Checked with safety today. My card was expired. However, if you are actively working toward your permanent certification, it does not matter if the card is expired or not!

And my boss talked with the General Manager of the mine (top dog) and he said, "**** them if they think they can tell us what we can count as a shift."

SO all is well. Just have to do full double shifts for the remaining 8 have have to log. Then I can go and test no problem.