Comments on: It’s Not Fairy Dust: Unleashing the Potential of American Manufacturing Requires Understanding of Underlying Fundamentals https://americanresources.org/its-not-fairy-dust-unleashing-the-potential-of-american-manufacturing-requires-understanding-of-underlying-fundamentals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its-not-fairy-dust-unleashing-the-potential-of-american-manufacturing-requires-understanding-of-underlying-fundamentals Thu, 06 Jul 2023 22:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jeff Dalto https://americanresources.org/its-not-fairy-dust-unleashing-the-potential-of-american-manufacturing-requires-understanding-of-underlying-fundamentals/comment-page-1/#comment-392 Jeff Dalto Thu, 31 Dec 2015 22:13:00 +0000 http://americanresources.org/?p=3395#comment-392 Beyond the issue of a change in regulations (which may or may not happen but is certainly beyond the control of any average citizen), another way to make mining more profitable and efficient is training.

I work with a lot of mines, and a lot of the employee training is minimal, particularly beyond MSHA-mandated safety training. That’s not true at all mines, of course, and it’s more true at smaller mines than larger ones (and/or at mines owned by larger companies). But it’s still something many companies can improve.

The link below focuses on MSHA-mandated safety training, but the tools discussed could be used for any kind of training at a mine site:

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