment

Qual i fi ca tion (In dus try)(4 hrs) ............... 11/08/07

November 12 - 16, 2007

 First Responder Train-the-Trainer Workshop . . . 11/14/07

November 26 - 30, 2007

 Mine Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion Tech niques .... 11/27-29/07

DE CEM BER 2007

No classes scheduled.

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JAN U ARY 2008

January 7 - 11, 2008

 Un der ground Coal Mine In spec tors

Jour ney man Re train ing ................... 1/08-17/08

 MNM Elec tri cal Spe cial ists Re train ing ...... 1/08-17/08

January 14 - 18, 2008

 In struc tor Train ing Work shop, Part 48

(In dus try).............................. 1/15-17/08

 Qual i fi ca tion for Im pound ment In spec tion

(In dus try)(8 hrs) ........................... 1/15/08

 An nual Re train ing for Im pound ment

Qual i fi ca tion (In dus try)(4 hrs) ................ 1/17/08

January 21 - 25, 2008

 Blast ing Sem i nar ........................ 1/23-24/08

FEB RU ARY 2008

Feb ru ary 4 - 8, 2008

 MNM Jour neyman Mine Safety and Health

In spec tors Re train ing..................... 2/05-14/08

 Train ing for New Elec tri cal Spe cial ists ...... 2/05-14/08

Feb ru ary 11 - 15, 2008

 Ba sic Ex cel ............................ 2/12-14/08

Feb ru ary 25 - 29, 2008

 Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion Re train ing Sem i nar . . . 2/26-28/08

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MARCH 2008

March 3 - 7, 2008

 In ter me di ate Ex cel....................... 3/04-06/08

March 10 – 14, 2008

 Coal Elec tri cal Spe cial ists Re train ing........ 3/11-20/08

March 24 - 28, 2008

 Underground Coal Mine Safety and Health

In spec tors Jour ney man Re train ing......... 3/25-4/03/08

APRIL 2008

March 31 - April 4, 2008

 MNM Jour neyman Mine Safety and Health

In spec tors Re train ing..................... 4/01-10/08

April 14 - 18, 2008

 Roof Con trol Spe cial ists Re train ing ......... 4/15-17/08

April 21 - 25, 2008

 Mine Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion and Re port

Writ ing .............................. 4/22-5/01/08

 Underground Coal Mine Safety and Health

In spec tors Jour ney man Re train ing......... 4/22-5/01/08

April 28 - May 2, 2008

 Hoists and El e va tors................... 4/29-5/01/08

 Qual i fi ca tion for Im pound ment In spec tion

(In dus try)(8 hrs) ........................... 4/29/08

 An nual Re train ing for Im pound ment

Qual i fi ca tion (In dus try)(4 hrs) ................ 5/01/08

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MAY 2008

May 5 - 9, 2008

 Mine Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion Tech niques ..... 5/06-08/08

 Respirable Coal Mine Dust Sampling

Cer tif i ca tion .............................. 5/07/08

 Respirable Coal Mine dust Sampling

Cal i bra tion and Main te nance ................. 5/08/08

May 12 - 16, 2008

 Train ing for New Elec tri cal Spe cial ists ...... 5/13-22/08

May 19 - 23, 2008

 Im pound ment Spe cial ists Re train ing ........ 5/20-22/08

 In struc tor Train ing Work shop, Part 48

(In dus try).............................. 5/20-22/08

 Microsoft Power Point ................... 5/20-22/08

May 26 - 30, 2008

 Roof Con trol Sem i nar .................... 5/28-29/08

JUNE 2008

No classes scheduled.

JULY 2008

July 7 - 11, 2008

 Ad min is tra tive/Cler i cal/Sup port Personnel

Re train ing ............................. 7/08-10/08

 MNM Jour neyman Mine Safety and Health

In spec tors Re train ing..................... 7/08-17/08

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July 21 - 25, 2008

 Underground Coal Mine Safety and Health

In spec tors Jour ney man Re train ing .......... 7/22-31/08

July 28 - Au gust 1, 2008

 Respirable Coal Mine Dust Sampling

Cer tif i ca tion .............................. 7/30/08

 Re spi ra ble Coal Mine Dust Sam pler Cal i bra tion

and Main te nance Cer tif i ca tion ................ 7/31/08

AU GUST 2008

August 4 - 8, 2008

 In tro duc tion to Min ing ................... 8/05-07/08

 Microsoft Word ......................... 8/05-07/08

 Mine Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion and Re port

Writ ing ............................... 8/05-14/08

August 18 - 22, 2008

 Ad min is tra tive/Cler i cal/Sup port Personnel

Re train ing ............................. 8/19-21/08

 Ven ti la tion Spe cial ists Re train ing........... 8/19-21/08

 Train ing for New Elec tri cal Spe cial ists ...... 8/19-28/08

 Qual i fi ca tion for Im pound ment In spec tion

(In dus try) (8 hrs)........................... 8/19/08

 An nual Re train ing for Im pound ment

Qual i fi ca tion (In dus try) (4 hrs)................ 8/21/08

August 25 - 29, 2008

 In struc tor Train ing Work shop, Part 48

(In dus try).............................. 8/26-28/08

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SEP TEM BER 2008

September 8 - 12, 2008

 Mine Con struc tion and Sur face Haul age Op er a tion,

Main te nance, and Re pairs Seminar.......... 9/09-11/08

 Mine Ac ci dent In ves ti ga tion and Re port 

Writ ing ............................... 9/09-18/08

 Surface Coal Mine Safety and Health Inspector

Jour ney man Re train ing ................... 9/09-18/08

OC TO BER 2008

Oc to ber 13-17, 2008

 TRAM/Na tional Mine In struc tors Sem i nar. . . 10/14-16/08

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