MineSafe 2011
| Date | 15 August 2011 |
| - | 19 August 2011 |
SAIMM, AMMSA and SACMA are hosting the
MineSAFE 2011
Technical Conference and Industry day
15-18 August 2011- Conference
19 August 2011- Industry celebration day
This conference is designed to help bring South African mines to Zero Harm. All parties involved in safety on the mines participate in an endeavour to bring about meaningful change.
The conference is a combined effort between the SAIMM, AMMSA and SACMA. With valued input from the DMR, Chamber of Mines, NUM, Solidarity and UASA The Union. It will also be a platform for the annual hard rock safety awards. Safety in the South African hard rock mines remains a critical focus area. As a world leader in hard rock mining the risks remain a challenge. It will be an opportunity for mines to share and learn from operations that have shown specific advances and improvements.
The conference will present best practice from South Africas safe hard rock leaders. Best practice operations will share how they have managed to change peoples attitudes and behaviour. We will also see how they have applied technological improvements and systems to reduce risks and reduce LTIFR and fatalities. Portions of the conference will deal with improving the health of mineworkers and reduce the negative impacts on the environment surrounding mine areas.
Conference Supported by
The conference organising committee would like to thank the following institutions for their invaluable support:
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Sponsors
The conference organising committee would like to thank the following sponsors for their invaluable support:
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Sponsorship Opportunities
The following sponsorship opportunities are available:
- Partnership Sponsorship
- Premium Exhibition Sponsorship
- Banner Exhibition Sponsorship
- Cocktail Sponsorship
- Conference Bag Sponsorship
- Pens and Pads Sponsorship
- Author Gift Sponsorship
- Lanyard Sponsorship
Companies wishing to sponsor or exhibit should contact the Conference Coordinator
Raymond van der Berg
Conference Co-ordinator
SAIMM, P O Box 61127
Marshalltown
2107
Tel: (011) 834-1273/7
Fax: (011) 833-8156 or (011) 838-5923
Co-ordinator Email: raymond@saimm.co.za
Sponsorship Package details can be downloaded in download section below
Objectives
This conference aims to bring together management, DMR, Unions, Chamber of Mines and health and safety practitioners at all levels from the
industry to share best practice and successful strategies for zero harm and a valuebased approach to health and safety. It will address the main challenges
in mining such as logistics, energy and safety of employees, The conference will focus on improving health and safety in the mining industry and highlight
actions to be taken. It will act as a platform for learning and allow people to share ideas on safety.
Who should attend
The conference should be of value to:
- Head office personnel
- Mine management
- Mine health and safety officials
- Minerals and energy department
- Underground production supervisors
- Surface production supervisors
- Contractors (mining)
- Mining consultants
- Mining suppliers
- Mining manufacturers
- Unions
- Academics & Students
- DMR
Topics
Papers are invited that integrate the following topics:
- Behaviour management of employees
- Welness of employees
- Occupational Health Issues and Solutions
- Corporate Social Investment
- Sustainable developmet
- 'Safety off the Job'
- Environmental issues and solutions
- Geological issues and solutions
- Engineering issues and solutions
- Planning issues and solutions
- Rock Engineering issues and solutions
- Ventilation issues and solutions
- Mine design issues and solutions
- Workplace issues and solutions
- Security / Illegal Mining
- Geotechnical concerns on safety
- Operation of transport & machinery
- Fall Of Ground Management
- Safety Manager leading practices
Call for papers
The conference is a combined effort between the SAIMM, AMMSA and SACMA. With valued input from the DMR, Chamber of Mines, NUM,
Solidarity and UASA The Union and papers are invited for the Conference.
