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Electrical Engineering Safety Seminar 2025

Agenda at a glance

Seminar agenda | Day 1 - Wednesday 12 November

8:00am – 9:00am | Registration


9:00am – 10:10am | Session 1 

  • Welcome and Resources Regulator update - Anthony Margetts, Chief Inspector, Resources Regulator
  • I love you, Dad - The Dale Kennedy Story, Dan Kennedy

10:10am – 10:40am | Morning tea


10:40am – 12:30pm | Session 2 

  • Supervision and leadership training programs - Kent Flaherty, Health, Safety, Engineering & Technology Manager, Bengalla Mining Company and Mark Maguire, Director, Leadership & Performance Partners
  • Proximity Detection Systems in Underground Coal in NSW.  The journey of implementation - Jacob Brown, General Manager and Tristan Farrugia, Operations Manager; Specialised Engineering Technologies
  • High underground fault levels at Appin Mine - Greg Campbell, Electrical Engineering Manager, GM3

12:30pm – 1:20pm | Lunch


1:20pm – 3:25pm | Session 3 

  • Planning for success: a TRG-compliant winder powers Australia’s oldest mine into the future. The Winder Upgrade Project at Metropolitan Mine - Wade Sabey, Electrical Engineering Manager, Peabody Energy
  • SIL allocation and WHS duties - Richard Robinson, Director, R2A Due Diligence Engineers
  • Sydney Seaplanes aircraft accident investigation - Duncan Bosworth, Senior Transport Safety Investigator, Australian Transport Safety Bureau 

3:25pm – 3:55pm | Afternoon tea


3:55pm – 5:00pm | Session 4

  • Learnings from Mine Gas Detection - Lachlan Bate, Service & Business Development Manager, Mine Safety Technical Services
  • Australian Standard update on EL23 - Tim Webster, Engineering Manager, Function Safety & TS, Komatsu

Close

EESS seminar dinner

6:30pm – 7:00pm  |  Pre-dinner drinks

7:00pm – 10:30pm  |  Dinner with special guest speaker – David Boon

Seminar agenda | Day 2 - Thursday 13 November

8:00am – 8:30am | Registration


8:30am – 10:55am | Session 1 

  • Industry outlook on electrical engineering - Russell Wood, Principal Inspector Technical, Resources Regulator
  • Duty of Care in Practice: WHS Compliance for Engineers and Statutory Function Holders under Schedule 10 and Section 135 - Tom Reaburn, Partner, McCullough Robertson Lawyers
  • Vehicle electrification in Mining - Adam Taylor, Electrical Engineer, BHP
  • Remote operations/LASC projects - Luke Dyer, CE0 & Principal Engineer, Quantum Engineering & Consulting Group
  • Hybrid Power Systems for Complex Mining Applications - BESS and Mine Hoisting Integration – Greg Bell, Electrical Manager, Redpath Australia

10:55am – 11:45am | Brunch


11:45am – 2:10pm | Session 2 

  • Draft SafeWork Code of Practice - Working near overhead and underground electric lines – Daniel Daoud, State Inspector, Electrical Hazards Management, Engineering, SafeWork NSW
  • Alarming methods of detection. Lessons learnt from a Truck Fire – Philip Dalessandro, Statutory Engineer - Electrical, Maules Creek Coal – Whitehaven Coal
  • Common-Mode Voltage Management – Eduardo Gie, Pacific Engineering Manager, Danfoss
  • Drone Powerline Stringing, An Australian Mining Industry First – Travis Jacklin, Manager Field Services Line, Yurika

Seminar Close