MSHA HANDBOOK SERIES - PH13-V-1 - Mine Safety and Health ...

COAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
GENERAL INSPECTION PROCEDURES HANDBOOK CHAPTER 3
c. Assure the annual refresher training has been conducted for each employee
on or before the annual requirements with the exception of new employees
hired as a New Miner or Experienced Miner. (Example: An employee’s
training was conducted on July 1, 2011; was the annual refresher training
conducted on or before July 31, 2012);
d. Assure New Miner Training, Experienced Miner Training, Hazard Training,
New Task Training, and Annual Refresher Training have been provided as
required; and
e. Assure all applicable training courses required (New Miner Training,
Experienced Miner Training, and Annual Refresher Training) have been
conducted by an MSHA approved instructor qualified for the subject course.
New Task Training of miners and Hazard Training do not have to be
performed by MSHA-approved instructors.
Specific training requirements and types for miners and independent
contractors may be found in Volume III of MSHA’s PPM. (Refer to the
Education and Training Procedures Handbook for additional guidance.)
Documentation Required: The inspector should document the specific type of
training record reviewed (annual refresher, hazard, newly employed inexperienced
miner, etc.) and the approximate number of training records reviewed.
17. Observation of Multi-Gas Detector Calibration. Observation of detector gas
calibrations shall be conducted to assure the proper calibration of gas detectors
or otherwise determine that calibrations are being properly performed as
recommended by the detector manufacturer.
B. Underground and Surface of Underground Mine Records and Postings. All
records and postings listed in this section shall be reviewed during a Regular Safety
and Health inspection. Before the inspection is completed, all records required to be
created and/or retained since the ending date of the previous Regular Safety and
Health inspection shall be reviewed.
The purpose of an inspector’s review of the operator’s examination records is to
assure that required examinations are performed at required intervals, properly
recorded, and violations and/or hazardous conditions are recorded and corrected in
a timely manner. The review should be used during inspections to assure all areas
of the mine site are being examined in accordance with 30 CFR and any approved
plans, and the ventilation of worked-out and outby areas has been properly
evaluated.
Release 1 (February 2013) 3-19