Pierpont’s 80-hour Entry Level Underground Miner course is designed to prepare students for the WV Office of Miners Health and Safety certification exam. This is required for a career as an entry-level underground coal miner. Trainees will be exposed to a general orientation in mining, mining health and safety, mine gases and ventilation, roof and ribs, haulage, emergency response, accident prevention and hazard recognition, and miner and operator rights and responsibilities. Students cannot miss a class or be late.