Speakers
Professor Neville Plint
Director, Sustainable Minerals Institute,
The University of Queensland
Opening Address
Kate Du Preez Commissioner,
Resources Safety and Health Queensland
Opening Address
Evan Pengelly A/Director Health Surveillance Unit,
Resources Safety and Health Queensland
Resources Safety and Health Queensland
Presentation Title: Respiratory Health in the Coal and Mineral Mines and Quarry Industries
Greg Manthey Inspector of Mines,
Resources Safety and Health Queensland
Resources Safety and Health Queensland
Presentation Title: Respiratory Health in the Coal and Mineral Mines and Quarry Industries
Andrew Batterson Inspector of Mines,
Resources Safety and Health Queensland
Resources Safety and Health Queensland
Presentation Title: Respiratory Health in the Coal and Mineral Mines and Quarry Industries
Bob Cohen Clinical Professor,
University of Illinois Chicago
University of Illinois Chicago
Presentation Title: The Role of Silica in Coal Mine Dust Lung Disease
Katrina Newbigin Radiologist,
Wesley Hospital
Wesley Hospital
Presentation Title: Silicosis medical research in QLD- updates including sucess of novel therapeutic options
Nikky LaBranche Research Manager - OHS, Sustainable Minerals Institute,
The University of Queensland
Presentation Title: Characterisation of Airborne Particulates in Coal Mines
Andrew Kinsela Research Associate,
University of New South Wales
University of New South Wales
Presentation Title: Impact of coal mine dust mineralogy and chemical composition on oxidant generation and cell viability:
implications for coal workers’ pneumoconiosis and lung disease
David Waite Scientia Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of New South Wales
Presentation Title: Impact of coal mine dust mineralogy and chemical composition on oxidant generation and cell viability:
implications for coal workers’ pneumoconiosis and lung disease