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Contractor Summit

Contractor Summit. Conrad Spangler Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy. Mineral Mining (2004) Production Tonnage: 106.3 million Mine Workers: 3603 Production Hours: 6.99 million Contractor Hours: 0.98 million. Coal Mining (2004) Production Tonnage: 30.56 million

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Contractor Summit

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  1. ContractorSummit Conrad Spangler Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy

  2. Mineral Mining (2004) Production Tonnage: 106.3 million Mine Workers: 3603 Production Hours: 6.99 million Contractor Hours: 0.98 million Coal Mining (2004) Production Tonnage: 30.56 million Mine Workers: 4558 Production Hours: 9.08 million

  3. Fatal and Serious Injuries at Virginia Mineral Mines – 1994 - 2004

  4. § 45.1-161.292:2. Definitions. "Operator" means any person who operates, controls or supervises a mine or any independent contractor performing services or construction at such mine. "Licensed operator" means the operator who has obtained the license for a particular mine under § 45.1-161.292:30. "Independent contractor" means any person that contracts to perform services or construction at a mine. "Miner" means any individual working in a mineral mine.

  5. § 45.1-161.292:63. Notices of violations. A. If the Director or a mine inspector has reasonable cause to believe that a violation of the Act has occurred, he shall with reasonable promptness issue a notice of violation to the person who is responsible for the violation.

  6. RISK ASSESSMENT • Both mines and contractors • Fatal and serious injury rates • CO’s & NOV’s • Injury frequency rates • New mine or contractor

  7. General Mineral Miner Certification • Extract or process minerals • Excludes delivery, office, maintenance, service and construction work • Board of Mineral Mining Examiners • Nine members • One appointed member an employee of an independent contractor • One appointed member an officer, manager or supervisor of an independent contractor

  8. New miners • Newly-employed experienced miners • New tasks • Annual refresher • Hazard training Each operator shall have a training plan:

  9. Fatal and Serious Injuries at Virginia Mineral Mines – 1994 - 2004

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