Apprentice Underground Miner Program - RED HAT

Our "new miner" course is designed to prepare students for the WV Office of Miner's Health and Safety's certification exam, which is required to become an entry-level underground coal miner. Trainees will be exposed to a general orientation in mining, mining health and safety, mine gases and ventilation, roof and ribs, haulage, emergency response, accident prevention and hazard recognition, and miner and operator rights and responsibilities.

All training materials are provided.  An additional $10 fee will be required for the final examination, which must be paid to the WV Office of Miner's Health and Safety.

Participants must be 18 years of age or older.  Class size is limited to 25 persons and attendance is mandatory as required by state law.  Please bring a pencil and notebook to the first night of class.