27th Bi-Annual Blaster’s Educational Seminar

Conference Schedule for November 10th & 11th 2016 Hollywood Casino, Skyline Ballroom, Charles Town, WV

Thursday, November 10th

06:30 -07:00 R E G I S T R A T I O N

Moderator: Mel Fletcher – Potomac Chapter Secretary

07:00 - 07:30 “Potomac Chapter & ISEE – Welcome” Mike Koehler – Past President ISEE

Session #1

Moderator: Bryan Smith – Potomac Chapter President

07:30 - 08:15 “Update from ATF” Mike Fronczak – ATF Director of Industry Operations

08:15 - 09:00 “Updates from IME” Deb Satkowiak – IME President

Susan Flanagan – IME Legislative & Regulatory Council

09:00 - 10:00 “Legal Principles for Blasters” Randall Gardner – Vibra Tech, Inc

10:00 - 10:30 B R E A K

Session #2

Moderator: Dave Miller – Potomac Chapter Vice President

10:30 - 11:00 “Short Bench Underground Blasting Technique“ Mike Koehler – B E Consultants, Inc

11:00 - 12:00 “Explosives Transportation” Anthony Kryfka – FMCSA- Va Hazmat

12:00 - 01:00 L U N C H @ THE EPIC BUFFET

Session #3

Moderator: Chris Monger – Potomac Chapter Board Member

“REGULATORY PANEL DISCUSSION”

01:00 - 02:15 Virginia

Steven Sites FMM - VA State FMO

William (Bud) Herndon Bomb Tech - Loudoun County, FMO

Barry Hall - Fairfax County, FMO

West Virginia

John Holben Asst State Fire Marshal - WV State FMO

Robert Light Jr. Asst State Fire Marshal - WV State FMO

David Vande Linde Permit Supervisor - Former Chief WV OEB

Maryland

Mary Bare - MD State FMO

Session #3 Continued

Moderator: Chris Monger – Potomac Chapter Board Member

“REGULATORY PANEL DISCUSSION”

01:00 - 02:15 Pennsylvania

Richard Lamkie Chief/Explosives & Safety - PA DEP/BMP

Bureau ATF

Mike Fronczak DIO - Bureau ATF

Ivan Felix IOI - Bureau ATF

Joe Whorley IO - Bureau ATF

Tina Strange IO - Bureau ATF

02:15 - 03:00 “Flyrock ” Mike Osborne – Austin Powder

03:00 – 03:30 “Fumes From Blasting Dave Miller – Seismic Surveys, Inc.

03:30 - 04:00 B R E A K

Session #4

Moderator: Mike Donahue - Potomac Chapter Ex-Officio

04:00 - 04:45 “Safety In And Around The Trenches” Wendell Wood – National Trench Safety

04:45 - 05:30 “Confined Space Safety Awareness” Wendell Wood – National Trench Safety

05:30 - 07:30 R E C E P T I O N I N T H E E X H I B I T S

Friday, November 11th

06:30 - 07:00 C O F F E E

Session #5

Moderator: Craig Mooney - Potomac Chapter Board of Directors Chairman & Conference Chairman

07:00 - 08:00 “Risk Management in the Explosives Industry“ Paul Downing – Lancer Insurance

08:00 - 09:00 “MSHA Part 46” Steve Sandbrook – Eagle Mine Safety

09:00 - 09:30 “Leesburg Water Project – Shafts & Tunnels” Mike Balderrain – Drill Tech Drilling

09:30 - 10:00 “80,000 lb Shot: Breaking the Rules with Science” George Feild – Luck Stone Corp

John Babcock – Deep Earth Logic

10:00 - 10:30 B R E A K

Moderator: Brad Bockey - Potomac Chapter Treasurer

10:30 - 11:30 “Blast Site Safety“ Brian Sandhaus – Orica USA

11:30 - 12:00 In Room Lunch B R E A K – Boxed Lunches Provided

12:00 - 12:45 “Study On How Delay Time Between Holes Can Affect Fragmentation“

Joe Nawrocki – Dyno Nobel, Inc

12:45 – 01:45 “Drawings & Door Prizes / Distribution of Potomac Certificates”