International Mine Health and Safety Online Conference 2020

INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

Our digital conference will support our industry journey towards zero harm for our mine and minerals industry employees, ensuring that they go home safe and healthy every day.

We will be showcasing industry leading practices, where case studies will show how companies have successfully achieved their safety and health goals, with leading practitioners and industry leaders presenting their achievements.

In this way, we will be showcasing leadership requirements and benchmarks, which indicate how we can achieve our objectives through people, systems and technologies.

We will also be exploring the areas of occupational and personal health as they impact on the workplace, and especially exploring the learnings from the COVID19 experience, in order to understand how these will impact on the way we work, and engage with our communities.

The increasingly important area of Environment, Sustainability and Governance will also be unpacked, in order to understand how the mining and minerals can improve its image and place in society.

Hear from industry leaders, health and safety professionals, organised labour, regulators, technology experts and leaders, fund managers, academics and many more.

Join us for an exciting and stimulating set of presentations, panel discussions and live question and answer sessions in our webinar environment.

Programme

PROGRAMME

Our International Mine Health and Safety conference is turning into a very special, digital, Pan-Atlantic event. The event has attracted four papers on best practices in health and safety in Canada, and four f rom the USA. From South America we have a paper f rom Chile, and f rom across Southern Af rica and North Af rica we have 14 papers. Importantly we have experiences on the impacts and aftereffects of the COVID-19 pandemic f rom South Af rica and the USA, and best practices in health and safety f rom award-winning operations and companies in Canada and Chile. We have enlightening contributions on the increasing involvement of women in mining, as well as presentations on the impact of human factors and effective leadership in health and safety in mines. In addition to these, we have contributions on state of the art technical innovations in mining.

This is stacking up to be a great global event that you and your company can ill-afford to miss. We have designed special packages and discounts for companies to have delegates attending f rom their mine sites and have tailored the timing of the sessions and presentations to suit the transatlantic time zones. Through Q&A sessions, you will be able to put your questions to the presenters, as all the presentations will be live. We extend our sincere thanks to the Chilean Institute of Mining Engineers, the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, and the Society of Mining Engineers for their most valuable assistance in putting this great event together.

• 6 August 2020, Series 1:
  Systems and processes (14:00–16:50)
• 13 August 2020, Series 2:
  Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (14:00–17:00)
• 20 August 2020, Series 3:
  Technical innovations in supporting health and safety (13:00–16:00)
• 27 August 2020, Series 4:
  Human Factors enabling Zero Harm (14:00–16:30)

6 August 2020 IMHS Series 1 – Systems and processes (14:00–16:50)

14:00–14:20
Guideline for the compilation of a mandatory code of practice for the prevention, mitigation and management of COVID-19 outbreak
L. Ndelu, DMRE, South Africa

14:20–14:30
Q and A

14:30–14:50
A Mitigation and management of COVID-19 outbreak
J. Erasmus and M. Munroe, Impala Platinum Limited, South Africa

14:50–15:00
Q and A

15:00–15:20
Development and challenges in mine health and safety of the Chilean Mining Industry,
G. Pinto, IIMCh – Chilean Institute of Mining Engineers, Chile

15:20–15:30
Q and A

15:30–15:50
Organizational health and safety Initiatives during the pandemic
E.J. Haas, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, USA

16:00–16:20
Leadership, culture, and climate—The foundation of safety and health management
A.J. Richins and M.G. Nelson, University of Utah, USA

16:20–16:30
Q and A

16:30–16:50
Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Mining Workplace
J.E. Kogel, E J. Haas, and G.S. Poplin, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, USA

13 August 2020 IMHS Series 2 - Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (14:00–17:00)

14:00–14:10
Welcome Address
CIM

14:10–14:40
Beyond process and culture – The ongoing journey to zero in the Canadian mining industry
R. Slack, Cementation Americas, Canada

14:40–14:50
Q and A

14:50–15:20
Case Study: Voisey Bay Mine JT Ryan National Award Winner Select Mines 2020
G. Annett, Vale, Canada

15:20–15:30
Q and A

15:30–16:00
Case Study: DeBeers Canada, Gahcho Kué Mine,
K.S. Bhangu, DeBeers Group Managed Operation, DeBeers Group, S&SD, Calgary, Canada

16:00–16:10
Q and A

16:10–16:40
A Canadian Safety Professional's Journey - What I've learned about systems and culture
M. Parent, Prevention Services at Workplace Safety North, Canada

16:40–16:50
Q and A

16:50–17:00
Closing

20 August 2020 IMHS Series 3 – Technical innovations in supporting health and safety (13:00–16:00)

13:00–13:20
Application of machine learning in occupation health and safety
I. Mabala, The University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

13:20–13:30
Q and A

13:30–13:50
Improving health and safety initiative and best practices in artisanal and small-scale mining in Africa - A Case Study Liberia
S. Barrie, The South Dakota School of Mines, USA

13:50–14:00
Q and A

14:00–14:20
An investigation into the signs and symbols used in health and safety communication in South African mining
L. Scott and M. Goncalves, Health and Safety Dialogue Company Ltd, South Africa

14:20–14:30
Q and A

14:30–14:50
Real-time monitoring of tailings dam stability using ambient seismic noise
F. Malan, O. Goldbach, G. Goldswain, G. Olivier, and T. de Wit, Institute of Mine Seismology, South Africa

14:50–15:00
Q and A

15:00–15:20
Factors to be considered when applying atmospheric corrections to distance measurements: a case study of the Leica GeoMoS installation at Orapa, Letlhakane and Damtshaa mines
O. Randall¹ and H. Thomas², ¹Debswana and ²The University of Witwatersrand, South Africa

15:20–15:30
Q and A

15:30–15:50
TBC
T. Mapeta, S.M. Rupprecht, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

15:50–16:00
Q and A

27 August 2020 IMHS Series 4 – Human factors enabling zero harm (14:00–16:30)

14:00–14:20
Improving women participation in the MMS sector in South Africa: The role of technology and skills development.
A. Atud and L. Zungu, Atud and Associates, South Africa

14:20–14:30
Q and A

14:30–14:50
Insights into the participation of women in artisanal mining in South Africa
P.F. Ledwaba and N. Mutemeri, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

14:50–15:00
Q and A

15:00–15:20
Breaking down the silos to create precision occupational health and safety using data science and video analytics
M.C. Silberbauer, Stonethree, South Africa

15:20–15:30
Q and A

15:30–15:50
A valuation of leadership attributes for sustainable safety improvements in mining
D. Motswadire, DM Minerals Group, South Africa

15:50–16:00
Q and A

16:00–16:20
Worker involvement in equipment development processes in the modernising mining sector in South Africa
J. Pelders, S. Hlatshwayo, M. Murambadoro, and S. Schutte, CSIR Mining Cluster, South Africa

16:20–16:30
Q and A

CONTACT

CONTACT

For further information contact:
Head of Conferencing
Camielah Jardine, SAIMM
Tel: +27 11 834-1273/7
E-mail: camielah@saimm.co.za