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2017-2018 Vincennes University Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Vincennes University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MSHT 103 - Surface New Miner Training


1 hr (Sem I, II, Summer)
Each new miner will receive no less than 24 hours of training, and 24 hours of training for contractors as prescribed in the following: Statutory rights of miners and their representatives under the Act of 1977, self rescue and respiratory devices, transportation controls and communication systems, introduction to the work environment, escape and emergency evacuation plans, fire warning and firefighting, ground control, working in areas of high walls, water hazards, pits and spoil banks, illumination and night work, health issues, hazard recognition, electrical hazards, first aid, explosives, health and safety aspects of the tasks to which the new miner will be assigned. Leads to MSHA certification. 24 hours of instruction.