West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 48 - Miner Training Education And Certification › Title 48 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BOARD OF MINER TRAINING, EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION (NOW BOARD OF COAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY) › Series 48-02 - Safety Training Program for Prospective Underground Coal Miners › Section 48-2-4 - Training Objectives For Underground Coal Mine Health And Safety Training Course

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
4.1.
				NOTE: In some instances, the objectives listed herein specify items or terms
				which must be included in the instruction (as in 4.2.2. and 4.2.4.) and in
				others, none are provided (as in 4.2.1.). When given, the items or terms
				indicate the minimum requirement to be met and training materials must include
				these items. Where none are given, it is left to the discretion of the
				developing organization to select the relevant subject matter to cover these
				objectives. Additional items or terms may be included in the instructional
				design where applicable to meet specific local requirements.
4.2. General Orientation to Mining - Unit
				Objective. Given verbal or pictorial descriptions of different kinds of coal
				mines and coal mining features, equipment, and procedures, the trainee will
				correctly identify these, using commonly accepted nomenclature. The trainee
				will demonstrate knowledge of a typical underground coal mine and its
				organizational structure by accomplishing the following training objectives.
4.2.1. Given a list of verbal or written
				descriptions of different types of underground coal mine types, the trainee
				will match the correct description to the following three (3) types of mines;
				shaft mine, drift mine, and slope mine.
4.2.2. Given verbal or pictorial descriptions
				of the following terms, the trainee will correctly match the terms with their
				descriptions:
4.2.2.a. Breakthrough;
4.2.2.b. Coal bed;
4.2.2.c. Conveyor Belt (belt);
4.2.2.d. Crosscut;
4.2.2.e. Entry;
4.2.2.f. Face;
4.2.2.g. Gob;
4.2.2.h. High coal;
4.2.2.i. Low coal;
4.2.2.j. Pillar;
4.2.2.k. Pillaring;
4.2.2.l. Portal;
4.2.2.m. Retreat Mining;
4.2.2.n. Rib;
4.2.2.o. Roof (top);
4.2.2.p. Room;
4.2.2.q. Seam;
4.2.2.r. Section;
4.2.2.s. Shaft;
4.2.2.t. Preparation plant or
				loadout.
4.2.3. Given the
				simplified mine map shown in Figure 48-2 below, trainee will correctly identify
				and label the following mine features; room; face; pillar; crosscut and entry.
FIGURE 48-2
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4.2.4. Given the positions A through G on
				Figure 48-2, the trainee will correctly identify the following positions:
4.2.4.a. Two (2) positions inby the last open
				crosscut;
4.2.4.b. Five (5)
				positions outby the last open crosscut;
4.2.4.c. Two (2) positions inby the end of
				the belt (tailpiece);
4.2.4.d. One
				(1) position outby the end of the belt (tailpiece).
4.2.5. Given verbal or pictorial descriptions
				of each of the following methods of mining coal, the trainee will correctly
				identify the methods:
4.2.5.a.
				Continuous;
4.2.5.b. Conventional
				mining;
4.2.5.c. Long wall
				mining.
4.2.6. Given
				pictures of each of the following mining machines, the trainee will match the
				pictures with the following terms:
4.2.6.a.
				Shuttle car (buggy);
4.2.6.b.
				Loading machine;
4.2.6.c.
				Continuous miner;
4.2.6.d. Roof
				bolter;
4.2.6.e. Cutting
				machine;
4.2.6.f. Drilling
				machine;
4.2.6.g. Supply
				car;
4.2.6.h. Scoop;
4.2.6.i. Rock duster;
4.2.6.j. Longwall;
4.2.6.k. Locomotive (motor);
4.2.6.l. Mobile bridge conveyor
				systems;
4.2.6.m. Fork
				lift.
4.2.7. Given a
				partially complete organization chart depicting the chain of command from miner
				to superintendent in a typical underground coal mine, the trainee will
				correctly fill in all of the missing positions.