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Holmes Association sets date for national meeting

SAN Antonio, Texas, will serve as the host city for this year’s national meeting and training seminar of the Joseph A Holmes Safety Association.

Donna Schmidt
Holmes Association sets date for national meeting

Scheduled for June 21-23 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, the event will include numerous workshops and expert presentations on industry safety and health. All sectors of mining will be represented, the organizers said.

Some of the planned sessions will cover the topics of identity theft, the aging workforce, blasting safety, accident prevention, water safety, miner rights and first aid.

Other presentations will be on:

  • Pre-shift inspections
  • Slips, trips and falls
  • Accident investigations
  • Ergonomics in mining
  • Back injury prevention
  • Hearing conservation
  • Working around powered haulage
  • Innovative training
  • Preparing for an emergency
  • Substance abuse.

Updates on regulatory changes by the US Mine Safety and Health Administration will also be discussed at the meeting. The topics are tentative, as a final schedule is pending.

For more information on the 2011 national meeting, visit the Holmes Safety Association’s web site at http://www.holmessafety.org.

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