The presentations, organised in collaboration with Coal Services, will be on March 12 and 13 and take place in the show’s Blackwoods Pavilion, which takes up the whole of the Singleton Civic Centre hall.
Webb will be part of two discussion panels to be held March 12 on mental health and emergency preparedness and will be joined on stage by NewPsych psychologist Tarnya Davis, senior mine safety officer with NSW Trade and Investment Matt O’Brien, and Mines Rescue state manager Steve Tonegato.
On March 13 the show will host a series of workshops on key industry health and safety issues, including synthetic drugs, first aid, the effects of noise and hygiene factors on workers and an update on regional health statistics and emerging trends.
Mines Rescue and Regulation and Compliance general manager Matthew Fellowes said: “Brant Webb tells a compelling story about the Beaconsfield tragedy and its impact on his life, his family, the community and life after the rescue.
“The panel discussions and workshops are designed to ignite conversation on key health and safety topics.
“They will be a unique opportunity to hear from some of the industry’s leading experts on the health and safety state of our industry, and discuss ways in which we can continue to challenge our already high standards.”
“This is also a great forum to talk about mental health issues affecting our miners.”