Prospective authors are invited to submit titles and abstracts of their papers, in English. The abstracts should be no longer than 500 words and should be
submitted to:
Raymond van der Berg
Conference Co-ordinator
SAIMM, P O Box 61127
Marshalltown
2107
Tel: (011) 834-1273/7
Fax: (011) 833-8156 or (011) 838-5923
Co-ordinator Email: raymond@saimm.co.za
Key Dates & Publication
2 April 2011 Submission of abstracts
20 April 2011 Acceptance of abstracts
20 June 2011 Submission of final paper
15-18 August 2011 Conference
19 August 2011 Industry Awards Day
Please note:
All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Selected papers will be
published in the Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Preliminary Programme
Preliminary Programme: Mine Safe2011
Day 1
15 August 2011
07:30 - 09:00 Registration and Coffee
09:00- 09:10 Welcome - Conference Chairman
Session 1: Session Chairmen: F Egerton
08:30 -08:55 Keynote Speaker
08:55 - 09:20 Predictive mining safety performance model based on statistical and behavioural science methods
Johann Wannenburg; Anglo American
09:20 - 09:45 Accident reduction at the Cut 8 Project using Behaviour Based Safety Principles at the
Work Crew Level.
Scott L.P. Coulter and Geoff Jones, Debswana projects
09:45 - 10:10 How to effectively select candidates and interpret assessment data for safety in leading mines.
Alex Pires, Jamey Hey, Paul Vorster, and Pieter de Klerk, Jopie van Rooyen and Partners
10:10 - 10:20 Sponsor Presentation - Chamber of Mines
10:20 - 11:00 Morning Tea
Session 2: Session Chairmen: L McMaster
11:00 - 11:35 Union Presentation: UASA The Union
F. Stehring, UASA The Union
11:35 - 12:00 Review of current status with regards to silicosis in the South African Mining Industry
HES Moorcroft, M de Koker, GJ Pienaar, Chamber of Mines of South Africa
12:00- 12:25 MOSH Noise Adoption - Training and awareness
Dries Labuschagne, Des Wrigley & Dickie Coutts, Chamber of Mines of South Africa
12:25 -12:50 Silicosis and silico tuberculosis in the South African mining industry: strategies for elimination
and control
M Nhlapho, De Beers Finsch Mine
12:50 - 14:00 Lunch
Session 3: Session Chairmen: D Shorthouse
14:00 - 14:25 Family Safety Journey
P. Korff, Anglo American
14:25 - 14:50 A Best Practice Approach for Managing Operator Fatigue
Oliver Keys, The Centre for Mechanised Mining Systems
14:50 - 15:15 The NIHL milestones: Past and Future
A Edwards, D Kritzinger, CSIR, Rand Mutual Assurance
15:15 - 15:40 Safety in mining developing strategic resilience
A Greeff, Annie Greeff and Associates
15:40 - 16:00 Day Closure - Conference Chairman
16:00 - 16:25 Afternoon Tea
Day 2:
16 August 2011
07:30 - 09:00 Registration and Coffee
09:00- 09:10 Welcome Chairman
Session 4: Session Chairmen: A Fulton
08:30 -08:55 Keynote Speaker
08:55 - 09:20 Riski Diski Health and Safety Program - Challenging the conventional training
methodologies to impact the learners on a subconscious level to create a shift in the
organisational safety culture.
Ian Edwards, KBCSA
09:20 - 09:45 Premature blast detonations caused by blasting in reactive ground
Gerhard Stenzel, Xstrata Coal South Africa
09:45 - 10:10 Accident reconstruction simulations - its potential impact on the prevention of future
mine accidents
R C W Webber-Youngman and E van Wyk, University of Pretoria
10:10 - 10:20 Sponsor Presentation Geobrugg AG
Bart Schoevaerts, Manager Africa
10:20 - 11:00 Morning Tea
Session 5: Session Chairmen: G Stenzel
11:00 - 11:25 Union Presentation: Adopting a Zero Harm approach to improve health & safety
L McMaster, Solidarity
11:25 - 11:50 Anglo American Tripartite Health & Safety Initiative
M Nhlapo
11:50- 12:15 Automate the way to safety - single loader automation
Sara C. Thorley, Alfred Marek, Gerald A. Elliott; Sandvik
12:15 - 12:40 Optimum coal mine: striving towards a "zero effluent" mine"
V E Cogho; Optimum Coal Mine
12:40 - 13:40 Lunch
Session 6: Session Chairmen: S Malatji
13:40 - 14:05 The MOSH process for the Eager Adoption of Leading practices Lessons Learned
Andre van Zyl,