Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:10 - Division of Mineral Resources Management - Mine Safety › Chapter 1501:10-2 - Diesel Equipment in Underground Coal Mines › Section 1501:10-2-22 - General requirements for training diesel-powered equipment operators

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) To use
			 diesel-powered equipment in an underground coal mine, the mine operator
			 is to
			 submit to the chief for approval a training plan for training equipment
			 operators in the use of diesel-powered equipment and  not allow any person who is not qualified
			 under paragraph (D) or (G) of this rule to operate diesel-powered equipment in
			 an underground coal mine.
(B) All
			 training course instructors and all training plans set forth
			 in this rule and rules
			 1501:10-2-23 and
			 1501:10-2-24 of the
			 Administrative Code will be approved by the chief. Equipment operator
			 training and qualification are to comply with this
			 rule.
(C) Training
			 will be
			 conducted in the basics of the operation of diesel engines, federal and state
			 regulations governing their use, company rules for safe operation, the specific
			 features of each piece of equipment, and the ability to recognize problems. The
			 mine operator is to provide this training to each equipment operator
			 and, if applicable, to the mine's health and safety committee. This training
			 is to be
			 designed to bring every equipment operator to a level of good understanding of
			 diesel- powered equipment operation. An equipment operator may attain
			 qualification by attending a course of a minimum of eight hours,
								including formal classroom training on diesel
			 fundamentals and equipment-specific hands-on training pursuant to rule
			 1501:10-2-23 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(D) When an
			 equipment operator successfully completes the classroom and hands-on training
			 pursuant to paragraph (C) of this rule, the mine
			 operator is
			 to issue to the equipment operator a certificate of qualification that
			 qualifies the equipment operator to operate a specific type of diesel-powered
			 equipment. An equipment operator may be qualified to operate more than one type
			 of equipment by successfully completing additional equipment-specific training
			 that covers operational attributes specific to each additional type of
			 diesel-powered equipment.
(E)
								All diesel-powered
			 equipment operators are to take two hours of refresher
			 training annually, unless the chief approves an alternative training
			 schedule. This training is separate from  MSHA  30 C.F.R. Part 48
			 training. The mine operator
			 is to
			 furnish all training and refresher training to be provided pursuant to this
			 rule. The employees will suffer no loss of pay for attending training and
			 refresher training.
(F) The
			 training and refresher training conducted pursuant to paragraphs
			 (C) and (E) of this rule are to include instruction in the following classroom
			 subjects:
(1) Engine fundamentals,
			 including an introduction to the function of a diesel
			 engine and recognition of all major components and their functions;
(2) Diesel regulations,
			 including an introduction to federal and state
			 regulations governing the use of diesel-powered equipment;
(3) Diesel emissions,
			 including an introduction to diesel emissions and
			 their adverse health effects;
(4)
			 Factors that affect diesel emissions, including a detailed presentation
			 of engine faults and diesel fuel quality, and their effects on emissions, as
			 well as instruction in the preventive actions that can be taken to minimize
			 emissions levels;
(5) Emissions
			 control devices, including a detailed presentation of the different
			 emissions control devices employed to reduce emissions, and details about
			 actions the equipment operator is to take to keep the devices in working
			 order;
(6) Diagnostic techniques,
			 including a presentation of techniques that can be
			 employed by the equipment operator to assure the equipment is in safe operating
			 condition, and instruction in how to recognize and diagnose certain engine
			 faults that may cause increases in emissions;
(7) The preoperational inspection,
			 including a presentation of the purpose, benefits, and
			 requirements of the preoperational inspection;
(8) Ventilation, including an introduction to special ventilation
			 provisions for areas of the mine in which
			 diesel-powered equipment will operate;
(9) Fire suppression systems,
			 including an introduction to the use and function of
			 fire suppression systems, and when and how to manually activate a fire
			 suppression system;
(10) Operating
			 rules, including a detailed presentation of the driving
			 rules, safe driving speeds, traffic control devices, and equipment
			 limitations;
(11) Emergency
			 procedures, including discussion of emergency situations such as
			 fire, diesel fuel spills, component failure, and loss of ventilation air. This
			 instruction shall also include emergency escape procedures and discussion of
			 the potential use of the diesel-powered vehicle as an emergency escape vehicle
			 in case of a mine emergency situation; and
(12) Record keeping and reporting procedures,
			 including a presentation on  record keeping and reporting procedures
			 for problems or unsafe conditions, high emissions levels, and preoperational
			 inspections made by the equipment operator.