To take place at the Mercure Hotel in Brisbane, the Mining Electrical Safety conference attracts around 100 delegates every year from the coal and metals mining industries.
The schedule this year includes the following papers:
Day 1, June 5:
Mark Fallon of the Electrical Safety Office - Electrical Safety Office: New Electricity Act and Task Force Recommendations.
George deBoer of Erico - Earthing, Lightning Protection and Detecting and Managing Stray Currents.
Lionel Smith of BHP Billiton's Crinum Mine - Environmental Monitoring and Oil Filled Electrical Apparatus.
James Birch of SIMTARS - Certification Awareness.
Open Session - including accident and incident presentations from mines
Day 2, June 6:
Andre de Kock, SIMTARS, and Alf Sanzo, GPA Engineering Pty Ltd - Progress with Safety Requirements for Programmable Electronic Systems.
Peter Meyer of Standards Australia - Australian Standards and Mining Electrical Engineering
John Kabel of the Department of Natural Resources and Mines - Competencies for Electrical Personnel on Minesites
Peter Cislowski of BHP Billiton's Cannington Mine - VRDs and Welders: Industry Experiences and Accident Data
Ron Dorrin of SENTEC - Absolute Position Control of Equipment
Rob Lewis of the Department of Natural Resources and Mines - Mining Electrical Safety Support Committee Website
Les Fitzpatrick of LD&H Fitzpatrick Pty Ltd and Tony Bell of IT Engineering - Electrical Contractors on Minesites
Further details and conference registration information can be obtained at www.electsafe.com
