4795606c_South___Corrective_Action_Plan__Recommendation
[Date Due] 9/1/2012 [Status] Completed [Corrective Action Taken] On April 3 and 4, 2012, District 4 and 12 inspectors, specialists, and management were provided training on longwall electrical permissibility. The training took place at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy. The training program was distributed to all Coal districts. To better administratively manage the Agency workload, in May 2012, the expected completion date of the training was extended to September 30, 2012 so this training could occur at the same time as training on other internal review recommendations. District personnel completed this training by September 30, 2012. In addition, the updates have been incorporated into all training programs relating to electrical inspections of longwall mining equipment. [Recommendation] 
The Assistant Secretary should instruct the Directors of EPD and Technical Support to develop and provide advanced technical training on longwall mining equipment. This training should be provided to MSHA regular inspectors who are qualified electricians and electrical specialists Agency-wide.
MSHA - Performance Coal - Upper Big Branch Mine-South - Corrective Action Plan
Recommendation