Louisiana MSHA State Grant Program

PART 46 & PART 48
NEW MINER AND ANNUAL
REFRESHER TRAINING
AND
CPR/FIRST AID TRAINING

The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act was signed into law on November 9, 1977. The overall thrust of this law is to ensure that miners will be effectively trained in matters affecting his/her health and safety, with the ultimate goal of reducing the frequency and severity of injuries in the Nation’s mines.

Part 46 of the Act contains specific training requirements for miners working in sand, gravel, surface stone, surface clay, or surface limestone mines. The Act specifically covers surface mining operations recovering the following commodities: granite, sandstone, shale, kaolin, marble, slate, taprock, and lime.

Part 48 of the Act mandates the specific training requirements for miners engaged in coal, non-metal/metal, underground, surface, and surface areas of underground mines.  

Training is provided by MSHA Certified Instructors who are able to train your
employees according to your company’s specific needs.

The MSHA training programs are presented through various mediums such as:

• Lectures
• Video Presentations
• PowerPoint Presentations
• Individualized Instruction
• Demonstrations
• Discussions
• Question/Answer
• Hands-on

Over the years, MSHA has observed that the mining industry does not view safety training as a cost, but as an investment in human capital producing the following benefits:

• Increased awareness in safety/health of employees
  Enhanced physical/mental well-being
• Decreased equipment/property damage
• Increased productivity through improved work quality
• Positive/improved public/customer perception
• Improved communication/teamwork
• Maintain skilled, quality workers
• Cost Control
• Lower worker’s comp payments
• Lower maintenance/repair of equipment
• Decrease regulatory assessments
• Meeting mandatory Federal regulatory compliances

Louisiana Technical College Can…

• Help develop and implement Part 46 training plans that meet all MSHA training requirements
• Select appropriate topics customized to your operations, policies, and procedures
• Provide a MSHA certified instructor to conduct your training
• Provide customized contract training upon request
• Choose your own date, time and/or location

The training cost is $10 per miner per 8 hours of training.

Examples:

• New Miner Training (24-hour course):
  $30 per miner
• Annual Refresher (8-hour course):
  $10 per miner
• CPR/First Aid Training (8-hour course):
  $10 per miner

Mine operators will be responsible for a portion of the traveling costs (fuel, mileage, lodging, per diem, etc.), if training is requested at a mine more than 60 miles from the Greensburg or Hammond training facilities.

MSHA State Grant Program

Betty Stubbs, Coordinator
(800) 827-9750 ext. 202 – Office
(225) 222-6064 – Fax
bstubbs@theltc.net – email

Jeffery Hodges, Instructor
jhodges@theltc.net - email