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In the past it has been an accepted practice of MSHA NEIM 24-Hour training to provide 16 hours of comprehensive training off site (ie, independent training facility), with an additional 4 hours of task specific training to be provided by a competent person. The task specific training consisted of the scope of work the company provided. For instance, if the NEIM student is a welder, the task specific training would be on the hazards of welding. The final 4 hours of training would consist of “Introduction to the Mine Site”, which completed the required 24 hours of training. MSHA has recently been reviewing the MSHA Act, which specifies that all 24 hours of MSHA NEIM training be done by MSHA approved instructors. This puts the employer/contractor in a difficult position, in that not many contractors employ MSHA approved instructors for the task specific training. In addition, the “Introduction to the Mine Site” training at the mine site often takes less than 4 hours. The employee now has less than the required 24 hours of the MSHA approved training as specified by the MSHA Act and they are being refused access to the mine site. The Safety Consortium has consulted with MSHA EFS (Engineering Field Services), which is responsible for overseeing the training and assisting in development of companies training programs. It is the resolution of these meetings that The Safety Consortium can provide a completed MSHA 5000-23 form for 24 hours of training. The employer/contractor will still need to provide and document the task specific training, however, it will no longer be included as part of the 24-hour required NEIM training, unless provided by an MSHA approved instructor. For example, if the employee is an operator of a man-lift, they must still be trained by a competent person on the use of the man-lift. The employer/company is still responsible for the completion and documentation of this training, however, it is now in addition to the 24-hour MSHA NEIM training. It is now an accepted interpretation of the MSHA Act, that the approved MSHA contracted trainer can issue the 5000-23 as complete upon providing the 24-hours of training. The trainer must cover general information specific to working at mines, such as, left hand traffic, emergency assembly areas, first aid equipment and fire-fighting equipment. This will be general information only and the contractor will still be required to get specific information for the mine when they arrive at the individual mine site. The additional information/training obtained at the mine-site is now in addition to the 24-hour MSHA NEIM training. The Safety Consortium will continue to offer the 2 day NEIM course with an uncompleted 5000-23 for those employers who are capable of completing the required training themselves. For everyone else we will now offer 3 day NEIM Part 48 Training with a completed 5000-23. This three day curriculum will include American Heart First Aid, CPR & AED training provided by a MSHA approved instructor. If the employer requires annual hearing testing, those hearing tests will be provided as part of the third day of training.

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