MSHA-required Documents

MSHA requires Mine Operators to maintain the following records
Here is a list of the documents you need to have available for MSHA during an inspection, just in case you didn’t know. With the new assessments you don’t want any surprises.

Comprehensive Part 46 Training Program (update annually)
Part 62 - Hearing Conservation Program and annual training records (must cover all 7 points listed in 62.180)
Written HazCom (Hazardous Communication) Program
Miners’ Representative (and contact information) - 40.3 - Post it!
MSHA 2000-7 Legal ID (Update as needed) – 41.12
MSHA 7000-1: Accident Reports (MSHA Reportables – each one must be investigated)
MSHA 7000-2: Quarterly Employment Reports
Supervisors’ Daily Workplace Exams - 56.18002
Mobile Equipment Inspections - 56.14100
Firefighting equipment inspection records - 56.4201 (If contract company is used they need written documentation of inspections)
Continuity and resistance of electrical equipment grounding test records (56.12028) (Due 12 months following last inspection)
Pressure Vessel Inspections - 56.13012 (Varies by State; MSHA enforces the State regulations)
Current First aid Records – Documentation for currently trained individuals capable of providing first-aid assistance on all shifts when hazardous work is being conducted - 56.18010
Independent Contractor Register - List of Contractors working on site with contact information (and MSHA ID if they have one) - 45.4
If applicable, Respirator Protection Program and respirator fit-testing records requested during MSHA health sampling activities of employees (determines penalty if there is an over-exposure to surveyed contaminants).
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