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

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

Informational 2012 MSHA Training PDF is ready to download.

2012 Winter Course Schedule:

Wednesday, January 4 // Spokane // Gonzaga, Jepson Ctr, Rm 014 &017
Thursday, January 26 // Mt. Vernon // Best Western Cotton Tree Inn
Thursday, February 9 // Tacoma // La Quinta 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.

***** This year, we are assigning the additional task (1 hour) of conducting safety audits at your facilities. Miners will need to conduct self audits on site, identify issues or areas needing correction, and should be discussed at safety meetings. *** Miners will leave these sessions with approx 6.5-7 hours of training.***

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
* Hazard Awareness Identification
* Hosting and Rigging
* Rules to Live By
* Mobile Equipment / Housekeeping
* Fall Protection
* Energy Containment & Stored Energy
* PPE
* 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 2012 MSHA Training PDF. [Adobe Reader is required to view this file]
For registration information please call WACA @ (206) 878-1622.