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Training
In-Roc Development can provide a comprehensive development training program for all your under ground needs. Our trainers are Certified through the Ministry of Colleges and Universities in the Province of Ontario, Canada. Let us get local personnel trained and working for you.
In-Roc has five Spanish speaking trainers for any projects in Mexico, Central and South America.
These are a few general guidelines for the duties and responsibilities of the IN-ROC mine trainer:
- Establish an agreement with on-site management about the scope of training required.
- Forecast percentage of classroom time and actual hands-on training to complete the recommended designed training program.
- Trainer to design a biweekly and monthly reporting system to site management.
- Trainer generally plays a role in the mine safety department: a) safety meetings; b) accident and incident investigation reports; c) assist site management in compliance with local government mining and environmental regulations; d) trainer prepares hand-picked employees to participate in safety committees or extended underground training program.
- Trainer to track all employees' training records and report to management on his monthly report and semiannual audits.
- Trainer to work closely with mine supervision to help correct any problems with individual mine employees' work habits. Example: careless operating or equipment damage by the employee. Trainer would interview employee plus schedule retraining. In most cases, the employee now realizes that his/her actions have not gone unnoticed by management. The trainer, under the direction of local management, will exert all resources to build a strong local labour crew.
- Training to seek management's approval on selecting employees for training time. Improve daily operation weakness or unacceptable work places and their respective crews.
- Trainer to provide programs to train supervisors. This program requires specific direction from mine management.
- Trainer to provide tests for all training sessions and employees shall sign-off on all training documentation.
- Trainer to alert management should an employee or group of employees require an extended time for training. In some cases, less talented employees are required to spend more time on labour crews and then called back later for retraining and advancement. The training program must be paced to accommodate low-cost labour that is hired locally.
- Trainer generally spends more than 50% of his time underground.
- One of the trainer's main jobs is to introduce new employees to the total mine environment: a) complete orientation; b) approved site work clothing; c) introduction to all safety devices; d) site hygiene enforcement; e) employees' responsibility to the environment; f) camp and mine rules; g) emergency and fire procedures; h) introduce new employees to management and supervisors; i) monitor new employees closely. Note: their first 30 days are very crucial to joining the mining team.
- Trainer to introduce retraining programs or policy changes should management report failure in the system.
- Trainer to work closely with the mine maintenance department to: a) monitor equipment inspection reports; b)address any misuse or unsafe use of equipment or tools; c) follow-up on employees' equipment checks, brake tests and lubrication duties; d) keep documentation simple but enforcement may be necessary in order to avoid any possible accidents or fire.
- Trainer to introduce a local 5-point safety system. This system brings the attention of all employees to initially inspect their workplace before starting work. This also sets up an employee's reporting system to his/her immediate supervisor.
- Trainer must constantly check his training documentation to make sure that it meets: a) local management approval; b) manufacturers' recommended operating restrictions; c) local mine regulations.
- Trainer to work closely with selected multi-skilled miners to continue on with actual daily routine workplace operations and ongoing workplace training.
- Trainer to routinely meet with warehouse personnel should any new products require safe introduction into the workplace.
This is only a short list of some training duties. All mine sites vary according to local conditions. For each individual to become a multi-skilled miner, the trainer must constantly help improve the workers' morale and make all training interesting and supportive. |
