Think safe. Work
safe. Live safe.
That's the Rosebud Way.
Safety is something we all take seriously at Rosebud, and that's
how it should be. We've built this company around the quality of
our people, and our future relies on keeping people safe.
At the Rosebud Safety Training Center, you see this in action.
Employees from all over the company come here to learn the latest
in safety techniques that they then take back to the mine. This
centralized approach helps keep everyone on the same page and
allows us to be as safe as possible.
Learn more about the history of safety training
and mine rescue here - and see what we're doing today.
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Safety training at Rosebud Mining.
At the Rosebud Safety Training Center, we try to follow a
standardized approach to training. The vast majority of our
employees are trained at the Rosebud Safety Training Center in
Kittanning, PA.
New Underground Miners:
Rosebud Mining generally conducts 3 or 4 "New Miner" training
classes a year. This is a "40 hour basic training" course that all
underground miners receive before they assume their duties as
apprentice miners at one of the 21 underground facilities we
operate.
New Surface Miners:
Newly employed surface miners receive 24 hours of specialized
training at the Safety Center as required by federal regulations.
All new surface miners, surface construction, and preparation plant
workers receive this training.
Annual Retraining, Underground:
Rosebud Mining conducts approximately 40 annual retraining
classes per year. These classes are site specific to each mine.
Each miner receives 8 hours of this training per year.
Annual Retraining, Surface:
Each surface miner, construction worker and prep plant worker
receives 8 hours of annual retraining per year.
Supervisory Training:
Rosebud Mining offers at least 3 "Supervisory Training" classes
per year. This is specialty training for all of the Supervisory
personnel at all mine sites and preparation plants.
Emergency Medical Technician, Basic:
An annual "EMT Basic" class is offered each year to train
employees who wish to become Emergency Medical Technicians. This
course is offered one day per week for 19 weeks, and students are
required to pass a PA State Certification test before they are
permitted to assume duties as a certified EMT.
E.M.T. Continuing Education Classes:
Rosebud Mining offers a continuing education program in which
all current E.M.T.'s participate. All card carrying Emergency
Medical Technicians are required to log at least 24 hours of
continuing education in approved courses. They must also be
re-certified in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation.
Other Training:
Rosebud's Safety Trainers routinely make trips to all
underground, surface, and prep plant sites in order to conduct as
needed specialized training. This could include rescue alternative
training, Self Contained Self Rescuer (SCSR) training, or any mine
specific training that might be needed.