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International Mine Health and Safety Conference 2019

Date	31 October 2019
-	01 November 2019
Location	Misty Hills Conference Centre, Muldersdrift, Cradle of Humankind, Johannesburg
Resources	IMHS Conference 2019 Sponsorship Opportunities 10042019.pdf Mine Health & Safety Announcement Final-28092019.pdf Mine Health & Safety Prelim Prog 08102019.pdf Mine Health & Safety abstract list 27062019.pdf Mine Health and Safety Conference Reg Form 22052019.pdf

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Objectives

The conference will focus on improvement in health and safety, as well as the environmental impact the mining and metallurgy industries have on the local communities they serve while highlighting actions to be taken

It will be a learning platform, allowing people to share ideas on health and safety, the environmental aspects which local communities’ need to be aware of, concerning the industry and its relationships with them.

This conference aims to bring together management, DMR, Minerals Council South Africa, Unions, Health and Safety practitioners at all levels from the industry.

Sharing best practice and successful strategies for zero harm and a value-based approach to health and safety. With the purpose of addressing the main challenges in the mining industry such as logistics, energy, employee safety, contractors and the communities at large.

Who should attend

The conference should be of value to:

Safety practitioners
Mine management
Mine health and safety officials
Engineering managers
Underground production supervisors
Surface production supervisors
Environmental scientists
Minimizing of waste
Operations manager
Processing manager
Contractors (mining)
Including mining consultants, suppliers & manufacturers
Education and training
Energy solving projects
Water solving projects
Unions
Academics and students
DMR.

Call for Papers

Papers and presentation must be of a technical nature covering the topics suggested, but not limited to these topics.

Presentations that refer to the use of a specific product or service must give practical and technical case studies that have been applied in the industry.

Prospective authors and presenters are invited to submit titles and abstracts of their papers or presentations in English.

Abstracts should be no longer than 500 words and should be submitted in English to

Camielah Jardine,
Head of Conferencing:
via e-mail: camielah@saimm.co.za

Topics

Health:

Lifestyle/Fatigue Management
Wellness of employees
Occupational health
Ventilation issues and solutions

Safety:

Chemical storage practices
Stored energy practices
Access to confined spaces
Metallurgical safety innovations
Community safety services
Safety ‘off’ the job
Managers and safety managers presentations
Geotechnical concerns on safety
Operation of transport and machinery
Road Safety—to and from work

Environment/Community:

Environment
Corporate social investment in communities
Environmental issues and solutions
Engineering issues and solutions
Mine design solutions
Corporate leading practices
Workplace solutions and conditions
Security/illegal mining

Sustainability:

Behavioural management of employees
Employees -sustainable development
Rock engineering—issues and solutions
Geological issues and solutions
Planning issues and solutions
Fall of ground management

Abstract List

List of Abstracts

What really drives safety
The Kinetic Leadership Institute

The assessment of respiratory illnesses risks posed by Tailings Storage Facilities enriched in heavy metals (Se, As, Cd, U, Pb and Cr) through air pollution by dust,
University of Johannesburg

The Assessment of Injuries for Women Working in Gold and Platinum Mines of South Africa
University of Johannesburg

Impala mining harm prevention model – bottom-up risk based approach
Impala Platinum Limited

Developing a Resilient Safety Culture
JVR Safety

Mindfulness and Safety
Impala Platinum Limited

Safety Decision:- Dashbord Information Management (Analysis & Review)
Impala Platinum Limited

An Evaluation of the Bond Strength of Multiple Resin Bolt and Capsule Combinations through Laboratory Testing and Applied Methodologies
Impala Platinum Limited, Groundwork

The Effectiveness of Section 23 of the MHSA in the Gold and Platinum Mines of South Africa
University of Johannesburg

Benchmarking the Enforcement of Section 23 of the MHSA
University of Johannesburg

Zero Harm and Twenty-first Century Mining: Taking advantage of digital technologies while understanding the technology limits in a human-centred future of work
University of the Witwatersrand

OHS Risk Management in Mining – Then and Now
University of the Witwatersrand

Reflections on case study research: Where from, and where to for worker elected health and safety representatives?
University of the Witwatersrand

Considerations relating to fire dynamics and management thereof during inclined conveyor fires, Prysm Ventilation Services
Impala Platinum Limited

Shift cycles and fatigue in the South African mining industry,
CSIR

Digitalization of safety, health and environment through the OiS solution
Anglo America

Diesel Particulate Matter (DPM) exposure control in the underground operations of Anglo American Platinum
Anglo American, plc

Mist Capturing and Abatement in Non-Ferrous Metals Electrowinning
Metalix

Beyond ‘Zero Harm’........Wellness in the workplace in the South African mining industry
Sibanyestill Water

A critical investigation into underground missing persons and the applicable Through-the-Wire, Through-the-Air and Through-the-Earth communications technology
University of Pretoria

Fourth Industrial Revolution
AMCU

If anything is worth doing, do it with all your heart
Sibanyestill Water

SIM 160902: Assessment of the ergonomics design of self-contained self- rescuer (SCSR) devices for use by women in mining
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

SIM 170603: The reproducibility of digital x-ray ad analog x-ray readings for medical surveillance in the South African mining industry (SAMI) to determine the reproducibility of digital and analog chest radiography for detevtion of silicosis and silicosis plus pulmonary tuberculosis
Mine Health and Safety Council

SIM 150601: Develop methodologies for the measurement of diesel exhaust emissions (DEE) and diesel particulate matter (DPM), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Improvement in monitoring of seismicity in a mining district, Council for GeoScience SAIMM: diversity and inclusion in the mining industry (DIMI) – keeping the conversation fresh, and moving forward, Golder Associates (Africa) (Pty) Ltd
University of the Witwatersrand