Miners' Rights and Responsibilities

Learn your rights and responsibilities as a miner, which are critical to your health and safety. Enroll today to meet MSHA New Miner Training requirements!

Required for MSHA New Miner Training
Covers Part 46 & 48 Standards
Self-paced, 100% online course
Includes certificate of completion

Duration: 2 Hour(s)

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About

About This Course

This Miners' Rights & Responsibilities course will educate you on the rights and responsibilities that the Mine Act gives you as a mine worker. Anyone regularly exposed to mine hazards is subject to these rights and responsibilities and knowing them makes you better able to decrease workplace accidents, injuries, and fatalities.

First, you’ll learn all the rights furnished to mine workers by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) standards, including your right to hazard reporting, work refusal, safety training, emergency preparedness, and more. We’ll teach you the procedures you should follow to restore these rights if they’re being violated. Finally, you’ll learn about your mine safety responsibilities as a worker and the responsibilities your supervisors have to your health and safety.

Mining Rights & Responsibilities is an important course for all mine operators, supervisors, safety personnel, and other mine workers. If you work at a mine site, you have a responsibility to ensure that MSHA standards are being observed at all times. This course will familiarize you with the rights that you can exercise on-site, how to protect them, and what your responsibilities are to the safety of fellow mine workers.

This course is offered in partnership with Compliance Training Online™, a 360training™ company.

Outline

Topics Covered

Introduction to the MSHA Miners' Rights and Responsibilities Overview Training Course
• Applicability
• Key Terms and Definitions

Personal Rights Under the Mine Act
•   Right to Representation
•   Representative Qualification
•   Procedures for Nominating a Representative
•   Representative Responsibilities
•   Discrimination
•   Protected Activities
•   Reporting Misconduct
•   Hazard Reporting
•   Participating in Inspections
•   Participating in Enforcement Hearings
•   Idle Pay
•   Work Refusal
•   Health Protection Rights Under the Mine Act
•   Underground Coal Mining and Black Lung Disease
•   Exposure to Diesel Particulate Matter at Underground Metal/Nonmetal Mines
•   Right to Health and Safety Training
•   Part 46 Training Rights
•   Part 48 Training Rights

Rights Regarding New and Revised Standards or Regulations
• Petitioning for Safety Standard or Regulation Modifications
• Information Rights

Rights Regarding Emergency Preparedness and Protocol
•   Underground Coal Mines-Plans
•   Underground Coal Mines-Emergency Evacuations, Drills, and Training
•   Underground Coal Mines-Mine Maps
•   Underground Coal Mines-Ventilation Plan Changes
•   Underground Coal Mines-Examinations and Reports Records
•   Underground Coal Mines-Ground Failure and Fire Suppression
•   Surface Coal Mine and Surface Areas of Underground Coal Mines
•   Underground Metal/Nonmetal Mines

Responsibilities of Miners and Supervisors
• Miner Responsibilities
• Supervisor Responsibilities

FAQs

What Is Miners’ Rights & Responsibilities Certification?

The term 'Miners' Rights and Responsibilities Certification' is not a specific, widely recognized certification. If a supervisor refers to this, they likely mean that you need to obtain a certificate of completion for an approved course by that name.

Our Miners’ Rights & Responsibilities course teaches mining employees the rights they have under MSHA standards, like representation, work refusal, and hazard reporting, in the pursuit of protecting their safety and health on the job. It also covers their responsibilities towards upholding the safety of others.

What's Included in This Miners’ Rights & Responsibilities?

As soon as you pass the final exam for Miners’ Rights & Responsibilities, you’ll get a certificate of completion to print or download. Your employer will want a copy for MSHA compliance purposes, and you should keep one for your records as well.

Who Needs Miners’ Rights & Responsibilities Certification?

Anyone subject to Part 46 or Part 48 MSHA standards needs to be educated on their rights and responsibilities – it’s an MSHA training requirement! This course fulfills part of the mandatory curriculum for MSHA New Miner Training.

How Many Modules Are in the Miners’ Rights & Responsibilities Course?

This course includes 32 modules covering your personal rights under the Mine Act, the rights guaranteed to Part 46 and Part 48 mine workers, and the responsibilities that miners and their supervisors bear for maintaining safety according to MSHA standards.

How Many Questions Are in the Miners’ Rights & Responsibilities Course Final Exam?

The final exam for this course will consist of several multiple-choice questions designed to test your understanding of key concepts. While the exact number of questions may vary, the exam will cover a range of topics, including personal rights under the Mine Act, health protection rights, and emergency preparedness protocols. You'll be assessed on your knowledge of miner and supervisor responsibilities, as well as safety regulations and procedures.

How Long Does Miners’ Rights & Responsibilities Certification Last?

If you’re taking the Miners’ Rights and Responsibilities course to fulfill MSHA New Miner Training requirements, you’ll have a valid certificate of completion for 36 months after you successfully pass the final exam. As long as you amass 12 months of work experience during those three years, you become classified as an “experienced miner” with different refresher training requirements. If you fail to meet the work experience minimum, you’ll need to repeat the course.

How Can I Get a Refund for My Miners’ Rights & Responsibilities Course?

If you’re not fully satisfied with your purchase and wish to request a refund, please be aware that specific eligibility criteria apply. We recommend reviewing our detailed refund policy for eligibility and next steps.

How Long Can I Access My Miners’ Rights & Responsibilities Course Materials?

Learners have 60 days from the date of enrollment to complete the course and final assessment. For online purchases, this starts on the date of purchase. During this time, they can log out and back in to return to where they left off in the course. The only exception is the final exam, which must be completed in a single sitting.

Be aware that there are two dates in the system: a due date and an expiration date. If an administrator purchases the course, they can assign a due date, which can be earlier than the expiration date.

Learners who do not complete the course within 60 days will have their enrollment disabled and not be eligible for a refund. Please see our Terms & Conditions and Refund Policy for details.

What Can I Do if I Lose My Miners’ Rights & Responsibilities Certificate?

Misplaced your certificate of completion? Log in to your account and follow these steps to download or print your certificate. Alternatively, you can contact our customer support team through chat on the site or by sending an email to support@360training.com.