Tools you can use

This page lists free tools and resources for health and safety submitted by our members

Sites with mining health and safety training resources

• University of Arizona’s Western Mining Safety and Health Training Resource Center has the Harry’s Hard Choices and MSHA Football computer-based training games, along with many other innovative packages, with more coming soon.
• Colorado School of Mines Energy, Mining and Construction Industry Safety (EMCIS) Program training products and templates, such as Minopoly and Wheel of Hazards.
• Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety Mine Safety Training Videos
• The NIOSH Mining Tools You Can Use listing has the NIOSH Hearing Loss Simulator, EXAMiner hazard recognition training, and many more.
• MSHA’s training pages contain information about training courses, instructors guides, and more, including many mine rescue training resources.

Mining Health and Safety Links

Links to other sites of interest to mining safety and health

Mine emergency risk assessment tool

An interactive mine emergency risk preparedness and readiness self-assessment tool was developed by ABS Group and a team of experts.

• Mine emergency risk preparedness and readiness self-assessment; A proactive approach article in Mining Engineering
• COVID-19 Impacts on Mine Rescue Team Readiness, Mine Emergency Readiness and Preparedness presented at the 2020 TRAM conference

Interested in scheduling an assessment? Contact one of the development team:

• William C. York-Feirn, CMSP, Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, (303) 866-3567, x 8151, bill.york-feirn@state.co.us
• David C. Stalfort, PMP, ABS Group, (703) 351-3727, dstalfort@abs-group.com
• Jeff Kravitz, PhD, PE, JHK & Associates Consulting, (412) 596-6849, jeffkrav@msn.com