Why Do We Not Sign Part 46 Training Certificates?

 

 We do not sign training certificates under Part 46 because MSHA does not allow us to. Under Part 46 your company is responsible for your own MSHA training program. Your company must have a MSHA training plan and you must designate a company person on your plan to certify the training certificate. The person listed on your training plan as the person responsible for Health and Safety is the only person permitted to sign training certificates. 

The following paragraph is from MSHA's Program Policy Manual stating this.
"The person who has been designated by the operator or independent contractor as responsible for  health and safety training is required to certify, by signature,  that training has been completed.    This should not be confused with the "competent person" who conducts the training. For example, a state, vocational school or cooperative instructor listed in a training plan may conduct the training and be recorded as the competent person for each subject they teach. The person, who is designated as the person responsible for Part 46 training, as indicated on  the training plan, must certify that the training was completed."
We do certify Part 48 training certificates when you complete your course. Part 48 training is conducted under our approved MSHA Cooperative training plan.