Overview
On January 20th and 21st, 2010 the Penn State Miner Training Program willl host the 14th Professional Development Mine Safety Seminar for Supervisors at the Holiday Inn Conference Center — Lehigh Valley. The seminar, co-sponsored by industry and government stakeholders, is the premier opportunity of the year to enhance the safety management skills of front-line supervisory personnel. Over 250 participants are expected to attend. |
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The seminar (January 20th) will feature a keynote address by Terry Hart, former NASA Astronaut. Timely presentations will be provided by industry and government safety leaders on such topics as:
- Contractor Safety and Training Issues
- Safety vs. Compliance
- Stress and Safety
- Competent Person Issues
- Morality of Safety
On the second day of the program (January 21st) attendees may choose from several concurrent workshops such as:
- Safe Crane Operation
- Workplace Inspections
- MSHA/OSHA/DEP Roundtable
- Rigging Safety
- Fall Protection
- Ground Control
To ensure the relevancy and timeliness of the topics, the seminar and workshop topics were identified by a planning committee with industry and government representatives from:
- RHB Training and Consulting Services
- Rohrer’s Safety Services
- Keystone Cement
- Eagle Mine Safety
- Glasgow, Inc.
- Jeddo Coal
- Eastern Industries
- Lehigh Cement Co.
- Structural Metal Fabricators
- Independence Construction Materials
- Penn State
- PA Bureau of Mine Safety
- MSHA
Additional Highlights of the event:
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Both government and industry vendors are on-hand to exhibit their products, materials and services on both days of the seminar. |
OBJECTIVE:
To enhance the supervisory safety management skills of mine supervisors.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
Front-line supervisors,
foremen, leadmen, superintendents, production and maintenance supervisors,
trainers, competent persons, training managers, safety directors,
safety coordinators, and safety executives.
SEMINAR BRIEF
Date: January 20th and 21st
Location: Holiday Inn Conference Center—Lehigh Valley (5 miles west of Allentown, PA)
Fee: $60.00 (attend one or both days for the same fee)
Seminar Brochure: www.eme.psu.edu/safetysem14/brochure.pdf
For More Information on Seminar Content, Contact:
Mark C. Radomsky
The Pennsylvania State University
Phone: 814-865-6335/Fax: 814-863-1621
E-mail: mcr4@psu.edu
To Register, Contact:
Kathy Johnstonbaugh
The Pennsylvania State University
Phone: 814-865-7472/Fax: 814-863-1621
E-mail: kfb2@psu.edu
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