May I download documents from the Mine Safety and Health Administrations (MSHA)web site, such as the “Fatalgrams” and use them in my newsletter?
Yes, MSHA encourages miners, managers and safety and health professionals to use any information posted in the web site. We consider our scale house employees clerical staff. They do not go into the mine. They maintain the computer with updates from customers, orders and haulers and other paperwork. Do they need “new miner” and “annual refresher” training? 30 CFR Part 46 defines a miner as any person who is engaged in “mining operations,” which is: mine development, drilling, blasting, extraction, milling, crushing, screening, or sizing of minerals at a mine; maintenance and repair of mining equipment; and associated haulage of materials within the mine from these activities. Employees who only work in the scale house are not considered miners under 30 CFR Part 46. They are not required to receive new miner or annual refresher training, however, they should receive appropriate site-specific hazard awareness training (30 CFR Section 46.11) for their job.
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