Conferences

TRAM 2.0 Virtual Summit

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The Training Resources Applied to Mining Conference (TRAM) will be held online November 2-4, 2021. Featuring presentations from some of the industry’s most respected safety trainers, this tuition-free conference helps health and safety trainers improve their training skills and infuse their training programs with new ideas and materials. Participants can select from a variety of workshops and attend the conference remotely. To better accommodate our West Coast participants, this year’s workshops will take place during afternoons only. (MSHA)

More information and Register Here.

Penn State Mine Professional Development Free Online Webinar September 29, 2021

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Penn State Miner Training Program – On September 29, 2021 from 8:30 am – 3:30 pm the Miner Training Program of the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences will hold a Professional Development Online Webinar for Mine Supervisors, Competent Persons, and Safety Professionals. The program is free and presented as part of the State Grant outreach service to the state of Delaware, but you can be from anywhere to attend and it’s free. There is no registration needed, just get details on the flier here (pdf) and join us on the 29th.

Presentations will include a full online tour of the safeminers.com site and many more resources online including some hidden gems that I created for my own clients’ use.

Spring Thaws Go Virtual

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The traditional Spring Thaws held around the country are virtual this year so you may be able to attend them even if they aren’t in your area. Spring Thaws are held by mining industry hosts to:

•  increase awareness and recognition of mining hazards.
•  improve hazard correction.
•  encourage safe work practices.

At these events, safety professionals from mining and equipment companies, associations, and the Mine Safety and Health Administration share information on a range of mining hazards. While MSHA does not sponsor these events, they encourage miners to take advantage of those offered in your area, in-person or virtual.

You can see the schedule on MSHA’s web site here.

TRAM Virtual Summit

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If you’ve never had the opportunity to travel to West Virginia for a Training Resources Applied to Mining (TRAM) conference the pandemic may be making it easier, not harder to finally attend. The meeting will be virtual on October 14 & 15. No travel involved!

Stay tuned! We’re anxious to see if there will be any virtual social exchanges as well, and if not, Safe Miners and Complete Safety Solutions will be providing some. You can let us know you’re interested by completing a short form here.

Register with MSHA below.”See you there!”

Register with MSHA here.

Penn State Supervisor Safety Seminar

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The Penn State Miner Training Program, in cooperation with government and industry sponsors, is hosting a seminar and a series of professional development workshops on January 22 and 23, 2020. The objective of the seminar and the workshops is to enhance the safety management skills of supervisors. If you only attend one seminar this year the Professional Development Mine Safety Seminar for Supervisors should be the one! 

Click here for more information and to register online.

Annual Blasting Seminar

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This tuition-free seminar is for mining company managers, blasting engineers, blasters, and others involved with the planning, design, and use of explosives in the mining industry. The seminar will be held at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy in Beaver, West Virginia, starting at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 19, 2020, and ending at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday, February 20, 2020.

Location: National Mine Health and Safety Academy, 1301 Airport Rd., Beaver, WV 25813-9426
Date: February 19, 2020

Contact Jared Adkins at 304-256-3472 or adkins.jared@dol.gov for more information or click here for brochure (pdf).

Delaware Mine Safety Seminar

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Attend this free day full of mine safety presentations and good conversations with fellow miners and mine safety professionals on September 18, 2019.

The purpose of the workshop is to enhance safety at your operation through education and training in timely topics, such as:

  • Mine Hazard Training with Degraded Images
  • MSHA Update and Fatality Review
  • Supervisors/Contractors and MSHA Inspections
  • MSHA Workplace Examinations
  • MineFit: Mental and Physical Fitness in Mining
  • Training Principles and Practices

See more details and register here.

Delaware Mine Safety Seminar

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September 13, 2017 8:30 AM – 4 PM

Each September Mine Safety Instructors from Penn State University’s Miner Training Program, safety and health specialists from the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), legal and industry safety professionals conduct a one-day professional development workshop for mine supervisors, competent persons,  and safety professionals. Lunch is provided.

The purpose of the workshop is to enhance safety at your operation through education and training in timely topics, such as:

  • Mine Hazard Training with Degraded Images
  • MSHA Workplace Exam Proposed Rule
  • MSHA Fatality/Injury Review
  • Tips and Resources for Mine Safety Instructors
  • MSHA Overview
  • Mine Safety Management Principles
  • Q & A and discussion on other timely mine safety issues

Click HERE to Register for this FREE Seminar! See you there.

TRAM Presentation

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screen-shot-2016-10-13-at-8-29-33-pmOne of the great benefits of attending TRAM is that MSHA distributes DVD’s with all presentations on them. The bad thing is these take some time to prepare, create, and mail. People in my presentation expressed an interest in having some of the material available ASAP, so here it is. It’s common for TRAM to provide the type of energy that make you want to start putting the ideas to work as soon as you get home.

Here’s the link to my presentation. If you have any problems accessing it please let me know.