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Employee Advanced Firefighting Training

Last Friday, a group of Prairie State miners completed advanced firefighting training at Southeastern Illinois College (SIC).  In the coming weeks, all Prairie State mine employees will complete this training.  This effort goes above and beyond the fire extinguisher training required by the Mine Safety and Health Administration. For these training exercises, SIC utilizes an above-ground facil… More

Prairie State Employees Certified in Safety

After a week of training, 16 Prairie State employees became Certified Occupational Safety Specialists.  This training program taught them how to recognize, reduce, and handle hazards, thereby improving the safety of the work environment. Great job, Prairie State employees! More