INA, Ill. (Aug. 25, 2016) - Two training courses for miners are scheduled during the next few months at º£½ÇÊÓÆµ. An annual refresher course will be held Friday, Sept. 16, followed by an inexperienced miner class held during consecutive weekends: Saturdays and Sundays Sept. 24-25, Oct. 1-2, and Oct. 8-9.
The Annual Refresher Training for Surface and Underground miners class is scheduled from 8 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16 for the surface-only and underground portions. The cost of the class is $30.
The one-day training course will fulfill the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s requirements for eight hours of annual retraining for anyone working in a coal mine. Safety and first aid will be among the topics covered.
Inexperienced Miner Training for Surface and Underground miners will run from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays on Sept. 24-25, Oct. 1-2, and Oct. 8-9. The cost of the class is $165 and participants must pre-register. Those registered must cancel three days prior to the start of class to receive a refund.
After the training is complete, students will receive federal certification which will allow them to be employed at many surface or underground mines (Form 5000-23).
All training courses will be held in the Coal Mine Training Center on the Ina campus. For more information or to register, contact Joy Fitts at 618-437-5321, Ext. 1261 or Sally Heathcoat at Ext. 2373.