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EVENTS GEARING UP FOR 49TH ANNUAL QUARRYING CONFERENCE By Robyn Grimsley The Institute of Quarrying Southern Africa will hold its 49th annual conference and exhibition, in conjunction with Aspasa, in April. This year, focus is on health, wellness and safety within the industry. T his year sees the Institute of Quarrying Southern Africa host its 49th annual conference and exhibition at Durban’s Elangeni Hotel. The two-day conference will include a static exhibition that gives delegates an opportunity to view the latest technology on offer in the quarrying industry. Both the institute and Aspasa will also hold their annual general meetings during the event. Once again, speakers at the conference will focus on areas of interest to the industry, including legislation, the environment and health, safety and wellness. Everyone in the mining and quarrying industries (and other industries as well) is very aware of the importance of health and safety. What tends to receive less focus is the area of wellness. However, a well workforce is likely to be more productive, and have fewer preventable incidents, which is one reason there needs to be more focus on this aspect. Aspasa Awards This year’s conference will once again se e Aspasa handing out its Health and Safety and Environmental Awards. This year, however, the awards will be announced at a prestigious gala dinner event, hosted by Aspasa and various sponsors, on 19 April 2018 rather than during the conference itself. Certificates of Achievement will be presented to both individuals and companies that have shown improvement and performance. The awards are presented to Aspasa members whose performance during the 2017 audit season was outstanding in one of the established categories, and recipients for each category are decided by the independent auditors. PROVISIONAL CONFERENCE PROGRAMME THURSDAY 19 APRIL 2018 08:00–08:30 Registration 08:00–08:30 Aspasa AGM 08:30–09:00 Institute of Quarrying AGM WELCOME BY CHAIRPERSONS OF INSTITUTE OF QUARRYING and ASPASA Best paper for 2017; best student paper for 2017 09:15–09:30 New members announcement 09:30–10:30 KEYNOTE – SEAN WISEDALE, ADVENTURER 10:30–11:00 EXHIBITION OPENING 11:05–11:35 Women in mining – speaker: Olebogeng Sentsho (Yeabo Mining) The Mining Charter – implications / legal issues. Speaker: Fundiswa Ndaba –COM Environmental legislation speaker: Bronwyn Parker, Werksmans Attorneys LUNCH / EXHIBITION VISIT 11:40–12:10 12:15–12:50 13:00–13:55 14:00–14:30 14:35–14:55 15:00–15:35 15:40–16:00 16:05–16:35 16:40–17:00 19:00 SANS 1083 Review speaker: Ray Bonser, Afrisam South Africa The Benefit of Environmental Management to the Quarrying Industry – Speaker: Maanda Nengome, Lafarge student paper Empowering people through great leadership – speaker: Julian Smallshaw, Institute of Quarrying UK TEA & COFFEE BREAK Land Reclamation – Forestry: A potential new land use on exhausted quarries – speaker: Johan Bester Earth Moving Truck vs Highway Truck at Slurry – speaker: Fundiswa Sigenu, PPC student paper DINNER FUNCTION – AWARDS BY ASPASA FRIDAY 20 APRIL 2018 08:00–08:05 Announcements – chairperson 08:05–09:00 KEYNOTE – THEO VENTER, POLITICAL ANALYST 09:05–09:35 Changing the game with Flexmat – speaker: Johan Pelser, Flexmat 09:40–10:10 Symons Crushers hydraulic retrofit – speaker: Russell Murray, Crushco 10:10–10:40 TEA & COFFEE BREAK 10:45–11:15 11:55–12:25 Anil Bakwanjee – title to be advised Annoying your neighbours (an update on the international trends for managing airblast and blasting vibrations) – speaker: Simon Tose – AEL Fatigue management and wellness – speaker: Doug Potter 12:30–13:00 RAFFLE and EXHIBITION AWARDS 13:00– 13:30 LUNCH 11:20–11:50 QUARRY SA | MARCH/APRIL 2018 _ 25