Surface Mining
​Common Core (770210)

R.R.O. 1990, REGULATION 854  MINES AND MINING PLANTS

Details

All production employees, working full and part-time, in a Surface Mining operation, must be trained in the Surface Miner Common Core and the specialty modules for machines they will operate. Surface Mining Operations fall under R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 854: MINES AND MINING PLANTS under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Section 11 requires that employers train new employees, and maintain training for all employees.

Common Core (770210)

1. Work Safely in the Municipal Pit and Quarry Environment  - U5030
2. Lock out and Tag Mobile or Portable Equipment and Stored Energy  - U5031
3. ​Operate Hand Tools  - U5032

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Pricing

Course Length: 16 hours (2 days)
​1-10 Participants: $2450.00/Session
​* Travel charges may apply

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How to become fully accredited

To become fully accredited by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD) under the Surface Miner Program:

• participants must return to their workplace and demonstrate their skills and understanding of the company's specific requirements to a qualified trainer
• be signed off and registered with the MLITSD by their company's signing authority.

Demonstration of knowledge includes government legislation, company standards, and manufacturer specifications.

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Course Highlights

​Work Safely in the Municipal Pit and Quarry Environment

• Physical Characteristics of a Surface Mine
• Typical Surface Mining Processes
• Health & Safety
• Legal Responsibilities
• Understanding Hazard & Risk
• Occupational injury & Illness

Safe Operations

• Stripping of overburden 
• Highwall Hazards
• Falling Rock
• Stockpile safety 
• Warning signs and barriers
• Heavy Equipment Hazards
• Surface mine equipment
• Traffic management
• Rescue Plans
• Blasting Safety
• Blasting hazards and potential controls
  
• ​Examples of blasting procedures

Surface Mining Hazards

• Ladder Safety
• Fall Arrest Guidelines 
• Electrical Hazards
• Personal Protective equipment
• Hazard Identification
  
• ​RACE
• Hierarchy of Control
• WHMIS in the Workplace
• First Aid Measures
• Working with Supervisors
• Inspection Principles
• Record Keeping

Lock out and Tag Mobile or Portable Equipment and Stored Energy

• Lock Out Procedures
• Personal locks
• Tag Out Procedures
• Energy-isolating devices
• Dangers of hazardous energy
• Types of hazardous energy
• LOTO Programs
• Policies & Procedures
• The LOTO Process

​Operate Hand Tools 

• Hand Tool Safety
• Recognizing Hazards
• Unsafe Attitudes and Behaviour
• Proper Tool Use
• Tool Maintenance and Storage
• Power Tool Safety

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