IMRB 2023 Program
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October
2-3
02 October 2023
Chairman IMRB | CEO Mines Rescue Services South Africa
Mannas Fourie
08h15: Holistic Mine Emergency Preparedness and Response
Turkish Miners Association
Ali Emiroğlu & Hamit Özen
08h45: Turkish Mine Rescue Engagement at the February 2023 Earthquake
BBE Consulting Mine Ventilation Society
Neels van der Merwe
09h15: Simulation of Conveyor Belt and Vehicle Firesin South
African Coal Mines
Senior Vice President Compass Minerals
Allen Dupree
09h45: Training And Development of Mine Management
Marketing Manager | Segment Mining | Dräger Safety
Axel Bahr
10h15: Vehicle Supported Emergency Response Plan
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Jodi Pelders
11h15: Efficacy of gel-based body cooling garment in abnormally hot
environments
VP Product Management MacLean Engineering
Maarten van Koppen
12h15: 2019 Lithium Battery Fire Occurred on a Suspect Battery
General Manager | Mines Rescue/Regulation & Compliance NSW
Alaster Wylie
12h45: Implementing a Wireless Emergency Response Radio System
for the NSW Coal Industry and How NSW Mines Rescue is
Assisting Mines to Enhance Their First Response Systems
Impala Platinum Limited
James Janse van Rensburg
14h00: Underground Conveyor belt fire at Impala Platinum Limited
Senior Vice President Sibanye-Stillwater
Tom van den Berg
14h30: Fatality of Rescue Team Members during Rescue Operation
Queensland Mines Rescue Services
David Carey
15h00: Risk Around Mines Entries During a Mine Explosion
Executive Deputy Director General of National Work Safety Emergency Rescue Center (NWSERC), China
Chen Yihui
15h30: Give Full Play to the Professional Edges of National Mine
Rescue Teams, Work Together in Response to Major and
Complex Mine Accidents
03 October 2023
University of Johannesburg
Jaco van Dalen
07h45: Transforming Mines Rescue with Remotely Operated Vehicles
and Virtual Reality Solutions
BGRCI Germany
Michael Heilmeier
08h15: Tactical Medical Mining Rescue – Advanced First Aid for
Mining and Remote Areas
Dräger Safety
Helge Trabert
08h45: Long Duration Breathing Apparatus Regulatory Approvals,
Certification and Quality Assurance Testing
Managing Director
Kari Lentowicz
09h45: Diamonds in the Rough: Paving the Way
INSEMEX Romania
George Artur Gaman
10h45: Mobile Training Systems for Mines Rescue
Executive Vice President Sibanye-Stillwater
William Taylor
11h15: Deep level Gold Mine underground Fire, Rescue & Firefighting
Agnico Eagle
Norman Ladouceur
12h15: The Importance of Mutual Aid in Emergency Response
Queensland Mine Rescue Services
David Carey
13h30: Development of the QMRS Shaft Winder
Mines Rescue Services Ukraine
Serhii Bytsko
14h30: Blackout at a Mining Enterprise