Agenda


Wednesday, October 31, 2007
noon–9:00 p.m. Registration
1:30–6:00 Preconference Workshop — Session Chair: Dale Ramsey

Thursday, November 1, 2007
7:00–8:00 a.m.  Registration
7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m. Exhibitor Hall Open
GENERAL SESSION — Session Chair: Phillip M. Halleck
8:00–8:15 a.m. Introduction — Phillip M. Halleck, Penn State
8:15–9:00 Keynote Address: "YOU"
David Millet, Dyno Nobel
9:00–9:30

USDA Wildlife Services Explosives Program
Kevin Sullivan, USDA Wildlife Services

9:30–10:00 DEP Flyrock Case Study
Rick Lamkie, DEP, Bureau of Mining and Reclamation
10:00–10:30 Break
GENERAL SESSION — Session Chair: Keith Pucalik
10:30–11:00

Structure Response to Blast Vibration
Catherine Aimone-Martin, Aimone-Martin Associates, Inc.

11:00–11:30

Crisis Management and the Media
Marea Mannion, Penn State

11:30 a.m.–noon

MSHA Emergency Communications
James Petrie, Mine Safety and Health Administration

noon–1:30 p.m. Lunch
GENERAL SESSION — Session Chair: Rick Lamkie
1:30–2:00

Blast-Record Accuracy; Everything Must Add Up
Paul Downing, Lancer Insurance

2:00–2:30

Product Selection
Larry Wardrip, Austin Powder Company

2:30–3:00

Construction: Overbreak Control
Vic Sterner, Austin Powder Company

3:00–3:30 Break
GENERAL SESSION — Session Chair: Chuck Tomlin
3:30–4:00 DOT Inspections and Paperwork
Eric Arnold, Arnold Safety Consulting
4:00–4:30

Basic Review on Vibration
Michael Donahue, Vibra-Tech Engineers, Inc.

4:30–5:00

New Technology: Electronics
Jay Elkin, Wampum Hardware Company

5:00–5:30

Review of Recent Accidents in Blasting
Lon Santis, Institute of Makers of Explosives

5:30–7:30 Reception

BREAKOUT SESSION
UNDERGROUND TOPICS — Session Chair: Mark Eckley
Morning
9:30–10:00 a.m.

Professionalism
Mark Radomsky and Joseph Flick, Penn State

10:00–10:30

Break

10:30–11:00 a.m.

Professionalism (continued)
Mark Radomsky and Joseph Flick, Penn State

noon–1:30 p.m. Lunch
Afternoon
2:00–2:30

ANFO — Water Absorption
Lee Schettler, Dyno Nobel

2:30–3:00

Responsibilities of a Blaster
Jeff Stanchek, Bureau of Mine Safety

3:00–3:30 Break
3:30–4:00

Trouble Shooting
Michael Kohler, BE Consultants, Inc.

4:00–4:30

V-Cut and Design
Paul Sterk, Orica Underground

4:30–5:00

Horizontal Bench Shooting
Tom Barkley

DRILLING TOPICS (afternoon only) — Session Chair: Randy May
3:30–4:00 Dust Control for Underground and Surface Drilling
Randy Reed, NIOSH
4:00–4:30

New Technologies in Drilling
Maurice Hunter, Atlas Copco

4:30–5:00 Unique Drilling: Crazy Horse
Michael Koehler, BE Consultants, Inc.

Friday, November 2
7:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Exhibitor Hall Open
GENERAL SESSION — Session Chair: Danny Ray Leach
8:00–8:30 a.m.

What Happens to a House and Well When Recommended Vibration Levels are Exceeded?
Mark Trimble, Vibra-Tech Engineers, Inc.

8:30–9:00

Alternative Breakage Methods
Paul Kunze, Blasthole Dewatering Systems

9:00–9:30

Quarry Blasting Fragmentation Evaluation
Tom Hairhoger, Austin Powder Company

9:30–10:00

Construction Blasting
Mike Morgan, Mashuda Corp.

10:00–10:30 Break
GENERAL SESSION —Session Chair: Denny Kisthart
10:30–11:00 a.m. 

Master Blaster: Computerized Inventory
Mark Ferrero, P-Wave, Inc.

11:00–11:30

The Blaster as a Leader
Mark Radomsky and Joseph Flick, Penn State

11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Closing and Door Prize Giveaways! (You must be present to win.)