MSHA Part 46 New Miner & Newly Hired Experienced Miner

MSHA Part 46 New Miner Training is designed to introduce new workers at surface mines to the safety and health hazards, standards, and safety measures. Four hours of New Miner Training must be completed before your start date, and the remaining 20 hours must be completed within your first 90 days.

What's Included in MSHA Part 46 New Miner Training?

Our MSHA Part 46 New Miner Training includes lessons on all the new miner topics required by MSHA surface mining regulations. After you pass the final exam, you’ll immediately have access to a certificate of completion that you can download and/or print as proof you’ve met these training requirements.

Who Needs a MSHA Part 46 New Miner Certification?

There is no such official “certification,” but people often use the term to refer to the successful completion of MSHA Part 46 New Miner Training because it comes with a certificate of completion.

MSHA regulations require this training for anyone who doesn’t yet qualify as an “experienced miner.” In other words, if you’ve never completed 24 hours of Part 46 New Miner Training and completed 12 months of cumulative work experience, you’re not an experienced miner and you need New Miner Training.

When Does MSHA Part 46 New Miner Training Expire?

If a new miner fails to accumulate 12 months of work experience within 36 months of completing New Miner Training, they’ll have to repeat the course to be allowed to do surface mining work. If you do meet the work experience requirement, you’ll become an experienced miner, at which point you need to complete the 8-hour annual refresher training.

While there's no official "MSHA New Miner Training Certification", the term is commonly used to describe the certificate of completion you receive after finishing the required training.

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) requires all new surface miners (and newly hired experienced miners) to complete Part 46 New Miner Training, which serves as a primer on surface mining safety and health hazards.

When you successfully complete this course by passing the final exam, you immediately receive a certificate of completion that you can download or print as proof. It is highly recommended that you save a copy for your records.

It might surprise you to learn that MSHA New Miner Training isn't just for new miners.

The MSHA requires New Miner Training for anyone who works at a surface mine subject to Part 46 regulations who is "regularly exposed" to mine hazards for extended periods of time (more than 5 consecutive days) or on a frequent, recurring basis. If you're exposed to relevant hazards, you need training regardless of your job duties.

If you're new to working at a surface mine operation, you need to complete this compliance training. It's also required for returning miners if they accumulated less than 12 months of work experience within 36 months of their last New Miner Training course.

Our MSHA New Miner Training course has a total of 89 modules split into 9 sections: Introduction to MSHA Part 46 - New Miner Training Course, Mandatory Health and Safety Standards, Transportation Controls, Ground Control, Machinery and Equipment, Electrical Hazards, Explosive Hazards, Materials Storage and Handling, Airborne Contaminants and Noise Exposure at Surface Mines, Chemicals in the Workplace, Fire Prevention and Control, and Rights of Miners and Responsibilities of Mine Operators.

The number of questions on the final exam can vary, but they are in multiple-choice format and designed to assess your understanding of the training material. Topics tested may include the importance of PPE, major electrical hazards, the rights of miners, and the responsibilities of mine operators.

As discussed above, "certification" does not technically exist, but once you receive a certificate of completion for MSHA New Miner Training, it remains valid for 36 months. If you accumulate 12 months of work experience within that time period, you become an "experienced miner" and do not need to retake New Miner Training. If you do not meet the 12-month work experience requirement, you will need to repeat the course.

After you become an experienced miner, active miners need to complete annual refresher training, while miners who are inactive for at least five years can regain active status with an 8-hour Experienced Miner Training course.

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