Pit & Quarry, August 2018
safety tRaINING The Mine Safety Institutes New Miner Training product found online at www minesafetyinstitute org is one such example The institute which evolved through a partnership between the Colorado Stone Sand Gravel Association and the Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining Safety recently transitioned the New Miner Training product to the Internet after previously providing this content on DVDs and USBs We did this to keep up with changes in technology says Tom Woerdeman safety director at Transit Mix Concrete Co who assisted in the development of the product The New Miner Training product is intended to be utilized for at least the first four hours of the 24 hours of training MSHA requires Still MSHA requires training that is specific to each mine site that this particular program cannot address In addition to the New Miner Training product operators must train employees on all required topics required by 30 C F R 465 b and 30 C F R 465 c On ours we have a disclaimer that this does not complete your obligation for MSHA requirements Woerdeman says Its not intended to be a catch all certified program meaning youre good to go out on a mine site It is however designed to be a very thorough one that a mine safety director can use Unlike some of the fraudulent websites out there the Mine Safety Institute projects names and faces on its homepage that give it the validity some other sites lack Like anything on the Internet you need to know what this program is and if its going to fit your needs Woerdeman says A big thing to me is to pick up the phone Its really up to operators and contractors to do their due diligence to make sure online safety training programs can adequately meet their needs Woerdeman adds Theres a lot of false stuff on the Internet he says We need to vet and make sure its real P Q Double Team Dangerous Tramp Metals Eriez Suspended Magnets and Metal Detectors remove tramp metals before they reach your valuable crushers and downstream SUSPENDED MAGNET 1200 SERIES METAL DETECTOR 814 835 6000 www eriez com Suspended Magnets Metal Detectors s s Heavy Duty Feeders equipment Download Do C Catalogs Product S Selection Guides 74 PIT QUARRY August 2018 pitandquarry com
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