Service area · Arkansas River Valley
MSHA training for Fort Smith and the Arkansas River Valley
Part 46 and Part 48 training for limestone quarries, sand and gravel pits, and mine contractors across the Arkansas River Valley.
Areas we serve
Training and field services where your crews work.
The Arkansas River Valley supplies crushed stone, sand, and gravel to construction crews on both sides of the state line, and most of those operations run small crews with no one free to travel for a class. We train them live online on Central time, or on site at the pit when the whole crew needs it at once.
Around Fort Smith the work is limestone and dolomite quarries, sandstone, and sand and gravel pits along the Arkansas River, plus the clay and shale that feed brick and block plants. Nearly all of it is surface mining under Part 46, so new miners need 24 hours, experienced miners need 8, and every miner needs an 8-hour annual refresher. Underground and non-Part 46 mineral work falls under Part 48.
We come to you
Every service on this page travels. We teach classes in your shop, trailer, or pit parking lot in Fort Smith, write plans from your own records, and perform evaluations on your equipment. Travel is quoted up front, with no per-mile surprise on the invoice.
Live instructor-led, never computer-based
When you train online, an MSHA instructor teaches the class live on camera in real time. There are no self-paced modules, recorded videos, or slideshow quizzes, and miners can ask questions and get answers the same day.
Operations we train in Fort Smith
- Limestone and dolomite quarries
- Sand and gravel pits along the Arkansas River
- Sandstone and aggregate crushing operations
- Clay, shale, and brick plant operations
- Contract drillers, blasters, and hauling crews
How classes run
We train crews across Sebastian, Crawford, Franklin, Logan, Scott, and Johnson counties in Arkansas, plus operations just across the line in eastern Oklahoma. Online live classes run on Central time, and on-site dates are quoted with instructor travel.
Live online classes are taught in real time by an MSHA instructor, never as a self-paced computer-based course, and require a computer, webcam, and valid photo ID. Every miner leaves with a certificate and a 5000-23 form filed to your training records.
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