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Mining Engineering Managers Safety Seminar

2024 Agenda at a glance

4th Mining Engineering Managers Safety Seminar (MEMSS) 

The following 2024 agenda 'at a glance' outlines the broad range of seminar topics, including new and emerging technologies, creative solutions to mining case studies, findings from incidents, and opportunities to learn from other industries and sectors.

Please note, this agenda may be subject to change.

Seminar agenda | Day 1 (Wednesday 23 October)

8:00am – 9:00am  |  Registration

9:00am – 10:45am  |  Session 1 

  • Welcome and Resources Regulator update – Chief Inspector, NSW Resources Regulator 
  • Industry and policy update – James Barben, NSW Minerals Council
  • Update on Australian Standards, Osama Ali - Caterpillar, CMEIG

10:45am – 11:10am  |  Morning tea

11:10am – 12:55pm  |  Session 2 

  • Lessons for the safe implementation of automation in mining- Robin Burgess Limerick 
  • Balancing the equation on technology adoption and human readiness - A hallmark of sustainable operations – Sara Pazell, ViVA health at work 
  • Insight into the Sydney Tunnels - John Wither, Acciona

12:55pm – 1:40pm  |  Lunch

1:40pm – 3:15pm  |  Session 3 

  • Managing the Risk of Major Accidents:  Lessons from Anglo American’s Grosvenor Coal Mine Accident - Professor Andrew Hopkins
  • Investigating harmful behaviours - Andrew McColm, NSW Resources Regulator

3:15pm – 3:40pm  |  Afternoon tea

3:40pm – 5:00pm  |  Session 4

  • In conversation – Emerging technology and automation intelligence journey – Ben Taylor, Orica, Rob Cunningham, Northparkes and Jarod Chadwick, Ulan 
  • Journey of a young STAT engineer - Jamie MacLeod, Mangoola Coal 

Conference dinner

6:15pm – 7:00pm  |  Pre-dinner drinks – Ballroom foyer

7:00pm – 10:00pm  |  Dinner with Fletch and Hindy

Seminar agenda | Day 2 (Thursday 24 October)

8:00am – 8:30am  |  Registration

8:30am – 10:30am  |  Session 1 

  • Mining and Petroleum Competence Board update – Joanne Muller, MPCB
  • Wilpinjong - Practical use of the Risk Management Process - Christian Oosthuizen, Wilpinjong
  • Kurri Kurri lateral pipeline installation - Brad Donoghoe, Bloomfield Group and David Pollock, Apa Group 
  • Geotech challenges underground – Christian Mans, Appin Mine and Paul Buddery, In-Depth Engineering

10:30am – 11:00am  |  Morning tea

11:00am – 12:35pm  |  Session 2 

  • Failure of Geotech at Werris Creek – Murray O’Keefe, Werris Creek
  • Dam Safety Update - Chris Salkovic 
  • Legislated change WHS - Update on Respiratory protection, Beard regulations in response to Silica exposure – Karen Tripp, NSW Resources Regulator

12:35pm – 1:15pm  |  Lunch

1:15pm – 3:10pm  |  Session 3

  • Polymetric learnings from the QLD inspectorate - Geoff Nugent and Fritz Djukic
  • Turning away from cable bolts – Andrew Brown, Alkane -Tomingley
  • New innovations, Global Air Cylinder Wheel – Darryl Crowder, GACW