Western US Mine Safety and Health Training Program

Details

• Personal Author:
  Miller H ; Torma-Krajewski, Janet
• Description:
  The Western Mine Training Center at the Colorado School of Mines was initiated in September 2010 when it was selected to participate in a three-year cooperative agreement with NIOSH to support the development of training and education programs for workers engaged in mining operations in the Western United States. The overall objective of this agreement was to reduce the number of injuries and illnesses among workers who were involved in mining operations through a focused, relevant, and comprehensive training program that educated mine workers how to identify and protect themselves from risks and hazards in the mining environment and to expand the number of qualified mine safety and health trainers in the U.S. This objective was met by establishing a comprehensive training program that primarily focused on MSHA-required training, professional level training for trainers and mine safety and health professionals, and mine rescue technical rescue training. During the three-year project period and the one-year extension, a total of 336 courses were conducted, which were attended by 4,084 students and resulted in 7,874 training days (calculated by multiplying the number of days for the course by the number of students attending the course). Post course evaluations completed by trainees indicated that these courses were rated as excellent or very good by 82 to 100 percent of the trainees. Several findings indicating the most significant strengths of these courses centered around using highly qualified instructors, using several different instructors to teach each of the courses, including interactive activities, allowing for lots of discussion with instructors and peers. Using computer simulations for mine rescue training was found to be a valuable training tool when learning skills. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Disaster Planning Education Emergencies Hazardous Substances Mining Occupational Health Safety Software Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Computer Software Emergency Preparedness Hazard Identification Injury Prevention Mine Disasters Mine Escapes Mining Industry Rescue Measures Rescue Technology Safety Programs Simulation Methods Training Underground Mines Underground Mining

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• Series:
  Grant Final Reports
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Final Cooperative Agreement Report
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OEP - Office of Extramural Programs
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-57
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052659
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2018-101659
• Citation:
  Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U60-OH-010017, 2015 Feb; :1-57
• Contact Point Address:
  J. Torma-Krajewski, PhD, CIH, CPE, Colorado School of Mines, Mining Engineering Department, Mine Safety and Health Program, 1600 Jackson Street, Suite 160B, Golden, CO 80401
• Email:
  jtorma@mines.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Performing Organization:
  Colorado School of Mines, Golden
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20100901
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8ed037915fb6435715ade90f8a2f407aab61766c9f61f042bd2097b54db768a7b44c29465b55807057001e6c2ffa5f5267092f27c19c2732e34ac1ee04d379ad
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/218717/cdc_218717_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.89 MB ]