4795606c_South___Corrective_Action_Plan__Recommendation
[Date Due] 8/31/2012 [Status] Completed [Corrective Action Taken] EPD, in collaboration with Coal, revised the curriculum regarding inspection procedures for evaluating operator compliance with examination standards. The training also explained the purpose and utilization of an inspector's review of mine examination records. The training provides instructions on each of the items contained in this recommendation and will continue to be included in the journeyman, specialist, supervisory, and entry-level training. Coal provided training on this topic during the District 4 and 12 training sessions at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy on April 3 and 4, 2012. To better administratively manage the Agency workload, in May 2012, the expected completion date of the training was extended to September 30, 2012 so district-wide training could occur at the same time as training on other internal review recommendations. District personnel completed this training by September 30, 2012. [Recommendation] 
The Administrator for Coal should collaborate with the Director of EPD to revise the curriculum at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy regarding inspection procedures for evaluating operator compliance with examination standards. The training should explain the purpose and utilization of an inspector's review of mine examination records. This training should be provided to entry-level inspectors, journeyman inspectors, specialists, supervisors, and assistant district managers. The training should provide instructions on: determining whether adequate examinations have been conducted; determining whether the operator has recorded in the examination book the specific corrective action taken to eliminate the hazard; identifying incomplete records of examinations, including missing air quantities and air quality measurements; using examination records to aid in the enforcement of 30 CFR 75.360, 75.362, 75.363, and 75.364; traveling with and evaluating at least one preshift examiner, one on-shift examiner, and one weekly examiner during each regular inspection; determining whether the operator conducted on-shift examinations of dust control parameters; and using examination records in the evaluation of the operator's negligence for violations of other safety and health standards.
MSHA - Performance Coal - Upper Big Branch Mine-South - Corrective Action Plan
Recommendation