Program, Dust and Respiratory Health Forum 2021
Time | Presentation | Speaker |
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9:00 - 9:15 | Housekeeping and opening address | Brett Garland and Professor Neville Plint, UQ Sustainable Minerals Institute |
9:15 - 9:40 | Update on the regulation of respiratory health surveillance for Queensland mine and quarry workers | Dean Barr, Health Strategy and Compliance, Resources Safety and Health Queensland |
9:40 - 10:10 | The Role of Silica in Rapidly Progressive Pneumoconiosis |
Robert Cohen, University of Illinois, Chicago (online) |
10:10 - 10:35 | An update on coal mine dust characteristics in the US, and new research on the occurrence of microagglomerates |
Emily Sarver, Virginia Tech (online) |
MORNING TEA | ||
11:05 - 11:30 | Anticipation, Recognition, Evaluation and Control | Andrew Batterson, Anne Nissen, Resources Safety and Health Queensland Coal Inspectors |
11:30 - 11:55 | Driving better respiratory health for mine and quarry workers | Dr Graeme Edwards, Ewan Wylie, Heart of Australia (online and in-person) |
11:55 - 12:20 |
Prevalence of coal mine dust lung disease: Literature review and Queensland prevalence estimates |
Professor Peter Baade, Cancer Council Queensland (online) |
12:20 - 12:45 | The effect of coal chemistry on the inflammatory response in lung cells | Graeme Zosky, University of Tasmania (online) |
12:45 - 12:50 | A word from our sponsor - Dräger | |
LUNCH | ||
13:50 - 14:15 | Characterisation of Particulates in Australian Mines | Nikky LaBranche, Sustainable Minerals Institute UQ |
14:15 - 14:40 | Elucidation of the immune system response to inhalable coal dusts | Yingying Sun, University of New South Wales (online) |
14:40 - 15:05 | Where from, what’s next | Stephen Smyth, CFMEU |
15:05 - 15:15 | Closing remarks | |
NETWORKING DRINKS |