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Mechanical Engineering Safety Seminar

2023 Seminar Agenda

31st Mechanical Engineering Safety Seminar (MESS) agenda

The following 2023 agenda 'at a glance' outlines the broad range of seminar topics, including new and emerging technologies, creative solutions to mining issues, 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 2 August)

8:00am – 8:30am  |  Registration

9:00am – 10:25am  |  Session 1 

  • Welcome and opening address – Chief Inspector, NSW Resources Regulator
  • Mechanical engineering update and interactive session – Ben Withers, NSW Resources Regulator 
  • Business focus on mechanical engineering excellence – Anthony Clarkson, Hanson Quarry

10:25am – 10:55am  |  Morning tea

10:55am – 12:10pm  |  Session 2 

  • Introduction of Bunker - installation and issues – Andy Withers, Metropolitan Coal
  • Resilience speaker - "Digging Deeper: Unravelling 'UGRs' for Enhanced Safety in Mining" – Steve Simpson

12:10pm – 1:10pm  |  Lunch

1:10pm – 3:25pm  |  Session 3 

  • Hose management – Sean Barrett, Bengalla and Rob Leiss, Westrac
  • Conveyor structural collapse – Fred Adams, Holcim
  • Supervisor training – John Martin, Bulga Mine and Kent Flaherty Bengalla Mine

3:25pm – 3:55pm  |  Afternoon tea

3:55pm – 4:45pm  |  Session 4

  • Winder controls Australia EU (rope handling program), SIEMAG
  • Close day one and instructions for seminar dinner – Greg Connolly, NSW Resources Regulator

 

Conference dinner

6:30pm – 7:00pm  |  Pre-dinner drinks – Ballroom foyer

7:00pm – 10:00pm  |  Dinner with special guest speaker 

Seminar agenda | Day 2 (Thursday 3 August)

8:00am – 8:30am  |  Registration

8:30am – 11:15am  |  Session 1 

  • Conveyor belting idler rolling resistance efficiency – Jayne O’Shea, TUNRA Bulk Solids
  • Crane study and permit – Jessica Tuck-Lee, Mudgee Cranes
  • Tyre and Rim Management – Mark Geerssen, EMESRT and  Dr Sara Pazell, VIVIA Health at Work
  • New mining equipment purchase, and introduction to site – Shayne Gillett and Phillip Hyde, Mandalong

11:10am – 11:50am  |  Brunch

11:50am – 2:15pm  |  Session 2 

  • Preparing for mine closure – Alan Burns, Liddell Mine
  • Failure investigations – Geoff Ackerman, ASL Global
  • Hydrogen Diesel hybrid engine development- Shawn Kook, UNSW
  • Battery electric loader – Peter Patton, CSA Mine

 

How can I register?

Tickets are now available and include the 2-day seminar and dinner. Numbers are limited. 

For further information and registration options, please use the link below or email rr.workshops@regional.nsw.gov.au

Seminar information and registration