Safety Specialist
The “Safety Specialist” course is designed to introduce employees who are new to the safety and health field to the necessary aspects of an MSHA safety program. The course will introduce the new safety specialist to all necessary aspects of a safety program while emphasizing MSHA requirements and standards. This course is designed for experienced miners entering the safety and health field, who need to acquire basic knowledge relevant to tasks typically conducted by safety specialists. This is a five-day course and will include field exercises conducted at either a surface or underground mine.
Target Audience: Experienced miners transferring to safety and health positions
Objectives:
• Define safety management systems and provide examples of effective systems
• Understand MSHA’s role in mine safety and health and practice completing specific MSHA forms (7000-1 and 7000-2)
• Perform and document safety inspections
• Perform and document accident investigations
• Identify hazards and determine effective controls that minimize exposures to these hazards
• Understand the role of human behavior in safety processes
Content:
• General Introduction to Safety
a. Safety management systems
b. Communication
c. Employee involvement
d. Hazard recognition, evaluation & control
• An Introduction to MSHA
a. The MSHA Act
b. What to expect in MSHA inspections
c. An overview of MSHA regulations
d. MSHA training requirements
• MSHA Recordkeeping
• MSHA Part 50 Reporting
• Workplace Inspections
a. Reasons for inspections
b. Responsibility for inspections
c. Worksite hazard analysis (includes job safety analysis)
• Conducting Accident Investigations
a. Purpose of Investigations
b. Investigation procedures
c. Accident analysis (Change and Root Cause)
• An overview of several important MSHA Standards
• Field Exercises at the CSM Edgar Mine
a. Equipment Inspections
b. Workplace Inspections
c. Simulated Accident Investigation
Duration: 40 hours (5 8-hour days)
Cost: $1,000
Course Dates: Training Schedule