4795606c_South___Corrective_Action_Plan__Recommendation
[Date Due] 6/30/2012 [Status] Completed [Corrective Action Taken] On April 4, 2012, Educational Field Specialists (EFS) participated in a joint training program for District 4 and 12 inspectors, specialists, and management at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy. The EFS staff developed and delivered a program entitled: "Part 48.3 Enforcement, Training Plan Reviews and Miner Training." The training covered an overview of Part 48 and Part 48 inspection procedures and emphasized a purposeful examination of training records and guidance to inspectors on how to effectively determine compliance with Part 48 and other training requirements. The guidance in CMS&H Memo No. HQ-08-055-A was also addressed in the April training. The training program was distributed to all Coal districts. District personnel completed the training by June 29, 2012. EPD also developed two online annual refresher training courses covering Part 48 and Part 48 inspection procedures. These two online courses were made available through MSHA's internal distance learning system. [Recommendation] 
The Administrator for Coal should collaborate with the Director of Educational Policy and Development (EPD) to update the training programs for entry-level and journeyman inspectors to emphasize the value of a purposeful examination of training records and to guide inspectors on how to effectively determine compliance with Part 48 and other training requirements. The guidance in CMS&H Memo No. HQ-08-055-A that directs inspectors to question miners on their training related to roof control plans and document such information should also be addressed in this training.
MSHA - Performance Coal - Upper Big Branch Mine-South - Corrective Action Plan
Recommendation