Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government.

OKLAHOMA

Lapse in Appropriations

For workplace safety and health, please call 800-321-6742; for mine safety and health, please call 800-746-1553; for Job Corps, please call 800-733-5627 and for Wage and Hour, please call 1-866-487-9243 (1 866-4-US-WAGE).  This website is currently not being updated due to the suspension of Federal government services. The last update to the site was 10/1/2025.  Updates to the site will start again when the Federal government resumes operations.

State of Oklahoma Program Summary 

Ms. Suzen Rodesney, Director
Oklahoma Department of Mines
Mr. Michael Reed​, Director
Oklahoma Miner Training Institute

Oklahoma Miner Training Institute
c/o EOSC - Baker Hall
1301 West Main
Wilburton, OK 74578

Through the Oklahoma Department of Mines, the Oklahoma Miner Training Institute provides training for the coal industry and the metal and nonmetal industry in Oklahoma. The training courses are conducted either at the Oklahoma Miner Training Institute, which is located at Eastern Oklahoma State College, vo-tech schools, or at the mine sites.

Classes offered include:

  • 30 CFR parts 46 and 48 Annual Refresher Training;
  • 30 CFR parts 46 and 48 New Miner Training;
  • Certification and Qualification Training and Testing for Surface Safety for Blasters, Oklahoma Certified Supervisors and Electrical Training;
  • 30 CFR parts 56 and 57, First Aid Training; and
  • MSHA Approved Mine Instructor Training.

Each year the Annual Oklahoma Mine Health and Safety Conference is sponsored by the Oklahoma Miners' Training Institute to provide the mining industry with greater health and safety awareness. Topics for conference workshops address Respirator Use, Electrical Safety, Work Place Examination, Bloodborne Pathogens Update, Powered Haulage Accident Prevention, Contractors working in Mining Operations, Safety Equipment Demonstrations, Drugs in the Workplace, Stress in the Workplace, and Waste/Stockpile Safety.

For more program information contact Mr. Michael Reed at (918) 465-1799 or e-mail mreed2@eosc.edu.