Part 46 Annual Refresher

Part 46 requires 8 hours of Annual Refresher training for
"Experienced and Newly Hired Miners," as per recent MSHA regulations. The WACA Safety Committee is pleased to offer affordable and comprehensive Aggregate industry specific training modules to help you satisfy these requirement

This 1-day course is designed to let you select Aggregate industry specific topics and / or elect Annual First Aid refresher hours (4) to satisfy ** 7.5 hours of the required 8 hours of training. You may need to modify your existing safety plan following successful completion. **Each aggregate operation is required to provide a minimum of 30 minutes of safety training for specific changes at the mine site.

Part 46 Deadline for Annual Training is:
within a 12 month period of previous training

Informational 2010 MSHA Training PDF is ready to download.

2010 Winter Course Schedule:

Wednesday, January 6 // Spokane // Gonzaga

Wednesday, January 20 // Mt. Vernon // Best Western Cotton Tree Inn

Tuesday, February 16 // Tacoma // La Quinta Inn

March 25, 26 // Vancouver // Phoenix Inn

The 1-day course is designed to offer Aggregate Industry specific topics that can be used to modify your existing safety plan following successful completion. 4 hours of first aid refresher training also contributes to annual training requirements. Each aggregate operation is responsible for a minimum of 30 minutes of site specific training on changes at the mine site.

2 elements of Safety training are offered:

First Aid training:

* 4 hour Refresher Training offered in 2 sessions (AM & PM) and 4 hours of topical training will satisfy your 8 hour requirements.

Topical Training:

* Aggregate Industry Topics will satisfy your 8 hour requirements. The safety plan can be modified to incorporate these topics.

Topical Sessions examples:

* Previous Year Fatality Review
* SLAM
* Heavy Equipment & Back-Up Safety
* Drug & Alcohol Awareness
* Risk Assessment & Compliance
* Identification of Plant Safety Hazards
* Topics change from year to year


Instructors are experienced Aggregate Industry Safety Managers, trained and qualified consultants and vendors, and NW regional MSHA personnel.

Upon successful completion of either First Aid Training and Topical Training, miners will receive a certificate of completion for employee personal training files and for on site company safety plans.

For additional information, please view the 2010 MSHA Training PDF. [Adobe Reader is required to view this file]
For registration information please call WACA @ (206) 878-1622.