WORK PROCESS
MINE SAFETY & HEALTH INSPECTOR/
COAL (GOVERNMENT)
O*NET/SOC CODE: 17-2151.00 RAPIDS CODE: 1029
DESCRIPTION:
APPROXIMATE HOURS
1. Application of requirements of 30 CFR Part 50; mine reporting requirements
200
2. Application of safety programs and accident prevention techniques
400
Air quality
100
Respirable dust
400
Noise control
300
Inspection preparation
100
Explosives and blasting
400
Refuse piles and impoundments
200
3. Electricity; Electrical specialists enforce complex electrical standards
500
Fire protection
400
Loading, haulage, and hoisting equipment
500
4. Roof control
1000
Mine maps
100
5. Ventilation
1000
Mechanical equipment
200
Slope and shaft sinking
200
6. Underground mining operations (conventional, continuous, longwall, etc.)
900
Surface mining operations
900
Diesel equipment
200
TOTAL HOURS
8000
RELATED INSTRUCTION
MODULE I (1st year)
- Orientation (including library)
- Professionalism Training for Mine Inspectors
- Interpersonal Communication
- Ethics
- Math Review and Testing
- Introduction to Laptop Computers, Windows, Wordperfect, Troubleshooting
- Law, Regulation, Policy (Introduction to computer references)
- Effective Citation Writing (English)
- Employee Wellness Program (Overview, Physical Fitness)
MODULE II (1st or 2nd year)
- Training Programs and Requirements (Part 48)
- Independent Contractors Enforcement Requirements (Part 45)
- Inspection Procedures
- Mine Reporting Requirements Under 30 CFR Part 50
- Fire Protection
- Citation and Orders/Note taking
- Computer Citation Program
- Employee Wellness Program (Physiology and Flexibility)
MODULE III (2nd year)
- Respirable Dust, Sampling, Calibration and Maintenance Cert.
- Noise
- Miscellaneous Health Standards
- Gas Detecting Devices
- Surface Installations
- Surface Loading and Haulage
- Ground Control
- Employee Wellness Program (Cardiovascular Fitness)
MODULE IV (2nd or 3rd year)
- Mine Electricity I
- Refuse Piles/Impoundments
- Mine Maps/Ventilation I
- Blasting and Explosives
- Miscellaneous Safety Standards
- Employee Wellness Program (Muscular Fitness)
MODULE V (3rd year)
- Hoisting
- Mine Electricity II
- Electrical Permissibility
- Diesel Permissibility
- Mine Wide Monitoring
- Roof Control I
- Underground Haulage
- Employee Wellness Program (Nutrition, Body Composition and Weight Control)
MODULE VI (3rd or 4th year)
- Repeat Violation Reduction Program
- Ventilation II
- Combustible Material and Rock Dusting
- Roof Control II
- Longwall
- Employee Wellness Program (Substance Abuse, Stress Management)
MODULE VII (4th year)
- Mine Emergencies: Prevention and Operations
- Introduction to Special Investigations
- Applied Communications Techniques
- Simulated Inspection*
- Conference Resolution and Litigation/Courtroom Procedures**
- Employee Wellness Program (Lifestyle Management)
* Components of Simulated Inspection: 2-Preinspection Conference; 4-File Review and IH Equipment Preparation; 7-Inspection; 3-Feedback; 3- Closeout Conferences
** The role play in this course would be based on the citations issued during the simulated inspection.
