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Upcoming Events
Schedules of Upcoming Public Hearings on Rule Making
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Spring Thaw 2005
MSHA, in cooperation with various industry leaders, is co-sponsoring Spring Thaw 2005. The M/NM industry will host more than 49 cooperative mine safety and health workshops around the nation to increase awareness of mining hazards. Safety professionals from mining companies as well as MSHA personnel will share information and experiences in dealing with mining hazards. This year's workshops will focus their presentation around this year's theme of " Make Safety Personal" . The seminars will coincide with winter's end, when many intermittently operated mining operations begin producing again, often with new employees who are new to the mining environment. Statistics show that accidents tend to increase during April and May. There is no charge to attend the seminars.
If you would like to speak or host please use this link!
Tentative Schedule for Spring Thaw Workshop Locations and Dates (Current as of : October 1, 2004)
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2004 TRAM
National Mine Instructors
Seminar
U.S. Department of Labor
Mine Safety and Health Administration
National Mine Health and Safety Academy
October 12-14,2004
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2004 TRAM/National Mine Instructors Seminar
This tuition-free seminar provides opportunities for health and safety trainers to improve their training programs with new ideas and new materials.
Workshops
The workshops cover a wide variety of topics pertinent to both metal/nonmetal and coal mine trainers, such as:
- Underground and surface mine safety
- General safety
- Health
- Ergonomics
- Innovative instructional techniques
- Instructional technology and computer
applications
- Regulatory issues related to training
- Supervisory issues
Participants select relevant workshops to attend from among the 60-70 offered. The small group format encourages interaction between the participants and the workshop leaders.
For more information on this seminar, please contact Sharon Casto, seminar coordinator, at (304) 256-3320 or e-mail casto.sharon@dol.gov.
For more information, please use this link.
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The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)
North American Occupational Safety and Health Week
May 1 – 7, 2005
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The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) announced it's annual North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (NAOSH) will be held May 1 – 7, 2005. Founded in 1911, ASSE and its 30,000 occupational safety, health and environmental professional members urge everyone to participate in NAOSH 05, a week aimed at increasing the focus of employers, employees, and the general public on preventing injury and illness in the workplace.
NAOSH 05 will focus on remembering the workplace tragedies that occurred and identifying, reviewing and communicating solutions aimed at preventing such accidents from occurring again.
At last year's NAOSH 04 event at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago federal officials unveiled a new "Personal Dust Monitor (PDM)," a device aimed at providing miners with the ability to immediately gauge their exposure to harmful coal dust and reduce their chance of injury. In the past, the procedure for measuring mine coal dust involved collecting it on a filter, a piece of paper and mailing it to a laboratory to be analyzed. Weeks pass before the results are in, often too late to take any immediate corrective action. The PDM along with many other new activities and products help prevent workplace injury and illness.
For more information and NAOSH tools visit http://www.asse.org/naosh05 or contact ASSE at 847-699-2929 or customerservice@asse.org.
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International Mine Ventilation Congress
Brisbane, Australia
July 6 -8, 2005
Call for Papers
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The next International Mine Ventilation Congress will be held in Brisbane, Australia 6 - 8 July 2005. This Congress is the premier international meeting in the broad field of mine atmosphere control and ventilation. Past Congresses have been well attended with presentation of excellent papers.
The Congress is being organized through The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. The Institute has established a specific web site with the initial announcement. It may be viewed at
http://www.ausimm.com/8imvc/firstannouncement.pdf. It has been indicated that this file will be updated as updates become available.
Please submit your Expression of Interest and/or Enquiries to:
Alison McKenzie, Senior Conference & Events Coordinator,
The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
PO Box 660, Carlton South, Victoria, Australia 3053
Telephone: +61 3 9662 3166
Facsimile: +61 3 9662 3662
Email: conference@ausimm.com.au
Website: http://www.ausimm.com
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