---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 48.11"
title: "30"
number: "48.11"
heading: "Hazard training."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/48.11"
---

# §48.11. Hazard training.

- (a) Operators shall provide to those miners, as defined in [§ 48.2(a)(2)](/cfr/30/48.2.md?p=a-2) (Definition of miner) of this subpart A, a training program before such miners commence their work duties. This training program shall include the following instruction, which is applicable to the duties of such miners:
  - (1) Hazard recognition and avoidance;
  - (2) Emergency and evacuation procedures;
  - (3) Health and safety standards, safety rules, and safe working procedures;
  - (4) **Use of self-rescue and respiratory devices, including—**
    - (i) Hands-on training in the complete donning of all types of self-contained self-rescue devices used at the mine, which includes assuming a donning position, opening the device, activating the device, inserting the mouthpiece, and putting on the nose clip; and
    - (ii) Hands-on training in transferring between all applicable self-rescue devices; and
  - (5) Such other instruction as may be required by the District Manager based on circumstances and conditions at the mine.
- (b) Miners shall receive the instruction required by this section at least once every 12 months.
- (c) The training program required by this section shall be submitted with the training plan required by [§ 48.3(a)](/cfr/30/48.3.md?p=a) (Training plans: Submission and approval) of this subpart A and shall include a statement on the methods of instruction to be used.
- (d) In accordance with [§ 48.9](/cfr/30/48.9.md) (Records of training) of this subpart A, the operator shall maintain and make available for inspection certificates that miners have received the hazard training required by this section.
- (e) Miners subject to hazard training shall be accompanied at all times while underground by an experienced miner, as defined in [§ 48.2(b)](/cfr/30/48.2.md?p=b) (Definition of miner) of this subpart A.

## Notes

### Amendments

[43 FR 47459, Oct. 13, 1978, as amended at 47 FR 23640, May 25, 1982; 53 FR 10336, Mar. 30, 1988; 71 FR 12269, Mar. 9, 2006; 71 FR 71452, Dec. 8, 2006]

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811, 825.

### Source

Source: 43 FR 47459, Oct. 13, 1978, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[43 FR 47459, Oct. 13, 1978, as amended at 47 FR 23640, May 25, 1982; 53 FR 10336, Mar. 30, 1988; 71 FR 12269, Mar. 9, 2006; 71 FR 71452, Dec. 8, 2006]