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Welcome to the Mine Safety and Health Administration's interactive training site. The following exercises were developed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to promote health and safety in mining. The products on this page are for online use. Some are intended to help operators comply with Federal regulations, while others are meant for miner training. We will be updating this site as new products are developed, so please check back often.


bullet Mine Health and Safety Simulation Exercises
    This program uses real-world examples taken from actual mine incidents. You will walk step-by-step through an actual accident and see what actions you should take.

    This program is anonymous; your answers are not recoded or documented. As a learning exercise, you may even want to select some answers you know are wrong, just to see why the experts think that action is wrong.

    The goal is to help prepare you to make the best decisions to help save lives, if you are ever involved in a similar incident.

bullet Hazard Communication (HazCom) Interactive Training Course
    The course was developed to provide you with guidelines for complying with the new HazCom rule.

    This course has 11 lessons. Each lesson covers a different topic related to the HazCom rule. The course can be completed in one sitting or one lesson at a time. To assist you develop your HazCom program, lesson 11 includes a template for your use in developing your own HazCom program.

bullet Job Task Analysis (JTA) Interactive Training Course
    Training Improves Safety

    Use this online tool to develop adaptable training that will improve your mine's production, safety, communication, and maintenance.

    This site is designed to assist you in developing and conducting greatly improved Task Training.

bullet Hazard Communication (HazCom) Interactive Training Course
    The course was developed to provide you with guidelines for complying with the new HazCom rule.

    This course has 11 lessons. Each lesson covers a different topic related to the HazCom rule. The course can be completed in one sitting or one lesson at a time. To assist you develop your HazCom program, lesson 11 includes a template for your use in developing your own HazCom program.

bullet Self-Contained Self-Rescuers (SCSR's) Interactive Training Course
    Protect your SCSR so it can protect you!

    Inspection, Maintenance, and Use - Interactive Training Course

    We currently are offering training on the CSE SR-100. As time goes on, we will be adding additional SCSR's to this package.

bullet Other On-line Training
    Surface Powered Haulage Safety (IG 56)

    This material is based on a classroom presentation developed by MSHA instructors. It is training material aimed at surface haulage accident prevention, and addresses several of the hazards that may arise in surface haulage operations at mines (both metal/nonmetal and coal).




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