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Tuesday, April 20
17:00–19:00	Opening reception	Solarium

Wednesday, April 21
07:00–08:30	Breakfast	Georgian A/B/C
08:30–08:35	Welcome	Georgian D/E
08:35–08:40	Conference Opening	Georgian D/E
08:40–10:00	Keynote speaker, Dave Williams, Canadian Astronaut “Reaching for the Stars”	Georgian D/E
10:00–10:30	Coffee break	Lobby
10:30–10:45	Statistical Status Report Dawna Nighbor, Evaluation Specialist Workplace Safety North	Georgian D/E
10:45–11:30	Occupational Health Hazards in Mining & Metallurgical Work Dr. Leon Genesove, Chief Physician Ontario Ministry of Labour This presentation will review the historical understanding of occupational diseases in mining, as well as the health hazards and occupational diseases commonly occurring in mining and metallurgical work.	Georgian D/E
11:30–12:00	The Sullivan Mine Tragedy – A Regulator’s Point of View Al Hoffman, PEng, Acting Chief Inspector of Mines, BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources This presentation will review the Sullivan Mine Tragedy from a regulation point of view. The events leading up to the fatality, the investigation and steps forward will be reviewed.	Georgian D/E
12:00–12:45	Lunch	Georgian A/B/C
12:45–13:30	Standing for Zero Harm – The Ekati Safety Guarantee Richard Morland, Vice President of Operations, Ekati Diamond Mine, BHP Billiton Canada Inc. The Ekati Safety Guarantee is a challenging, confronting, inspiring conversation which encourages people to pursue the possibility that nobody will be seriously injured or killed at work. The conversation takes us out of the incremental world of trying and striving for zero harm. It requires a stand for, and commitment to, our own safety and that or our colleagues.	Georgian D/E
13:30–13:40	Ontario Mine Contractors’ Safety Association Award Presentation	Georgian D/E
13:40–14:40	Closing speaker, Former Canadian Medic Paul Franklin, Afghanistan War Veteran “The Long Walk Home”	Georgian D/E
14:40–15:10	MASHA AGM	Georgian D/E
14:30–18:30	Information Exchange trade show	Solarium

Thursday, April 22
07:00–08:00	Breakfast		Georgian D/E
	Georgian A	Georgian B	Georgian C Rescue and Emergency Preparedness
08:30–09:10	Guidelines for Auxiliary Ventilation in Underground Mines Euler de Souza Queen’s University	283 Days Michel Parent and Dave Taylor FNX Mining Company	MR in Newfoundland : Adapting the Ontario Model
09:10–09:15	Move between rooms
09:15–09:55	The Impact of Vehicle Seat on Whole-Body Vibration Jim Dickie University of Western Ontario	The Health and Safety Approach to Resuming Operations at Lac des Iles Mine John Caldbick and Bernie Schmachtel Lac des Iles Mines	Rescue and Emergency Preparedness To be announced
09:55–10:30	Coffee Break
10:30–11:10	Musculoskeletal Disorders Prevention Program Roberta Spicer J.S. Redpath	New Miner Training Program Denis Beaudoin and Gerry Connors Cementation Canada	Developing a mutual aid agreement Tim Maloney, Vale Inco and Emmett Houston, DMC Mining Services
10:30–11:10		Safety and Environmental Issues Related to Barge Drilling Mick Murphy Hy-Tech Drilling	Developing a Critical Incident Stress Program Dan Turnbull Greater Sudbury Fire Services
11:10–11:15	Move between rooms
11:15–12:00	Improving your Program with Safety Groups Tom Welton Workplace Safety North	Lightning Detection System Peter Calnan Barrick Hemlo	Rescue and Emergency Preparedness To be announced
12:00–14:00	Awards Banquet and Guest Speaker Roy Slack President, Cementation Canada
14:00–14:15	Conference closing

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