All coursesMining safety · MIN 101

Mine Site Safety Induction

General induction for surface and open pit mine workers, contractors and visitors who need unescorted site access.

Foundation levelNo prior training needed
3 hoursLearn at your own pace
EnglishWorks on phones
CertificateValid 12 months

What you will learn

  • Explain your legal duties under Ghana's mining regulations
  • Apply the hierarchy of controls to site hazards
  • Work safely around heavy mobile equipment and blasting
  • Isolate energy sources using lockout and tagout
  • Respond correctly to a site emergency

Skills you will gain

Hazard identificationHierarchy of controlsMobile equipment safetyBlast exclusion zonesLockout and tagout

Syllabus

6 lessons · about 24 minutes · assessment
  1. 1. The law and your duties
    Reading · 4 min
  2. 2. Hazard identification and risk control
    Reading · 4 min
  3. 3. Mobile equipment and haul roads
    Reading · 4 min
  4. 4. Ground control and blasting
    Reading · 4 min
  5. 5. Health hazards and energy isolation
    Reading · 4 min
  6. 6. Emergency response
    Reading · 4 min
  7. Final assessment
    8 questions · pass mark 80% · you can retake it

Enrol to open the lessons. They open one at a time, in order.