Since 1987, the Health and Safety Training Center at The University of Texas at Austin has served as the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) State Grants recipient for Texas and has provided comprehensive safety and health compliance training to the state’s mining industry.
As a grant‑funded program, the Health and Safety Training Center delivers both on‑site and virtual training, including New Miner, Annual Refresher, and Instructor Training courses. We also certify First Aid/CPR/AED, assist with mine safety compliance visits, review and develop training plans, and deliver professional speaking engagements for companies and industry conferences.
We remain committed to safe production as the forefront of our mission. We diligently work to prevent workplace injuries, accidents, and fatalities across Texas, throughout the United States, and internationally.
Associations/Recognition
In 2011, the program was recognized by the Mine Safety and Health Administration for twenty-five years of providing quality health and safety training for miners and contractors in the State of Texas.
In order to further reinforce organizational safety cultures and to continue to develop strong, positive attitudes towards safety and health, the Health and Safety Training Center staff members are Council Officers for the Texas Chapter of the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association. The association provides networking and mentorship to the mining industry in Texas and coordinates an annual conference for mining professionals and contractors.
In addition, the staff is also involved with the planning and coordination of the South Central Joint Mine Health and Safety Conference. This regional conference services the states of Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico and Missouri. Since 2010, the Health and Safety Training Center has been an authorized affiliated Medic First Aid Training Center.
Instructors
Our instructors possess extensive experience in their subject matter areas ranging from compliance training to professional certification expertise. Each instructor has worked directly in their respective industries in which they teach, and many have hands-on experience working in the field and as safety directors and managers for their companies.
Real-life experience is pertinent to teaching safety and health and our priority is to provide an instructor that is able to accurately convey the importance of safety at an office, mine site, construction site and in daily life.
Instructor’s credentials and expertise include:
- MSHA Part 48 Approved Instructors
- OSHA Authorized Outreach Trainers for General and Construction Industry
- Certified Safety Professionals
- Industrial Hygiene Certified
- Medic First Aid/CPR Instructors
- EHS Legal Requirements
- EHS Liability Analysis
- Certified Safety and Health Official
- Electrical Safety
- Certified Mine Safety Professional
- Task Training
- Bilingual Safety Training
- Instructor Training
- Compliance Assistance.
