MINING SAFETY AND HEALTH IN NORTH AMERICA

Transcript

THE FUTURE CULTURE OF MINING SAFETY AND HEALTH
IN NORTH AMERICA

Winnipeg, Manitoba
September 22-24, 1999

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NOTE

This volume contains a transcription of presentations from the Conference on The Future Culture of Mining Safety and Health in North America. It is neither a translation nor an edited version of the papers presented.

Table of Contents

• Agenda

Day 1

• Official Opening

• Conference Overview

• Plenary Session (US) - Technologies for Workplace Protection

• Concurrent Session - Virtual Reality

• Concurrent Session - Remote Mining

• General Session - Disaster Planning / Mine Rescue

Day 2

• Plenary Session (Mexico) - Preventing Human Consequences

• Concurrent Session - Respiratory Disease

• Concurrent Session - Ergonomics/Human Factors/Musculoskeletal Injuries

• Luncheon Address - Professor Wally Fox-Decent

• Concurrent Session - Long Term Health Effects

• Concurrent Session - Diesel Exhaust Emissions Issues

• General Session - Occupational Injury and Illnesses: Compensation and Reporting

Day 3

• Plenary Session (Canada) - Partnerships for Managing Safety and Health

• General Session - Performance Measures in OSH

• Luncheon Address - Mr. Rob Hilliard

• Concurrent Session - Setting Standards

• Concurrent Session - Positive Workplace Rapport

• Trinational Panel Session - Summary/Recommendations for the Future